Irish House of Commons 148408 225744799 2008-07-15T05:14:55Z Ww2censor 631250 /* Speakers (1689-1800) */ sp {{For|the other body sometimes called the "Irish House of Commons"|House of Commons of Southern Ireland}} [[Image:IrishHC1780.jpg|thumb|250px|The ''Irish House of Commons'' by [[Francis Wheatley (painter)|Francis Wheatley]] (1780)]] The '''Irish House of Commons''' was the [[lower house]] of the [[Parliament of Ireland]], that existed from mediƦval times until 1800. The upper house was the [[Irish House of Lords|House of Lords]]. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, but on a very restrictive franchise. Most notably, [[Roman Catholic]]s were disqualified from sitting in the Irish parliament, even though they comprised the vast majority of the Irish population. From about 1716 until 1793, they were also [[disenfranchised]]. The British appointed Irish executive, under the [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]], was not answerable to the House of Commons but to the British government. However, the [[Chief Secretary for Ireland]] was usually a member of the Irish parliament. In the Commons, business was presided over by the [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]] who, in the absence of a government chosen from and answerable to the Commons, was the dominant political figure in the parliament. The House of Commons was abolished when the Irish parliament merged with its [[Great Britain|British]] counterpart in 1801 under the [[Act of Union 1800|Act of Union]]. ==Famous members== *[[Henry Grattan]] &mdash; went on to serve as an Irish member of the [[British House of Commons|United Kingdom House of Commons]]. *[[Boyle Roche]] &mdash; the "father" of [[Irish bull]]s *[[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Hon. Arthur Wellesley]] &mdash; later became Duke of Wellington, defeated [[Napoleon]] at [[Battle of Waterloo|Waterloo]], and served as [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]. He represented his family borough of [[Trim, County Meath]] from 1790-1796. *[[William Conolly]] &mdash; a past Speaker, Conolly remains today one of the most widely known figures ever to be produced by the Irish parliament. He is famous not just for his role in parliament but also for his great wealth that allowed him to build one of Ireland's greatest Georgian houses, [[Castletown House]]. *[[Nathaniel Clements ]], 1705-1777 Government and Treasury Official, Managed extensive financial functions from 1720 - 1777 on behalf of the Government, de facto Minister for Finance 1740 - 1777, extensive property owner and developer. major influence on the architecture of Georgian Dublin and the Irish Palladian Country house. *[[John Philpot Curran]] &mdash; orator and wit, originator of the quotation "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty." ==Speakers (1689-1800)== [[Image:Irish_Commons.jpg|thumb|250px|Engraving of section of the Irish House of Commons chamber by Peter Mazell based on the drawing by Rowland Omer 1767]] *1557, 1560 & 1568: [[James Stanyhurst]] *1661-????: Sir [[John Temple (politician)|John Temple]] *1689-1692: Sir [[Richard Nagle]] *1692-1695: Sir [[Robert Levinge]] *1695-1703: [[Robert Rochfort]] *1703-1710: [[Alan Brodrick, 1st Viscount Midleton|Alan Brodrick]] *1710-1713: [[John Forster (Chief Justice)|John Forster]] *1713-1715: [[Alan Brodrick, 1st Viscount Midleton|Alan Brodrick]] *1715-1729: [[William Conolly]] *1729-1733: [[Sir Ralph Gore, 4th Baronet|Sir Ralph Gore]] *1733-1756: [[Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon|Henry Boyle]] *1756-1771: [[John Ponsonby (politician)|John Ponsonby]] *1771-1785: [[Edmund Sexton Pery]] *1785-1800: [[John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel|John Foster]] ==Constituencies== The House was elected in the same way as the British House of Commons. By the time of the Union, the shape of the House had been fixed with two members elected for each of the 32 [[Counties of Ireland]], two members for each of 117 Boroughs, and two members for [[Dublin University]], a total of 300 members. The number of Boroughs invited to return members had originally been small (only 55 Boroughs existed in 1603) but was doubled by the Stuart monarchs. {| class="wikitable sortable" |- bgcolor="#cccccc" ! Constituency !! Type !! County !! Creation !! Enfranchised !! Fate after the union |- | [[Antrim Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Antrim Borough]] || [[Borough constituency|Borough]] || [[County Antrim]] || 1666 || [[Potwalloper]] || Disfranchised |- | [[Antrim (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Antrim County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Louth]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Ardee (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Ardee]] || || [[County Louth]] || 1378 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Ardfert (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Ardfert]] || || [[County