List of Irish MPs 1585–1586

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This is a list of members of the Irish House of Commons between 1585 and 1586.

Name Constituency Religion Notes
Francis Anyas Youghal
Richmond Archbold Cross Tipperary
Sir Richard Aylward County Waterford Catholic[1] Of Faithlegg[2]
Sir Nicholas Bagenal County Down Protestant The Newry
Nicholas Ball Dublin City Catholic Alderman of Dublin
Robert Barnewall Ardee
John Barnewall Drogheda Of Brimore/Bremore, Dublin
Richard Barnewall County Meath
Edward Berkeley County Antrim Protestant
Sir Richard Bingham County Roscommon Protestant
Gerard Blancheville County Kilkenny
Sir George Bourchier King's County Protestant
Richard Bourke County Limerick
Edward Brennan Callan
Sir Valentine Browne County Sligo Protestant
Henry Burnell County Dublin Catholic Of Castleknock
James Butler County Tipperary
Boetius Clancy County Clare Protestant[3] Of Knockfine
Robert Codd County Wexford
William Cogan County Cork His daughter married John de Courcy, 18th Baron Kingsale
James Collen Youghal
Gerald Comerford Callan Protestant
Thomas Coppinger Youghal
Redmond Everard County Tipperary Catholic
Geoffrey Fenton County Carlow Protestant Of Dublin - Principal Secretary of State
John Fitzedmond County Cork Of Cloyne
John Fitzgerald County Kerry
Matthew Fitzhenry County Wexford
Thomas Fitzmaurice County Kildare
James Galwey Kinsale Of Kinsale
Roger Gerlone County Louth
Robert Harpoll Queen's County
Thomas Le Straunge County Galway
Sir Hugh Magennis County Down Catholic Of Rathfriland
John Meade Cork City
William More County Louth
John Netterville County Meath Catholic
Richard Netterville County Dublin Catholic Of Corballis/Corballies, Dublin
Sir John Norreys County Cork Protestant Lord President of Munster
Thomas Norris County Limerick Protestant
Edward Nugent of Disert County Westmeath
Edward Nugent of Morton County Westmeath Catholic [4]
Peter Nugent Drogheda
Sir Turlough O'Brien County Clare Catholic Of Inishdyman - Grandson of Connor O'Brien, King of Thomond
Faghna or Faghtna O'Farrell County Longford Catholic O'Farrell Boy, Lord of South Annaly
William O'Farrell County Longford Catholic O'Farrell Bane, Lord of North Annaly
Shane McBrien O'Neill County Antrim Of Shane's Castle
Philip O'Reilly County Cavan Catholic Of Cavan - Claimant to the Lordship of East Breifne
Edmund O'Reilly County Cavan Catholic Claimant to the Lordship of East Breifne
Edmund Prendergast Cross Tipperary Of Newcastle, County Tipperary
Philip Roche Kinsale Of Kinsale
Robert Rothe County Kilkenny
Sir Warham St Leger Queen's County Protestant
Thomas Sarsfield Cork City
Francis Shane County Galway
James Sherlock County Waterford Of Grace Dieu, about a mile to the west of Waterford[5]
Thomas Spring County Kerry Gentleman, son of Katherine ne Dermodo [6]
William Sutton County Kildare
George Taylor Dublin City Of Dublin
Sir Henry Wallop County Carlow Protestant Of Dublin
Nicholas Walsh Waterford City Protestant Speaker
Henry Waring King's County
Edward Waterhouse Carrickfergus Protestant

The following present-day counties were not represented: County Armagh, County Donegal, County Fermanagh, County Leitrim, County Londonderry, County Monaghan and County Tyrone.

References edit

  1. ^ Canon Power churches
  2. ^ "Journal of the Waterford & South-East of Ireland Archaeological Society" Vol. IX.— No. I - Quarter — Jan to March 1906, page 52
  3. ^ "The History and Topography of the County of Clare" by James Frost - 'forsook his faith'
  4. ^ "This Edward Nugent the lawyer is conjectured both a dangerous and malicious man against the state. In the last parliament when an Act entitled “An Act for provision to be made for surety of the Majesty's most royal person” etc. was moved in the Lower House he used a long premeditated speech in defence of the mass and Romish religion with imputation of all good success whereunto and encounter since." Nugent, Brian (2008). Shakespeare Was Irish!. p. 200.citing Public Record Office of Northern Ireland item D3835/A/4/297 - Richard Nugent's notes on and transcriptions of State Papers, Home Office Papers, Hatfield House Papers, etc: 1850 - 1890
  5. ^ "Journal of the Waterford & South-East of Ireland Archaeological Society" Vol. IX.— No. I - Quarter — Jan to March 1906, page 52
  6. ^ Peyton's Survey, Paragraph 33
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