County Cork (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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County Cork
Former county constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
County County Cork
 ()–1801 (1801)
Seats2
Replaced by County Cork (UKHC)

County Cork was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801.

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Area

This constituency consisted of County Cork. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland up to 1800.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, County Cork was represented with two members. [1] Following the Acts of Union 1800 the county retained two parliamentary seats in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

Members of Parliament

1689–1801

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1689 Patriot Parliament Justin McCarthy Sir Richard Nagle
1692 Sir St John Brodrick Henry Boyle
1695 Thomas Brodrick Whig
1703 Sir John Perceval, 5th Bt
1713 Alan Brodrick Whig
1715 Henry Boyle St John Brodrick
1728 Sir Matthew Deane, 3rd Bt
1747 Arthur Hyde
1756 Viscount Dungarvan
1759 Richard Townsend
1761 Viscount Boyle
1765 Hon. John Lysaght
1768 John Hyde
1776 Sir Robert Deane, 6th Bt
1781 James Bernard
1783 Viscount Kingsborough
1791 Abraham Morris
1797 Viscount Boyle
1798 Robert Uniacke Fitzgerald
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency County Cork

References

  1. O'Hart 2007, p. 500.
  2. McGrath 1997, p. 257: "Redmond replaced his nephew by marriage McCarthy."

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