In 1199, there is a record of the appointment of a Provost of Cork, as chief magistrate of the city. From 1273 under Edward I there were Mayors of Cork, the first record of the office (as Mayor of Cork) is in a charter granted to the city by Edward II in 1318. The title was changed to Lord Mayor in a charter issued by Queen Victoria on 9 July 1900; unlike his counterparts, the Lord Mayor of Dublin and the Lord Mayor of Belfast, the Cork Lord Mayor was not entitled to title The Right Honourable. The title Lord Mayor defines the power of a city when compared to other towns and cities around the country. Only Dublin, Belfast and Cork have the privilege of using the title Lord Mayor, as opposed to just simply Mayor.
In a ceremony known as Throwing the Dart, the Lord Mayor throws a dart into Cork Harbour at its boundaries, to symbolise the city's control over the port. This tradition was first recorded in 1759, although it is probably older.
The Lord Mayor is elected to office annually by councillors of Cork City Council from amongst its members. The current Lord Mayor is Cllr. Terry Shannon of Fianna Fáil. The position of Lord Mayor has been rotated between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Labour Party on an annual basis since 1979 as a result of a controversial pact between the three parties.
Provost of Cork
| Year[8] | Name | During Reign of |
|---|---|---|
| 1199 | John Despencer | King John |
| 1236 | Walter Eynoff | Henry III |
| 1249 | Elias Stakepole | Henry III |
| 1251 | John Wenchedon | Henry III |
| 1252 | Walter Wright | Henry III |
| 1272 | Nick Morren | Henry III |
Mayors of Cork
| Year | Name | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1272 | Richard Morren | During the reign of King Edward I of England. | |
| 1273 | Richard Wine | During the reign of King Edward I of England. | |
| 1274 | Richard Lee | During the reign of King Edward I of England. | |
| 1279 | Walter Tardiff | During the reign of King Edward I of England. | |
| 1281 | Walter Rute | During the reign of King Edward I of England. | |
| 1285 | Peter Russel | During the reign of King Edward I of England. | |
| 1287 | William Pollard | During the reign of King Edward I of England. | |
| 1290 | Walter Tardiff | During the reign of King Edward I of England. | |
| 1291 | Walter O'Heyn | During the reign of King Edward I of England. | |
| 1293 | John Lavallen | During the reign of King Edward II of England. | |
| 1310 | John Walters | During the reign of King Edward II of England. | |
| 1311 | William Bond | During the reign of King Edward II of England. | |
| 1312 | Nich. de la Weily | During the reign of King Edward II of England. | |
| 1379 | David Miagh | During the reign of King Richard II of England. | |
| 1381 | David Miagh | During the reign of King Richard II of England. | |
| 1644 | Robert Coppinger | ||
| 1645 | James Lombard | ||
| 1645–1655 | During Cromwellian usurpation. | ||
| 1656 | John Hodder | 1st Mayor after the Act of Settlement that restored King Charles II of England. | |
| 1657 | William Hodder | ||
| 1658 | Philip Mathews | ||
| 1659 | Jonas Morris | ||
| 1660 | Christopher Oliver | ||
| 1661 | Walter Cooper | ||
| 1662 | Richard Covert | First Mayor of Cork from the Huguenot community | |
| 1663 | James Vandeleur | ||
| 1664 | Richard Bassen | ||
| 1665 | Nobler Dunscombe | ||
| 1666 | Thomas Farren | ||
| 1667 | Christopher Rye | ||
| 1668 | Christopher Rye | ||
| 1669 | Mathew Deane | ||
| 1670 | James Finch | ||
| 1671 | John Newenham | ||
| 1672 | John Hawkins | ||
| 1673 | Thomas Mills | ||
| 1674 | John Bayley | ||
