1899 Queen's County Council election

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Queen's County Courthouse, site of the inaugural meeting of the county council Portlaoise Main Street Courthouse Entrance 2010 09 01.jpg
Queen's County Courthouse, site of the inaugural meeting of the county council

Queen's County Council (now Laois County Council) was created in 1899 under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 and the first local elections for the county council, and the councils of the five rural districts within Queen's County, were held on 6 April 1899, simultaneous with elections in the other administrative counties. [2] The first Queen's County Council comprised 32 councillors serving a three-year term:

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Councillors

Queen's County Council election 1899 [4] [5]
County districtCouncillorNotes
Abbeyleix William Phelan
Arless John Byrne
Ballinakill Patrick BrennanNot the Newtown district representative
Ballybrittas Denis Boland
Borris-in-Ossory Laurence Thomas KellyVice chairman
Castletown Arthur McMahonNot the Abbeyleix RDC chairman
Clonaslee John Treacy
Coolrain Michael Fitzpatrick
Cullenagh James McMahon
Donaghmore Bernard FitzPatrick, 2nd Baron Castletown
Durrow Patrick O'Flanagan
Emo John Williams
Luggacurren Thomas Breen
Maryborough Patrick A. Meehan Chairman. Maryborough is now Portlaoise
Mountmellick William McEvoy
Mountrath John Dowling
Newtown Patrick BrennanNot the Ballinakill district representative
O'Moresforest Patrick Doran
Portarlington SouthCharles Bannon
Rathdowney Daniel Quigley
Stradbally Denis Shaughnessy
Tinnahinch William Dunne
Additional Queen's County councillors 1899 [5]
TypeRural districtNameNotes
RDC chairman Abbeyleix Arthur McMahonNot the Castletown district representative
Athy No. 2Thomas Timmins
Carlow No. 2Matthias McWey
Mountmellick James Dunne
Roscrea No. 3Thomas Lowry
Grand jury— Robert Cosby Of Stradbally Hall
Henry Charles WhiteOf "Charleville", Roscrea
Edmund Dease
Co-opted—James Joseph AirdAuctioneer and merchant in Maryborough; father of William Aird. [6]
James Conroy

Results by district

Coolrain [7]
NameVotesNotes
Michael Fitzpatrick186Labourers' support
E. Conroy184Catholic clergy support
C. P. Hamilton24

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References

  1. ↑ Laois Heritage Society. "Towns and Villages of Laois: Portlaoise: Courthouse". Ask About Ireland. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. ↑ C.9480 p.12
  3. ↑ C.9480 pp.303–305
  4. 1 2 "First Council Meeting". Laois County Council. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  5. 1 2 O'Hanlon, John; O'Leary, Edward; Lalor, Matthew (1914). History of the Queen's County. Vol. II: 1556–1900. Dublin: Sealy, Bryers & Walker. pp. 744–745. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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  7. ↑ Leinster Express , 15 April 1899; cited in Dooley, Ger. "History of Camross, County Laois; 1641–1955: Democracy Grows". 131 Weeks. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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