County Carlow was a constituency representing County Carlow in the Irish House of Commons, the lower house in the Irish Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland.
| County Carlow | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Carlow |
| –1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | County Carlow (UKHC) |
History edit
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, County Carlow was represented with two members.[1] When the Acts of Union 1800 merged the Irish Parliament into the United Kingdom Parliament with effect from 1 January 1801, County Carlow sent to two MPs to the United Kingdom House of Commons.
Members of Parliament edit
- 1375: Godfrey de Valle and Philip de Valle[2]
- 1559: William FitzWilliam and Sir Edmund Butler[3]
- 1585: Sir Henry Wallop and Geoffrey Fenton[3]
- 1613–1615: Sir Morgan Cavanagh and George Bagenal of Dunleckny[3]
- 1634–1635: Sir Thomas Butler, Bt and James Butler of Tinnehinch[3]
- 1639–1649: Sir Thomas Butler, Bt (died 1642) and Oliver Eustace[3]
- 1659: Sir Thomas Harman[citation needed]
- 1661–1666: Sir John Temple and Sir William Temple[4]
1689–1801 edit
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Dudley Bagenal | Henry Luttrell | ||||
| 1692 | Sir Thomas Butler, 3rd Bt | John Tench | ||||
| 1695 | John Allen | |||||
| 1703 | Pierce Butler[a] | |||||
| 1704 | Thomas Burdett | |||||
| 1713 | Jeffrey Paul | |||||
| 1715 | Francis Harrison | Thomas Burdett[b] | ||||
| 1725 | Jeffrey Paul | |||||
| 1727 | Robert Burton | |||||
| 1730 | Richard Butler[c] | |||||
| 1761 | Benjamin Burton | Thomas Butler | ||||
| 1767 | John Hyde | |||||
| 1768 | Beauchamp Bagenal | William Henry Burton | ||||
| 1776 | William Bunbury | |||||
| 1778 | Beauchamp Bagenal | |||||
| 1783 | Sir Richard Butler, 7th Bt | |||||
| 1790 | Henry Bruen | |||||
| 1796 | Sir Richard Butler, 7th Bt | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency County Carlow | |||||
- Notes
References edit
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 500.
- ^ Clarke, Maude V. (1932–34). "William of Windsor in Ireland, 1369-1376". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature. 41: 55–130. JSTOR 25515963.
The returns are preceded by a short narrative describing the refusal of the Parliament of Kilkenny (October 6, 1375) to grant an aid to the king [p.123] […] The sheriff of Carlow. […] Their inability was explained to the Governor and to Dagworth in the Parliament of Kilkenny by Godfrey de Valle and Philip de Valle, knights representing the county. [p.125]
- ^ a b c d e McGrath, Brid (1998). A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641 (thesis). Department of History, Trinity College Dublin. hdl:2262/77206.
- ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 607.
Bibliography edit
- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-1927-0.
- 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.