Kerry]] || [[1639]]? || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Armagh City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Armagh Borough]] || [[Borough constituency|Borough]] || [[County Armagh]] || 1613 || Corporation || One seat |- | [[Armagh (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Armagh County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Armagh]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Askeaton (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Askeaton]] || || [[County Limerick]] || 1614 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Athboy (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Athboy]] || || [[County Meath]] || 1613 || Manor || Disfranchised |- | [[Athenry (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Athenry]] || || [[County Galway]] || 1310? || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Athlone (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Athlone]] || || [[County Westmeath]] || 1607 || Corporation || One seat |- | [[Athy (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Athy]] || || [[County Kildare]] || 1614 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Augher (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Augher]] || || [[County Tyrone]] || 1614 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Ballinakill (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Ballynakill]] (also Ballynakill) || || [[County Laois|Queen's County]] || 1613 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Ballyshannon (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Ballyshannon]] || || [[County Donegal]] || 1613 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Baltimore (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Baltimore]] || || [[County Cork]] || 1614 || [[Potwalloper]] || Disfranchised |- | [[Baltinglass (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Baltinglass]] || || [[County Wicklow]] || 1664 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Banagher (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Banagher]] || || [[County Offaly|King's County]] || 1629 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Bandonbridge (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Bandonbridge]] || || [[County Cork]] || 1614 || Corporation || One seat |- | [[Bangor (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Bangor]] || || [[County Down]] || 1613 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Bannow (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Bannow]] || || [[County Wexford]] || ? || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Belfast (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Belfast]] || || [[County Antrim]] || 1613 || Corporation || One seat |- | [[Belturbet (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Belturbet]] || || [[County Cavan]] || 1614 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Blessington (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Blessington]] || || [[County Wicklow]] || 1670 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Boyle (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Boyle]] || || [[County Roscommon]] || 1614 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Callan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Callan]] || || [[County Kilkenny]] || 1264 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Carlingford (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Carlingford]] || || [[County Louth]] || 13?? || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Carlow Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Carlow]] || || [[County Carlow]] || 1613 || Corporation || One seat |- | [[Carlow (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Carlow County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Carlow]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Carrick (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Carrick]] || || [[County Leitrim]] || 1614 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Carrickfergus (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Carrickfergus]] || || [[County Antrim]] || 1326 || Freeholder and householder || One seat |- | [[Carysfort (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Carysfort]] || || [[County Wicklow]] || 1629 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Cashel (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Cashel]] || || [[County Tipperary]] || ? || Corporation || One seat |- | [[Castlebar (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Castlebar]] || || [[County Mayo]] || 1614 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Castlemartyr (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Castlemartyr]] || || [[County Cork]] || 1676 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Cavan Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Cavan Borough]] || [[Borough constituency|Borough]] || [[County Cavan]] || 1611 