Clonakilty (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Clonakilty | |
|---|---|
| Formerborough constituency for theIrish House of Commons | |
| County | County Cork |
| Borough | Clonakilty |
| 1613–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Clonakiltywas a constituency inCounty Corkrepresented in theIrish House of Commonsuntil its abolition on 1 January 1801.
History[edit]
Established by acharterof KingJames I of Englandgranting it toSir Richard Boyle,it was purchased fromLord BurlingtonbySpeaker Boylein 1738 and he nominated theprovostfrom three burgesses elected by theCorporationand freemen. In thePatriot Parliamentof 1689 summoned byJames II,Clonakilty was represented with two members.[1]In the 1783 election 7 voted. It was disenfranchised by theAct of Union 1800andLord Shannonreceived compensation of £15,000. It was sometimes known as Cloghnakilty.
Members of Parliament, 1613–1801[edit]
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1613 | Sir Edward Harris | SirHenry Gosnold | ||||
| 1634 | SirRobert Travers | Philip Mainwaring | ||||
| 1639 | SirRobert Travers | Peregrine Banastre | ||||
| 1661 | Joshua Boyle | Arthur Freke | ||||
| 1689Patriot Parliament | Owen MacCarthy | Daniel Fionn MacCarthy | ||||
| 1692 | Francis Bernard | Percy Freke | ||||
| 1695 | Bryan Townsend | |||||
| 1703 | Ralph Freke | George Freke | ||||
| 1713 | Richard Cox | |||||
| 1725 | Francis Bernard | |||||
| 1727 | Richard Cox[note 1] | |||||
| 1761 | Viscount Boyle[note 2] | |||||
| May 1761 | Henry Sheares | |||||
| 1766 | Matthew Parker | |||||
| 1768 | Richard Longfield | Riggs Falkiner | ||||
| 1776 | Thomas Adderley | Attiwell Wood | ||||
| 1784 | Charles O'Neill | |||||
| 1792 | Sir Nicholas Colthurst, 3rd Bt | |||||
| 1793 | Viscount Boyle | |||||
| 1796 | Thomas Prendergast | |||||
| 1797 | John Hobson | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes[edit]
- ^Succeeded as 2nd Baronet in 1733
- ^Also elected forCounty Corkin 1761, for which he chose to sit
References[edit]
- ^O'Hart 2007,p. 501.
Bibliography[edit]
- O'Hart, John (2007).The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland.Vol. II. Heritage Books.ISBN0-7884-1927-7.
- Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002),ISBN1-903688-09-4
- T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne,A New History of Ireland 1534-1691,Oxford University Press, 1978
- Tim Cadogan and Jeremiah Falvey, A Biographical Dictionary of Cork, 2006, Four Courts PressISBN1-84682-030-8
- Leigh Rayment's historicalList of Members of the Irish House of Commons.Cites:Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002).The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes).Ulster Historical Foundation.