| 1675 | George Wright | ||
| 1676 | William Field | ||
| 1677 | Timothy Tuckey | ||
| 1678 | Thomas Kitchenman | ||
| 1679 | John Bayley | ||
| 1680 | Robert Rogers | ||
| 1681 | William Alwin | ||
| 1682 | Richard Covert | Second Term. His name is sometimes anglicised as Covett. | |
| 1683 | John Wright | ||
| 1684 | Edward Webber | ||
| 1685 | Christopher Crofts | ||
| 1686 | Edward Hoare | ||
| 1687 | William Ballard | King James II of England also appointed Ignatius Gold. Would be mayor in 1690 also. | |
| 1687 | Ignatius Gold | For King James II. He and his family forfeited estates in Ireland after James loss. Last Catholic to hold the post until William Lyons. | |
| 1688 | Patrick Roach | For King William | |
| 1689 | Dominick Sarsfield | Fourth Viscount Sarsfield | |
| 1690 | William Ballard | ||
| 1691 | Mathew Deane | Baronet from Charleville, son served as an MP Cork as did his son. | |
| 1692 | Daniel Crone | ||
| 1693 | William Howell | ||
| 1694 | Peter Renew | Huguenot also served as Sheriff in 1681. Surname originally Renieu. | |
| 1695 | Samuel Love | Castle Saffron near Doneraile. | |
| 1696 | James French | ||
| 1697 | William Roberts | ||
| 1698 | William Goddard | Mayor of the Staple of Cork | |
| 1699 | Theo. Morris | ||
| 1700 | John Sealy | ||
| 1701 | Simon Dring | Surname sometimes listed as Tiring. | |
| 1702 | John Whiting | ||
| 1703 | Edmund Knapp | Served as M.P. for. Cork City, 1715–27 | |
| 1704 | William Andrews | A former Sheriff in 1698. | |
| 1705 | Francis Cotterel | A former Sheriff in 1700. | |
| 1706 | Bernard Poye | A former Sheriff in 1707. | |
| 1707 | Joseph Franklin | ||
| 1708 | Row. Delahoyde | ||
| 1709 | Noblet Rogers | A former Sheriff in 1706 | |
| 1710 | Edward Hoare | A former Sheriff in 1707 also served as M.P. for. Cork City. | |
| 1711 | Richard Philips | A former Sheriff. | |
| 1712 | Daniel Perdian | Huguenot also served as Sheriff in 1704. Surname originally Perdriau. | |
| 1713 | John Allen | ||
| 1714 | Edward Browne | ||
| 1715 | Philip French | Previously served as a sheriff in 1712. | |
| 1716 | William Lambley | Previously served as a sheriff. | |
| 1717 | Abraham French | Previously served as a sheriff. | |
| 1718 | John Morley | Previously served as a sheriff. | |
| 1719 | John Terry | Previously served as a sheriff in 1711. | |
| 1720 | Joseph Lavit | Huguenot also served as Sheriff in 1713. Surname also spelled Lavite. | |
| 1721 | William Hawkins | ||
| 1722 | Daniel Pearse | ||
| 1723 | Ed. Brockelsby | ||
| 1724 | George Bennett | ||
| 1725 | Ambrose Cremore | ||
| 1726 | Robert Atkins | ||
| 1727 | Thomas Browne | ||
| 1728 | Hugh Millard | ||
| 1729 | John Atkins | ||
| 1730 | Joseph Austin | ||
| 1731 | James Hulett | ||
| 1732 | Samuel Croker | ||
| 1733 | Thomas Pembroke | ||
| 1734 | George Fuller | Freeman of cork, elected alderman 1727. | |
| 1735 | Amb. Jackson | ||
| 1736 | Thomas Farren | ||
| 1737 | John Baldwin | ||
| 1738 | Adam Newman | ||
| 1739 | William Fuller | ||
| 1740 | Harding Parker | ||
| 1741 | Richard Bradshaw | ||
| 1742 | William Owgans | ||
| 1743 | Randall Westropp | ||
| 1744 | William Winthrop | ||
| 1745 | Walter Lavit | Huguenot son of Joseph, also served as Sheriff in 1733 | |
| 1800 | Philip Allen | ||
| 1801 | Michael Robert Westropp | ||
| 1802 | Michael Robert Westropp | re-elected | |
| 1803 | Richard Lane | ||
| 1804 | Thomas Wagget | ||
| 1805 | Charles Evanson | ||
| 1806 | Rowland Morrison | ||
| 1807 | John Day | ||
| 1808 | Thomas Harding | ||
| 1809 | John Foster | ||
| 1810 | Noblett Johnson | ||