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Cavan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Cavan County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Cavan]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Charlemont (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Charlemont]] || || [[County Armagh]] || 1613 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Charleville (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Charleville]] || || [[County Cork]] || 1673 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Clare (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Clare County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Clare]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Clogher (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Clogher]] || || [[County Tyrone]] || 1264 || Ecclesiastical || Disfranchised |- | [[Clonakilty (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Clonakilty]] || || [[County Cork]] || 1613 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Clonmel (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Clonmel]] || || [[County Tipperary]] || ? || Corporation || One seat |- | [[Clonmines (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Clonmines]] || || [[County Wexford]] || ? || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Coleraine (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Coleraine]] || || [[County Londonderry]] || 16?? || [[Corporation]] || One seat |- | [[Cork City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Cork City]] || || [[County Cork]] || 1264 || Freeholder and Freemen || Two seats |- | [[Cork (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Cork County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Cork]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Dingle (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Dingle]] || || [[County Kerry]] || 1607 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Donegal (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Donegal County]] || || [[County Donegal]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Donegal Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Donegal Borough]] || [[Borough constituency|Borough]] || [[County Donegal]] || 1613 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Doneraile (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Doneraile]] || || [[County Cork]] || 1640 || Manor || Disfranchised |- | [[Down (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Down County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Down]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Downpatrick (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Downpatrick]] || || [[County Down]] || 1586 || [[Potwalloper]] || One seat |- | [[Drogheda (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Drogheda]] || || [[County Louth]] || 1264 || Freeholders and freemen || One seat |- | [[Dublin City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Dublin City]] || || [[County Dublin]] || 1264 || Freeholders and freemen || Two seats |- | [[Dublin (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Dublin County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Dublin]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Dublin University (constituency)|Dublin University]] || || || || || One seat |- | [[Duleek (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Duleek]] || || [[County Meath]] || 1727 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Dundalk (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Dundalk]] || || [[County Louth]] || 1264 || Corporation || One seat |- | [[Dungannon (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Dungannon]] || || [[County Tyrone]] || 1613 || Corporation || One seat |- | [[Dungarvan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Dungarvan]] || || [[County Waterford]] || 1610 || [[Potwalloper]] || One seat |- | [[Dunleer (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Dunleer]] || || [[County Louth]] || 1679 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Ennis (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Ennis]] || || [[County Clare]] || 1613 || Corporation || One seat |- | [[Enniscorthy (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Enniscorthy]] || || [[County Wexford]] || 1613 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Enniskillen (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Enniskillen]] || || [[County Fermanagh]] || 1613 || Corporation || One seat |- | [[Fermanagh (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Fermanagh County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Fermanagh]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Fethard (County Tipperary) (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Fethard]] || || [[County Tipperary]] || 1608 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Fethard (County Wexford) (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Fethard]] || || [[County