1. The History and Stories of the
Honorary Freedom of Limerick
Limerick City Library,
23rd
March 2010
Dr. Tadhg Moloney

2. Municipal Privilege Act 1876
enacted 15 August 1876.
Clause 11.
It shall be lawful for the council of any
borough in Ireland to elect and admit
any person to be an honorary burgess of
such borough, but no person so elected
or admitted shall be entitled to vote at
any election or to exercise any corporate
privilege or hold corporate office by
reason of such election or admission;
and no person, except the person
himself who is so elected and admitted,
shall be entitled to make any claims by
reason thereof, or to have or enjoy any
right or claim by descent, inheritance, or
otherwise.
Clause 12.
No person who has been
convicted of felony
shall be qualified for
appointment to the
office of sheriff or
capable of being elected
to the rank of honorary
burgess.

3. Municipal Privilege Act 1876
•An Act that contained twelve clauses passed
into law on 15 August 1876 and was in the main
about the appointment of municipal sheriffs.
•The latter two clauses referred to the granting
of Honorary Freedom.

4. List of Limerick Freemen &
Women.
65 Persons on City Council’s list of
Honorary Freemen
61 Male
04 Female
25 Political reasons
20 Clergymen

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