| 1811 | Paul Maylor | ||
| 1812 | Thomas Dorman | ||
| 1813 | Peter Dumas | ||
| 1814 | Sir David Perrier | ||
| 1815 | Henry Sadlier | ||
| 1816 | John George Newsom | ||
| 1817 | Edward Allen | ||
| 1818 | Thomas Gibbings | ||
| 1819 | Richard Digby | ||
| 1820 | Isaac Jones | ||
| 1821 | Sir Anthony Perrier | Huguenot and noted for Distillation method. | |
| 1822 | Edward Newsom | ||
| 1823 | Henry Bagnell | Merchant | |
| 1824 | Bartholomew Gibbings | ||
| 1825 | John N. Wrixon | ||
| 1826 | Thomas Harrison | ||
| 1827 | Richard N. Parker | ||
| 1828 | Thomas Dunscombe | Blackrock Observatory Built during his term | |
| 1829 | Thomas Pope | ||
| 1830 | George Knapp | ||
| 1831 | Joseph Garde | ||
| 1832 | John Besnard | Huguenot / Weaver | |
| 1833 | Joseph Leycester | Conservative | |
| 1834 | Charles Perry | ||
| 1835 | Andrew Spearing | ||
| 1836 | Peter Besnard | Huguenot / Weaver | |
| 1837 | John Saunders | ||
| 1838 | John Bagnell | ||
| 1839 | Lionel J. Westropp | ||
| 1840 | James Lane | ||
| 1841 | Juilius Besnard | Huguenot / Weaver | |
| 1842 | Thomas Lyons | Merchant | |
| 1843 | Francis Bernard Beamish | Repeal Association | From the brewing family. |
| 1844 | William Fagan | Repeal Association/Whig | |
| 1845 | Richard Dowden | ||
| 1846 | Andrew F. Roche | ||
| 1847 | Edward Hackett | Died in Office | |
| 1847 | Andrew Roche | Replaced Hackett | |
| 1848 | William Lyons | First Catholic Mayor of Cork since 1688. Father of Robert Spencer Dyer Lyons MP and physician. | |
| 1849 | Sir William Lyons | re-elected and Knighted on royal visit. | |
| 1850 | John Shea | ||
| 1851 | James Lambkin | ||
| 1852 | William Hackett | ||
| 1853 | John Francis Maguire | Became an MP for Dungarvan then Cork City | |
| 1854 | John N. Murphy | ||
| 1855 | Sir John Gordon | ||
| 1856 | William Fitzgibbon | ||
| 1857 | William Fitzgibbon | ||
| 1858 | Daniel Donegan | ||
| 1859 | John Arnott | Liberal | Businessman born in Scotland, founder of the Arnotts department chain. |
| 1860 | Sir John Arnott | Liberal | He was Knighted |
| 1861 | Sir John Arnott | Liberal | Served as an MP for Kinsale |
| 1862 | John Francis Maguire | Liberal | also an MP |
| 1863 | John Francis Maguire | Liberal | |
| 1864 | John Francis Maguire | Liberal | |
| 1865 | Charles J. Cantillon | ||
| 1866 | Francis Lyons | Liberal | |
| 1867 | Francis Lyons | Liberal | |
| 1868 | Francis Lyons | Liberal | |
| 1869 | Daniel O'Sullivan | ||
| 1870 | William Hegarty | ||
| 1871 | John Daly | Home Rule League | |
| 1872 | John Daly | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1873 | John Daly | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1874 | Daniel A. Nagle | ||
| 1875 | Daniel A. Nagle | ||
| 1876 | George Penrose | Knighted | |
| 1877 | Barry J. Sheehan | ||
| 1878 | William V. Greeg | ||
| 1879 | Patrick Kennedy | ||
| 1880 | Patrick Kennedy | ||
| 1881 | Sir Daniel V. O'Sullivan | Grandfather of Maureen O'Sullivan Actress | |
| 1882 | Daniel J. Galvin | ||
| 1883 | Daniel J. Galvin | ||
| 1884 | Daniel J. Galvin | Until June replaced | |
| 1884 | Barry J. Sheehan | From June | |
| 1885 | Paul J. Madden | ||
| 1886 | Paul J. Madden | ||
| 1887 | John O'Brien | ||
| 1888 | John O'Brien | ||
| 1889 | Daniel Ryan | ||
| 1890 | Daniel Horgan | Irish National League | |
| 1891 | Daniel Horgan | Irish National League | Nationalist supported Charles Stewart Parnell in Irish Parliamentary Party split |
| 1892 | Daniel Horgan | Irish National League | |
| 1893 | Augustine Roche | Irish Parliamentary Party | Supported Parnell in split |