Wexford]] || 1613 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Fore (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Fore]] || || [[County Westmeath]] || ? || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Galway Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Galway Borough]] || [[Borough constituency|Borough]] || [[County Galway]] || 1264 || Freemen || One seat |- | [[Galway (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Galway County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Galway]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Gorey (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Gorey]] (also Newburgh) || || [[County Wexford]] || 1620 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Gowran (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Gowran]] || [[Borough constituency|Borough]] || [[County Kilkenny]] || 1609 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Granard (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Granard]] || || [[County Longford]] || 1679 || Manor || Disfranchised |- | [[Harristown (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Harristown]] || || [[County Kildare]] || 1684 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Hillsborough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Hillsborough]] || || [[County Down]] || 1662 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Inistioge (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Inistioge]] || || [[County Kilkenny]] || ? || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Jamestown (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Jamestown]] || || [[County Leitrim]] || 1622 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Kells (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Kells]] || || [[County Meath]] || 1561 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Kerry (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Kerry]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Kerry]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Kilbeggan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Kilbeggan]] || || [[County Westmeath]] || 1613 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Kildare Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Kildare Borough]] || [[Borough constituency|Borough]] || [[County Kildare]] || 15?? || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Kildare (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Kildare County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Kildare]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Kilkenny City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Kilkenny]] || || [[County Kilkenny]] || 1264? || Freeholders and Freemen || One seat |- | [[Kilkenny (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Kilkenny County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Kilkenny]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Killybegs (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Killybegs]] || || [[County Donegal]] || 1616 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Killyleagh (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Killyleagh]] || || [[County Down]] || 1613 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Kilmallock (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Kilmallock]] || || [[County Limerick]] || 15?? || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[King's County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|King's County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Offaly|King's County]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Kinsale (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Kinsale]] || || [[County Cork]] || 1334? || Corporation and Freemen || One seat |- | [[Knocktopher (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Knocktopher]] || || [[County Kilkenny]] || 1690? || [[Potwalloper]] || Disfranchised |- | [[Lanesborough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Lanesborough]] || || [[County Longford]] || 1642 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Leitrim (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Leitrim County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Leitrim]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Lifford (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Lifford]] || || [[County Donegal]] || 1613 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Limerick City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Limerick City]] || || [[County Limerick]] || 1264 || Freeholders and Freemen || One seat |- | [[Limerick County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Limerick County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Limerick]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Lisburn (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Lisburn]] || || [[County Antrim]] || 1661 || [[Potwalloper]] || One seat |- | [[Lismore (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Lismore]] || || [[County Waterford]] || 1614 || Manor || Disfranchised |- | [[Londonderry City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Londonderry City]] || || [[County Londonderry]] || 16?? || Corporation || One seat |- | [[Londonderry (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Londonderry County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Londonderry]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Longford Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Longford Borough]] || [[Borough constituency|Borough]] || [[County Longford]] || 1669 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Longfort (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Longfort County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Longford]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Louth (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Louth County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Louth]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Mallow (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Mallow]] || || [[County Cork]] || 1613 || Manor || One seat |- | [[Maryborough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Maryborough]] || || [[County Laois|Queen's County]] || 1571 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Mayo (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Mayo County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Mayo]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Meath (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Meath County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Meath]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Midleton (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Midleton]] || || [[County Cork]] || 1671 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Monaghan Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Monaghan Borough]] || [[Borough constituency|Borough]] || [[County Monaghan]] || 1613 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Monaghan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Monaghan County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Monaghan]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Mullingar (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Mullingar]] || || [[County Westmeath]] || 1583 || Manor || Disfranchised |- | [[Naas (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Naas]] || || [[County Kildare]] || 1570 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Navan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Navan]] || || [[County Meath]] || 1469 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[New Ross (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|New Ross]] || || [[County Wexford]] || ? || Corporation || One seat |- | [[Newcastle (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Newcastle]] || || [[County Dublin]] || c. 1613 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Newry (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Newry]] || || [[County Down]] || 1612 || [[Potwalloper]] || One seat |- | [[Newtown Limavady (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Newtown Limavady]] || || [[County Londonderry]] || 16?? || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Newtownards (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Newtownards]] || || [[County Down]] || 1614 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Old Leighlin (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Old Leighlin]] || [[Borough constituency|Borough]] || [[County Carlow]] || ? || Ecclesiastical corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Philipstown (King's County) (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Philipstown]] || || [[County Offaly|King's County]] || 1571 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Philipstown (County Louth) (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Philipstown]] || || [[County Louth]] || || || Disfranchised |- | [[Portarlington (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Portarlington]] || [[Borough constituency|Borough]] || [[County Laois|Queen's County]] || 1668 || Corporation || One seat |- | [[Queen's County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Queen's County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Laois|Queen's County]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Randalstown (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Randalstown]] || || [[County Antrim]] || 1683 || Freeman / [[Potwalloper]] || Disfranchised |- | [[Rathcormack (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Rathcormack]] || || [[County Cork]] || c. 1611 || [[Potwalloper]] / Manor || Disfranchised |- | [[Ratoath (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Ratoath]] || || [[County Meath]] || ? || Manor || Disfranchised |- | [[Roscommon Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Roscommon