County Cork (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Pre-1801 Irish constituency
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County Cork was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801.
| County Cork | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Cork |
| –1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | County Cork (UKHC) |
Area
This constituency consisted of County Cork. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland up to 1800.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, County Cork was represented with two members.[1] Following the Acts of Union 1800 the county retained two parliamentary seats in the United Kingdom House of Commons.
Members of Parliament
- 1376:[2] Richard de Wynchedoun and Philip, son of Robert White, were elected to come to England to consult with the king and council about the government of Ireland and about an aid for the king.
- 1420: John Mithe and Thomas Halle[3]
- 1463: Robert Rochford, Esq. and Edward Penkeston, knight[4][5] which also states that 'no knights were returned for a long time from thence'
- 1585: April. Sir John Norreys, knt. William Cogan, Esq. John Fitzgerald, Esq., of Cloyne.
- 1613: 19 April. Dermod McCarthy, Esq., of Lohort. Andrew Barrett, Esq., of Ballincollig.
- 1634: 23 June. Sir William St. Leger, knt., of Doneraile. Sir Donagh McCarthy, knt.
- 1639: 2 March. Sir William St Leger, knt., of Doneraile. Donagh McCarthy, knt.
- 1641: 20 February. Redmond Roche (MP) in place of Donagh McCarthy, who succeeded his father as 2nd Viscount of Muskerry.[6]
- 1641: 22 June. Redmond Roche, of Cahirduggan, expelled for siding with the 1641 Rebellion.
- 1642: 2 July. ? in place of William St Leger who died.
- 1661: 25 April. Hon. Richard Boyle. Sir Henry Tynte, knt., of Roxhall.
- 1661: 2 June. Sir John Perceval, 1st Baronet of Burton, in place of Tynte, deceased.
- 1665: 7 December. Roger Boyle, in place of Richard Boyle, translated to the Lords.
- 1665-1666: John St Ledger (d.31 March 1696).
1689–1801
| Election | First MP | Second MP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 | Justin McCarthy | Sir Richard Nagle | ||||
| 1692 | Sir St John Brodrick | Henry Boyle | ||||
| 1695 | Thomas Brodrick | Whig | ||||
| 1703 | Sir John Perceval, 5th Bt | |||||
| 1713 | Alan Brodrick | Whig | ||||
| 1715 | Henry Boyle | St John Brodrick | ||||
| 1728 | Sir Matthew Deane, 3rd Bt | |||||
| 1747 | Arthur Hyde | |||||
| 1756 | Viscount Dungarvan | |||||
| 1759 | Richard Townsend | |||||
| 1761 | Viscount Boyle | |||||
| 1765 | Hon. John Lysaght | |||||
| 1768 | John Hyde | |||||
| 1776 | Sir Robert Deane, 6th Bt | |||||
| 1781 | James Bernard | |||||
| 1783 | Viscount Kingsborough | |||||
| 1791 | Abraham Morris | |||||
| 1797 | Viscount Boyle | |||||
| 1798 | Robert Uniacke Fitzgerald | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency County Cork | |||||