| 1894 | Augustine Roche | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1895 | Patrick H. Meade | ||
| 1896 | Sir John Scott | Unionist | |
| 1897 | Patrick H. Meade | ||
| 1898 | Patrick H. Meade | ||
| 1899–1900 | Eugene Crean | Irish Parliamentary Party | last officeholder before title was changed |
[edit]Lord Mayors of Cork
| Year | Name | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Edward Fitzgerald | Created a baronet "of Geraldine Place in the Parish of St Finbarr, in the City and County of Cork" 7 September 1903 | |
| 1902 | Edward Fitzgerald | ||
| 1903 | Sir Edward FitzGerald, Bt.. | ||
| 1904 | Augustine Roche | Irish Parliamentary Party | MP for Cork 1905–1910 |
| 1905 | Joseph Barrett | ||
| 1906 | Joseph Barrett | ||
| 1907 | Richard Cronin | ||
| 1908 | Thomas Donovan | ||
| 1909 | Thomas Donovan | ||
| 1910 | Thomas Donovan | ||
| 1911 | Henry O'Shea | ||
| 1911 | James Simcox | All-for-Ireland League | |
| 1912 | James Simcox | All-for-Ireland League | |
| 1912 | Henry O'Shea | Irish Parliamentary Party | Redmondite IPP |
| 1913 | Henry O'Shea | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1914 | Henry O'Shea | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1915 | Henry O'Shea | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1916 | Thomas C. Butterfield | ||
| 1917 | Thomas C. Butterfield | ||
| 1918 | Thomas C. Butterfield | ||
| 1919 | William F. O'Connor | ||
| 1920 | Tomás Mac Curtain | Sinn Féin | First Sinn Féin Lord Mayor, shot dead by members of the Royal Irish Constabulary during the Irish War of Independence |
| 1920 | Terence MacSwiney | Sinn Féin | MacCurtain's successor, died in hunger strike in Brixton Prison |
| 1920 | Donal O'Callaghan | Sinn Féin | |
| 1921 | Donal O'Callaghan | Sinn Féin | |
| 1922 | Donal O'Callaghan | Sinn Féin | |
| 1923 | Donal O'Callaghan | Sinn Féin | |
| 1924 | Seán French | Sinn Féin | Cork TD, Longest serving Lord Mayor of Cork since the foundation of the state |
| 1925 | Seán French | Sinn Féin | |
| 1926 | Seán French | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1927 | Seán French | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1928 | Seán French | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1929 | Seán French | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1930 | Frank Daly | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1931 | Frank Daly | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1932 | Seán French | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1933 | Seán French | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1934 | Seán French | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1935 | Seán French | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1936 | Seán French | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1937 | Seán French | Fianna Fáil | Died in office |
| 1937 | James Hickey | Labour Party | |
| 1938 | James Hickey | Labour Party | |
| 1939 | James Hickey | Labour Party | |
| 1940 | William Desmond | Fine Gael | |
| 1941 | John Horgan | Fine Gael | |
| 1942 | James Allen | ||
| 1942 | Richard Anthony | Labour Party | |
| 1943 | James Hickey | Labour Party | |
| 1944 | Seán Cronin | ||
| 1945 | Michael Sheehan | Independent | |
| 1946 | Michael Sheehan | Independent | |
| 1947 | Michael Sheehan | Independent | |
| 1948 | Michael Sheehan | Independent | |