Borough]] || || [[County Roscommon]] || ? || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Roscommon (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Roscommon County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Roscommon]] || || || Two seats |- | [[St Canice/Irishtown (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|St Canice/Irishtown]] || || [[County Kilkenny]] || 1264? || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[St Johnstown (County Donegal) (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|St Johnstown]] || || [[County Donegal]] || 1618 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[St Johnstown (County Longford) (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|St Johnstown]] || || [[County Longford]] || 1628 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Sligo Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Sligo Borough ]] || || [[County Sligo]] || 1614 || Corporation || One seat |- | [[Sligo (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Sligo County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Sligo]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Strabane (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Strabane]] || || [[County Tyrone]] || 1613 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Swords (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Swords]] || || [[County Dublin]] || ? || [[Potwalloper]] || Disfranchised |- | [[Taghmon (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Taghmon]] || || [[County Wexford]] || bef. 1642 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Tallow (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Tallow]] || || [[County Waterford]] || ? || Manor / [[Potwalloper]] || Disfranchised |- | [[Thomastown (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Thomastown]] || || [[County Kilkenny]] || 1541 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Tipperary (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Tipperary County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Tipperary]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Tralee (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Tralee]] || [[Borough constituency|Borough]] || [[County Kerry]] || 1613 || Corporation || One seat |- | [[Trim (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Trim]] || || [[County Meath]] || 1572 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Tuam (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Tuam]] || || [[County Galway]] || 1614 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Tulsk (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Tulsk]] || || [[County Roscommon]] || 1663 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Tyrone (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Tyrone County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Tyrone]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Waterford City (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Waterford City]] || || [[County Waterford]] || 1264 || Freemen and freeholders || One seat |- | [[Waterford (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Waterford County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Waterford]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Westmeath (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Westmeath County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Westmeath]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Wexford Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Wexford Borough]] || || [[County Wexford]] || ? || Freemen || One seat |- | [[Wexford (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Wexford County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Wexford]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Wicklow Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Wicklow Borough]] || || [[County Wicklow]] || 1614 || Corporation || Disfranchised |- | [[Wicklow (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Wicklow County]] || [[County constituency|County]] || [[County Wicklow]] || || || Two seats |- | [[Youghal (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Youghal]] || || [[County Cork]] || ? || Corporation and Freemen || One seat |} ==Sessions== ===Parliaments of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]]=== ====Parliament 1536-1537==== ====Parliament 1541-1543==== * Trim Session 1542 ===Parliaments of [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]]=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Number !Opened !Dismissed ![[Speaker of the Irish House of Commons|Speaker]] !Sessions |- |1 |[[12 January]] [[1559]] |[[1 February]] [[1559]] | |? |- |2 |[[17 January]] [[1568]] |[[25 April]] [[1571]] | |? |} ''Members:'' * Sir [[Edmond Butler (politician)|Edmond Butler]] * Sir [[Christopher Barnwall]] {| class="wikitable" |- !Number !Opened !Dismissed ![[Speaker of the Irish House of Commons|Speaker]] !Sessions |- |3 |[[26 April]] [[1585]] |[[14 May]] [[1586]] |[[Nicholas Walsh]] |? |} ''Members:'' * Sir [[Richard Bingham]] * Sir [[Warham St. Ledger]] ===Parliaments of [[James I of England|James I]]=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Number !Opened !Dismissed ![[Speaker of the Irish House of Commons|Speaker]] !Sessions |- |? |[[18 May]] [[1613]] |[[24 October]] [[1615]] | |? |} ''Members:'' *Sir [[John Davies (poet)|John Davies]] *Sir [[John Everard]], (Catholic d. 1624) *Sir [[James Gough]], [[Waterford]] ===Parliaments of [[Charles I of England|Charles I]]=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Number !Opened !Dismissed ![[Speaker of the Irish House of Commons|Speaker]] !Sessions |- |1 |[[14 July]] [[1634]] |[[18 April]] [[1635]] | |? |} ''Members:'' *[[Patrick Darcy]] *Sir [[Edward Fitzharris]] *[[Maurice Fitzgerald]] *Sir [[Henry Lynch]] *Sir [[Thomas Luttrell]] *[[Richard Martin fitz Oliver|Richard Martin]] *[[Nicholas Plunkett]] *Sir [[William Sarsfield]] *Sir [[Nicholas White]] {| class="wikitable" |- !Number !Opened !Dismissed ![[Speaker of the Irish House of Commons|Speaker]] !Sessions |- |2 |[[16 March]] [[1639]] ([[prorogued]] [[1641]]) |[[30 January]] [[1649]] | |? |} ''Members:'' *[[Nicholas Barnewall]], Catholic *[[Patrick Barnewall]],Trim *[[John Bellew]] *Sir [[Richard Blake]], Galway *Sir [[Piers Crosby]] *[[Geoffrey Browne]], Catholic *[[Thomas Burke]], Catholic, Mayo *[[Oliver Cashell]], Louth *[[William Cole]], Protestant, Fermanagh, d. 1653 *[[Simon Digby]], Protestant *Sir [[Maurice Eustace]], Speaker, Protestant *[[Richard Fitzgerald (Irish politician)|Richard Fitzgerald]], Protestant, Strabane *Sir [[Roebuck Lynch]] *[[Donagh MacCarthy, Viscount Muskerry]], Catholic *[[Richard Bellings]], Catholic *Sir [[Phelim O'Neill]], Catholic *[[James Montgomery]], Protestant *[[Nicholas Plunkett]], Catholic, Meath *[[Edward Rowley]], Protestant *[[Hardress Waller]], Protestant *[[John Walsh]], Catholic ===Parliament of [[Charles II of England|Charles II]]=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Number !Opened !Dismissed ![[Speaker of the Irish House of Commons|Speaker]] !Sessions |- |1 |[[8 May]] [[1661]] |[[7 August]] [[1666]] | |? |} ''Members:'' *[[Nicholas Plunkett]], Meath *Sir [[Audley Mervyn]], Tyrone *Sir [[Maurice Eustace]], Speaker ===Parliaments of [[James II of England|James II]]=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Number !Opened !Dismissed ![[Speaker of the Irish House of Commons|Speaker]] !Sessions |- |1 |[[7 May]] [[1689]] |[[20 July]] [[1689]] | |? |} ''Members:'' {{main|Patriot Parliament}} ===Parliaments of [[William III of England|William III]] and [[Mary II of England|Mary II]]=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Number !Opened !Dismissed ![[Speaker of the Irish House of Commons|Speaker]] !Sessions |- |1 |[[5 October]] [[1692]] |[[26 June]] [[1693]] |[[Sir Robert Levinge]] |1 |} ''Members:'' *[[Richard Aldworth]] *Francis Annesley( brother of Maurice) *[[Maurice Annesley]] (brother of Francis) *[[Thomas Beecher]] *[[Henry Boyle]] *[[Alan Brodrick, 1st Viscount Midleton|Alan Brodrick]] *[[St. John Brodrick]] *Sir [[Francis Brewster]], Chancellor of the Exchequer *[[Randall Brice]] *[[Alan Broderick]] (brother of Thomas) *[[Thomas Broderick]] (brother of Alan) *[[Joseph Coghlan]] *Sir [[Richard Levinge]], Speaker *[[Stephen Ludlow]] *[[Robert Molesworth]] *Neave *[[William Ponsonby]] *Brigadier Rawdon *[[John Reading]] *[[Edward Richardson]] *Rochfort (Speaker) *[[Philip Savage]] *[[Edward Singleton]] *[[James Sloane]] *[[Richard Warburton]] *Brigadier [[William Wolsely]] {| class="wikitable" |- !Number !Opened !Dismissed ![[Speaker of the Irish House of Commons|Speaker]] !Sessions |- |2 |[[27 August]] [[1695]] |[[14 June]] [[1699]] |[[Robert Rochford]] |2 |} ''Members:'' *[[Thomas Beecher]] *[[Francis Bernard]] *[[Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery|Charles Boyle]] *[[St. John Brodrick]] *[[Thomas Brodrick]] *[[Edward Richardson]] *[[Sir Nicholas Acheson, 4th Baronet]] ===Parliaments of [[Anne of Great Britain|Anne]]=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Number !Opened !Dismissed ![[Speaker of the Irish House of Commons|Speaker]] !Sessions |- |3 |[[21 September]] [[1703]] |[[6 May]] [[1713]] |[[Alan Brodrick, 1st Viscount Midleton|Alan Brodrick]] |6 |} ''Members:'' *[[Thomas Beecher]] *[[Francis Bernard]] *[[Henry Boyle]] *[[Alan Brodrick, 1st Viscount Midleton|Alan Brodrick]], Whig, Speaker *[[Thomas Brodrick]] *Sir [[Toby Butler]] *[[Percy Freke]] *[[Francis Langston]] *[[Sir John Perceval]] *[[Edward Riggs]] *[[Henry Tenison]], Tory {| class="wikitable" |- !Number !Opened !Dismissed ![[Speaker of the Irish House of Commons|Speaker]] !Sessions |- |4 |[[25 November]] [[1713]] |[[1 August]] [[1714]] on death of [[Anne of Great Britain|Queen Anne]] |[[Alan Brodrick, 1st Viscount Midleton|Alan Brodrick]] |1 |} ''Members:'' *[[Alan Brodrick, 1st Viscount Midleton|Alan