| Castlemartyr Borough constituency |
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|---|---|
| Created: | 1676 |
| Post-Union: | Disenfranchised |
| Type: | Irish House of Commons |
Castlemartyr (also known as Castlemartyr Borough) was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1676 to 1800.
Boundaries and Boundary Changes
This constituency was the borough of Castlemartyr in County Cork. Affter its establishment in 1676 it had a sovereign, 12 burgesses and freemen. It was the base of Speaker Boyle and this family had conrol until disenfrachisement.
Under the terms of the Act of Union 1800, the constituency was disenfranchised and abolished 1800. The 2nd.Earl of Shannon received £15,000 compensation for its disenfranchisement.
Members of Parliament
It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland from 1676 to 1800. The following list is adapted from this source[1], which is not entirely accurate).
- 1613-1615
- 1634-1635
- 1639-1641
- 1661-1666
- 1689–1689 (Not represented at the Patriot Parliament)
- 1692–1693
- 1692 Sir Richard Hull
- 1692 Robert Pooley
- 1695–1699
- 1695 Robert Pooley
- 1695 Samuel Morris
- 1703–1713
- 1713–1715
- 1713-1715 Robert Oliver
- 1713-1715 William Southwell
- 1715–1727
- 1727–1761
- 1727-1728 John Fitzgerald
- 1728-1760 Michael O'Brien Dilkes
- 1727-1737 Bartholomew Purdon
- 1737-1753 Thomas Evans
- 1753-1760 John Lysaght
- 1761–1768
- 1768–1776
- 1776–1783
- 1783–1790
- 1790–1797
- 1790-1797 Sir James Laurence Cotter
- 1792-1797 John Hobson
- 1797–1800
Elections
- 19 September 1692
- 17 August 1695
- 7 September 1703
- 18 October 1703 (by-election)
- 28 October 1713
- October 19 1715
- October 11 1727
- 20 October 1743 (by-election)
- 25 October 1751 (by-election)
- April 21 1761
- 1765, Oct.
- July 8 1768
- 1776, June
- 1783, Oct.
- 1790, Jan.
- 1790, July
- 1798, Jan.
References
- Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 1-903688-09-4
- T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534-1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
- Tim Cadogan and Jeremiah Falvey, A Biographical Dictionary of Cork, 2006, Four Courts Press ISBN 1-84682-030-8
See also
- Castlemartyr, a town in County Cork, Republic of Ireland.
- Irish House of Commons
- List of Irish constituencies
| Parliamentary constituencies in County Cork and Borough/City | |
|---|---|
| Parliament of Ireland to 1800 |
Baltimore (1614–1800) · Bandonbridge (1614–1800) · Castlemartyr (1676–1800) · Charleville (1673–1800) · Clonakilty (1613–1800) · Cork City (1264–1800) · Cork County (????–1800) · Doneraile (1640–1800) · Kinsale (1334?–1800) · Mallow (1613–1800) · Midleton (1671–1800) · Rathcormack (c.1611–1800) · Youghal (????–1800) |
| Westminster 1801–1922 |
Bandon (1801–1885) · Cork County (1801–1885) · Cork City (1801–1922) · East Cork (1885–1922) · Mid Cork (1885–1922) · North Cork (1885–1922) · North East Cork (1885–1922) · South Cork (1885–1922) · South East Cork (1885–1922) · West Cork (1885–1922) · Kinsale (1801–1885) · Mallow (1801–1885) · Youghal (1801–1885) · |
| Dáil Éireann 1918–present |
Cork Borough (1921–1969) · Cork City (1918–1921) · Cork City (1977–1981) · Cork City North West (1969–1977) · Cork City South East (1969–1977) · East Cork (1918–1921) · Cork East (1923–1937), 1948–1961, 1981— ) · Cork East and North East (1921–1923) · Mid Cork (1918–1921) · Mid Cork (1961–1981) · Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West (1921–1923) · North Cork (1918–1921) · Cork North (1923–1961) · Cork North Central (1981— ) · North East Cork (1918–1921) · Cork North East (1961–1981) · Cork North West (1981— ) · South Cork (1918–1921) · Cork South (1948–1961) · Cork South Central (1981— ) · South East Cork (1918–1921) · Cork South East (1937–1948) · Cork South West (1961— ) · West Cork (1918–1921) · Cork West (1923–1961) · |
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