Cashel (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Cashel (also known as Cashel Borough) was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland to 1800.
| Cashel | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Tipperary |
| Borough | Cashel |
| ?–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Cashel (UKHC) |
Borough
This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Cashel, County Tipperary.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Cashel was represented with two members.[1] Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough retained one parliamentary seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons.
Members of Parliament
- 1585 Denis Conway and Patrick Kearney[2]
- 1613–1615 John Sale and Dr John Haley[2]
- 1634–1635 Thomas Little and Dr John Haley[2]
- 1639–1649 Thomas Little (died and replaced 1640 by Richard Haley (recorder)) and Patrick Boyton[2]
- 1661–1666 Richard Le Hunte and Eliah Greene[2]
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Denis Kearney | James Hackett | ||||
| 1692 | Samuel Greene | Samuel Hughes | ||||
| 1695 | Anthony Maude[3] | |||||
| 1703 | Kingsmill Pennefather | |||||
| 1710 | Matthew Pennefather | |||||
| 1715 | Richard Buckworth | |||||
| 1734 | Richard Pennefather | |||||
| 1739 | William Carr Buckworth | |||||
| 1753 | Kingsmill Pennefather | |||||
| 1771 | William Pennefather | |||||
| 1777 | Richard Pennefather | |||||
| 1783 | William Pennefather | |||||
| 1798 | Joseph Lysaght | |||||
| 1799 | Richard Bagwell | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Cashel | |||||
Notes
References
- O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
- Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 633.
- or Arthur Maude
Bibliography
- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7.
- Leigh Rayment's historical List 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.
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