Kells (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Kells
Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons
County	County Meath
Borough	Kells
1561 (1561)–1801 (1801)
Replaced by	Disfranchised

Kells was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Kells was not represented. ^[1]

Members of Parliament, 1561–1801

• 1560 Thomas Shiele and Nicholas Ledwiche ^[2]
• 1585 Thomas Fleming, Nicholas Dax and Patrick Plunkett ^[2]
• 1613–1615 Oliver Plunket and Gerald Balfe ^[2]
• 1634–1635 Walter Evers of Ballyardan and Adam Cusack of Trevett ^[2]
• 1639–1649 Robert Cusack (expelled and replaced 1642 by William Ball) and Oliver Plunket (died and replaced 1641 by Patrick Barnewell. Barnewell died and replaced 1645 by Patrick Tallant) ^[2]
• 1661–1666 John Forth, Arthur Purefoy, Richard Stephenson and Robert Shapcote (Shapcote did not sit). ^[2]

1689–1801

Election	First MP			Second MP
1689		Patrick Everard			John Delamare
1692		Sir John Dillon			Sir Thomas Taylor, 1st Bt
1695		Charles Meredyth
1703					Brinsley Butler
1710		Henry Meredyth
1713		Sir Thomas Taylor, 1st Bt			Thomas Taylor [note 1]
1737		James Taylor
1747		Thomas Taylour [note 2]
1757					Richard Moore
1761		Thomas Pepper
1768					Thomas Moore
1776		Viscount Headfort
1781					Hon. Hercules Taylour
1790		Hon. Thomas Pakenham
1791					Hon. Robert Taylour
1798		Stephen Moore
1800					Thomas Pepper
1801		Disenfranchised

Notes

1. Succeeded as 2nd Baronet in 1736
2. Succeeded as 3rd Baronet in 1757

References

1. O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
2. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 628.

Bibliography

• O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN   0-7884-1927-7.
• 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.