Clonakilty was a constituency in County Cork represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801.
| Clonakilty | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Cork |
| Borough | Clonakilty |
| 1613–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
History
editEstablished by a charter of King James I of England granting it to Sir Richard Boyle, it was purchased from Lord Burlington by Speaker Boyle in 1738 and he nominated the provost from three burgesses elected by the Corporation and freemen. In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Clonakilty was represented with two members.[1] In the 1783 election 7 voted. It was disenfranchised by the Acts of Union 1800 and Lord Shannon received 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 | Sir Henry Gosnold | ||||
| 1634 | Sir Robert Travers | Philip Mainwaring | ||||
| 1639 | Sir Robert Travers | Peregrine Banastre | ||||
| 1661 | Joshua Boyle | Arthur Freke | ||||
| 1689 Patriot 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 for County Cork in 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. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7.
- 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. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.