| Cashel | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | ? |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Cashel |
Cashel (also known as Cashel Borough) was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland to 1800.
Boundaries and Boundary Changes
This constituency was the borough of Cashel, County Tipperary.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King 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 | |||||
| 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
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 Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.