Rathcormack was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800. It was a mix of potwalloping and a Manor Borough established by charter and remained tied to the borough and surrounding area. The franchise was vested in the £5 and until 1793, Protestant freeholders and after 1782 a year's residence was necessary. It was disenfranchised on the 1 January 1801 on the coming into force of the Acts of Union 1800 and compensation of £15,000 was paid to the representatives of the Tonson family.
| Rathcormack | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Cork |
| Borough | Rathcormac |
| 1611–1801 | |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Borough edit
This constituency was the borough of Rathcormack in County Cork. After its establishment in 1611 it had a sovereign, 12 burgesses and freemen.
Members of Parliament edit
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | James Barry | Edward Powel | ||||
| 1692 | James Barry | Robert Foulke | ||||
| September 1703 | Daniel Gahan[1] | |||||
| 1703 | John Silver | |||||
| 1713 | James Barry | Edward Corker | ||||
| November 1715 | Jephson Busteed | |||||
| 1715 | James Tynte | |||||
| 1727 | James Barry | Redmond Barry | ||||
| 1728 | William FitzHerbert | |||||
| 1743 | Joseph Leeson | |||||
| 1743 | Brettridge Badham | |||||
| 1745 | John Magill | |||||
| 1757 | Abraham Devonsher | |||||
| 1761 | James Dennis | |||||
| 1768 | James Barry | |||||
| 1776 | William Tonson | Francis Bernard Beamish | ||||
| 1783 | Charles Francis Sheridan | Sackville Hamilton | ||||
| 1784 | Thomas Orde | |||||
| 1790 | Henry Duquerry | John Philpot Curran | Patriot | |||
| January 1798 | Charles McDonnell | Henry Boyle, Viscount Boyle | ||||
| 1798 | William Bagwell | |||||
| 1801 | Constituency disenfranchised | |||||
Notes edit
- ^ from 1705 Sir Daniel Gahan
See also edit
References edit
- Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692 – 1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 1-903688-09-4,[1]
- 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.