| 1949 | Seán McCarthy | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1950 | Seán McCarthy | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1951 | Walter Furlong | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1952 | Patrick McGrath | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1953 | Patrick McGrath | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1954 | Patrick McGrath | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1955 | Patrick McGrath | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1956 | Seán Casey | Labour Party | |
| 1957 | Richard (Val) Jago | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1958 | Seán McCarthy | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1959 | Jane Dowdall | Fianna Fáil | First female Lord Mayor of Cork |
| 1960 | Stephen D. Barrett | Fine Gael | |
| 1961 | Anthony Barry | Fine Gael | |
| 1962 | Seán Casey | Labour Party | |
| 1963 | Seán McCarthy | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1964 | Gus Healy | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1965 | Cornelius Desmond | Labour Party | |
| 1966 | Seán Casey | Labour Party | Died in office |
| 1966 | Seán McCarthy | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1967 | Pearse Wyse | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1968 | John Bermingham | Fine Gael | |
| 1969 | Thomas Pearse Leahy | Labour Party | |
| 1970 | Peter Barry | Fine Gael | Former Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 1971 | Timothy J. O'Sullivan | Fine Gael | |
| 1972 | Seán O'Leary | Fine Gael | |
| 1973 | Patrick Kerrigan | Labour Party | |
| 1974 | Pearse Wyse | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1975 | Gus Healy | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1976 | Seán French | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1977 | Gerald Goldberg | Fianna Fáil | First Jewish Lord Mayor of Cork |
| 1978 | Brian C. Sloane | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1979 | Jim Corr | Fine Gael | |
| 1980 | Toddy O'Sullivan | Labour Party | |
| 1981 | Paud Black | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1982 | Hugh Coveney | Fine Gael | Minister for Defence & Minister for the Marine |
| 1983 | John Dennehy | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1984 | Liam Burke | Fine Gael | |
| 1985 | Dan Wallace | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1986 | Gerry O'Sullivan | Labour Party | Labour Party TD and Minister of State for the Marine. |
| 1987 | Thomas Brosnan | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1988 | Bernard Allen | Fine Gael | |
| 1989 | Chrissie Aherne | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1990 | Frank Nash | Labour Party | |
| 1991 | Denis Cregan | Fine Gael | |
| 1992 | Micheál Martin | Fianna Fáil | Former Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 1993 | John Murray | Labour Party | |
| 1994 | Tim Falvey | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1995 | Joe O'Callaghan | Labour Party | |
| 1996 | Jim Corr | Fine Gael | |
| 1997 | Dave McCarthy | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1998 | Joe O'Flynn | Labour Party | |
| 1999 | Damian Wallace | Fianna Fáil | Son of Dan Wallace, Lord Mayor in 1985 |
| 2000 | P. J. Hourican | Fine Gael | |
| 2001 | Tom O'Driscoll | Fianna Fáil | |
| 2002 | John Kelleher | Labour Party | |
| 2003 | Colm Burke | Fine Gael | |
| 2004 | Seán Martin | Fianna Fáil | |
| 2005 | Deirdre Clune | Fine Gael | |
| 2006 | Michael Ahern | Labour Party | |
| 2007 | Donal Counihan | Fianna Fáil | |
| 2008 | Brian Bermingham | Fine Gael | Son of John Bermingham, Lord Mayor in 1968 |
| 2009 | Dara Murphy | Fine Gael | |
| 2010 | Mick O'Connell | Labour Party | |
| 2011 | Terry Shannon | Fianna Fáil |
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