Cashel (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Cashel
Former borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
County County Tipperary
Borough Cashel
 ()–1801 (1801)
Seats2
Replaced by Cashel (UKHC)

Cashel (also known as Cashel Borough) was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland to 1800.

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Borough

This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Cashel, County Tipperary.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Cashel was represented with two members. [1] Following the Acts of Union 1800 the borough retained one parliamentary seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

Members of Parliament

1689–1801

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1689 Patriot Parliament Denis Kearney James Hackett
1692 Samuel Greene Samuel Hughes
1695 Anthony Maude [3]
1703 Kingsmill Pennefather
1710 Matthew Pennefather
1715 Richard Buckworth
1734 Richard Pennefather
1739 William Carr Buckworth
1753 Kingsmill Pennefather
1771 William Pennefather
1777 Richard Pennefather
1783 William Pennefather
1798 Joseph Lysaght
1799 Richard Bagwell
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Cashel

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 633.
    3. ↑ or Arthur Maude

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