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Cork County
Former County constituencyCreated Post-Union Cork County Type Irish House of Commons Cork County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.
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Boundaries and Boundary Changes
This constituency was the borough in County Cork. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland to 1800.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Cork County was represented with two members.[1] Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough retained two parliamentary seats in the United Kingdom House of Commons.
Members of Parliament
- 1585, April. Sir John Norreys, knt. William Cogan, Esq. John Fitzgerald, Esq., of Cloyne.
- 1613, April 19. Dermod McCarthy, Esq., of Lohort. Andrew Barrett, Esq., of Ballincollig.
- 1634, June 23. Sir William St. Leger, knt., of Doneraile. Sir Donagh McCarthy, knt.
- 1639, March 2. Sir William St. Leger, knt., of Doneraile. Sir Donagh McCarthy, knt. Redmond Roche, of Cahirduggan, expelled the 22nd of June, 1642, for the 1641 Rebellion.
- 1661, April 25. Hon. Richard Boyle. Sir Henry Tynte, knt., of Roxhall.
- 1661, June 2. Sir John Perceval, bart., of Burton, vice Tynte, deceased.
- 1665, Dec. 7th. Roger Lord Broghill, vice Boyle, deceased.
- 1665-1666, John St Ledger (d.31 March 1696).
1689–1801
Election First member First party Second member Second party 1689 Patriot Parliament Justin McCarthy Sir Richard Nagle 1692 Sir St John Brodrick Henry Boyle 1695 Thomas Brodrick 1703 Sir John Perceval, 5th Bt 1713 Alan Brodrick 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 Cork County Notes
References
- ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 500
Bibliography
- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0788419277.
- Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 1-903688-09-4
- 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 Press ISBN 1-84682-030-8
- Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons
Parliamentary constituencies in County Cork and Borough/City Parliament of Ireland
to 1800Baltimore (1614–1800) · Bandonbridge (1614–1800) · Castlemartyr (1676–1800) · Charleville (1673–1800) · Clonakilty (1613–1800) · Cork City (1264–1800) · Cork County (????–1800) · Doneraile (1640–1800) · Kinsale (1334?–1800) · Mallow (1613–1800) · Midleton (1671–1800) · Rathcormack (c.1611–1800) · Youghal (1374–1800)
Westminster 1801–1922
and First Dáil 1918Bandon (1801–1885) · Cork County (1801–1885) · Cork City (1801–1922) · East Cork (1885–1922) · Mid Cork (1885–1922) · North Cork (1885–1922) · North East Cork (1885–1922) · South Cork (1885–1922) · South East Cork (1885–1922) · West Cork (1885–1922) · Kinsale (1801–1885) · Mallow (1801–1885) · Youghal (1801–1885)
Dáil Éireann
1918–presentCork Borough (1921–1969) · Cork City (1977–1981) · Cork City North West (1969–1977) · Cork City South East (1969–1977) · Cork East (1923–1937, 1948–1961, 1981– ) · Cork East and North East (1921–1923) · Cork Mid (1961–1981) · Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West (1921–1923) · Cork North (1923–1961) · Cork North–Central (1981– ) · Cork North East (1961–1981) · Cork North–West (1981– ) · Cork South (1948–1961) · Cork South–Central (1981– ) · Cork South East (1937–1948) · Cork South–West (1961– ) · Cork West (1923–1961)
European Parliament
1979–presentIrish counties: Carlow · Cavan · Clare · Cork · Donegal · Dublin · Galway · Kerry · Kildare · Kilkenny · Laois · Leitrim · Limerick · Longford · Louth · Mayo · Meath · Monaghan · Offaly · Roscommon · Sligo · Tipperary · Waterford · Westmeath · Wexford · Wicklow Categories:- Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
- Historic constituencies in County Cork
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