Brodrick]], Whig, Speaker *[[Richard Barry]] *[[Michael Beecher]] *[[Arthur Bernard]] *[[Francis Bernard]] *[[Sir John Perceval]] ===Parliament of [[George I of England|George I]]=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Number !Opened !Dismissed ![[Speaker of the Irish House of Commons|Speaker]] !Sessions |- |1 |[[12 November]] [[1715]] |[[11 June]] [[1727]] |[[William Conolly]] |6 |} ''Members:'' * [[St John Brodrick]] *[[Henry Boyle]] ===Parliament of [[George II of England|George II]]=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Number !Opened !Dismissed ![[Speaker of the Irish House of Commons|Speaker]] !Sessions |- |1 |[[28 November]] [[1727]] |[[25 November]] [[1760]] on death of [[Monarch|King]] [[George II of Great Britain|George II]] |Sir [[Ralph Gore]], [[Irish Chancellor of the Exchequer|Chancellor of the Exchequer]] |17 |} ''Members:'' (elected 1727) * [[St John Brodrick]] *[[Henry Boyle]] *Sir [[Richard Cox]] *[[Sir Matthew Deane]] *[[Charles Viscount Dungarvan]] *[[Anthony Malone]], Westmeath (married Speaker Ralph Gore's daughter), *[[Thomas Carter]] *[[Luke Gardiner]], [[Tralee (Irish Parliament constituency)|Tralee]] Thomastown to 1755 *[[Sir Arthur Acheson, 5th Baronet]], for [[Mullinger (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Mullinger]] *[[Edward Lovett Pearce]] ''Members:'' (elected 1728/29) ''Members:'' (elected 1739) *[[John Ponsonby (politician)|John Ponsonby]] ''Members:'' (in 1747) *[[Henry Gore]], [[Tulsk (Irish Parliament constituency)|Tulsk]] *[[Frederick Gore]], [[Killybegs (Irish Parliament constituency)|Killybegs]] *Sir [[Ralph Gore]], [[Donegal County (Irish Parliament constituency)|Donegal County]] *[[Arthur Hyde]] *John Macarell, [[Carlingford (Irish Parliament constituency)|Carlingford]] *Henry Mitchell, [[Castlebar (Irish Parliament constituency)|Castlebar]] ''Members:'' (elected 1751/1752) *[[Thomas Newenham]], Cork *Sir [[Richard Cox]], Cork *[[Cosby Nesbitt]], [[Cavan County (Irish Parliament constituency)|Cavan]] *[[Frederick Gore]], [[Killybegs (Irish Parliament constituency)|Killybegs]] *[[Henry Gore]], [[Tulsk (Irish Parliament constituency)|Tulsk]] *Sir [[Ralph Gore]], [[Donegal County (Irish Parliament constituency)|Donegal County]] *John Macarell, [[Carlingford (Irish Parliament constituency)|Carlingford]] *Henry Mitchell, [[Castlebar (Irish Parliament constituency)|Castlebar]] ''Members:'' (elected 1753/1754) *[[Francis Pierpoint Burton]], [[Killybegs (Irish Parliament constituency)|Killybegs]] *[[Robert Fitzgerald]], [[Kerry County (Irish Parliament constituency)|Kerry]] *[[Henry Gore]], [[Tulsk (Irish Parliament constituency)|Tulsk]] *[[Frederick Gore]], [[Killybegs (Irish Parliament constituency)|Killybegs]] *Sir [[Ralph Gore]], [[Donegal County (Irish Parliament constituency)|Donegal County]] *John Macarell, [[Carlingford (Irish Parliament constituency)|Carlingford]] *Henry Mitchell, [[Castlebar (Irish Parliament constituency)|Castlebar]] *Cosby Nesbitt, [[Cavan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Cavan County]] *[[Mervyn Archdall]] *[[William Brownlow]], Armagh, Independent *[[Francis Pierpoint Burton]], [[Killybegs (Irish Parliament constituency)|Killybegs]] *[[Charles Viscount Dungarvan]] *[[Robert French]] *[[John Gore, 1st Baron Annaly|John Gore]] *[[Henry Gore]], [[Tulsk (Irish Parliament constituency)|Tulsk]] *[[Frederick Gore]], [[Killybegs (Irish Parliament constituency)|Killybegs]] *Sir [[Ralph Gore]], [[Donegal County (Irish Parliament constituency)|Donegal County]] *[[Anthony Malone]] *[[John Macarell]], [[Carlingford (Irish Parliament constituency)|Carlingford]] *[[Henry Mitchell]], [[Castlebar (Irish Parliament constituency)|Castlebar]] *[[Edmund Pery]], Independent *[[John Ponsonby (politician)|John Ponsonby]] *[[Abel Ram]] (Committee of Commons unseated [[Robert Leigh]]), Wexford ''Members:'' *Sir [[Archibold Acheson]] *[[John Bowes]] *[[Benjamin Burton]] *Sir [[Charles Burton]], Dublin *[[Francis Pierpoint Burton]], [[Killybegs (Irish Parliament constituency)|Killybegs]] *[[Nathaniel Clements]] *Cunninghame *[[James Dunn (Irish MP)|James Dunn]], Dublin *Sir [[William Fownes]] *[[John Gore]] *[[Henry Gore]] *[[Frederick Gore]] *[[John Hely-Hutchinson]], Cork *[[Henry Lyons]] *[[Anthony Malone]] *[[Cosby Nesbitt]], [[Cavan (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Cavan County]] *[[Charles O'Hara]] *[[Edmond Pery]], Independent *Sir [[Thomas Prendergast]] *Stone *[[Philip Tisdall]] ===Parliaments of [[George III of England|George III]]=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Number !Opened !Dismissed ![[Speaker of the Irish House of Commons|Speaker]] !Sessions |- |1 |[[22 October]] [[1761]] |[[28 May]] [[1768]] [[Octennial Act]] |[[John Ponsonby (politician)|John Ponsonby]] |4 |} ''Members:'' *[[William Brabazon Ponsonby]] *[[John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel|John Foster]] *[[Sir John Freke]] *[[John Hely Hutchinson]] *[[John Lysaght]] *[[Charles Lucas]] *[[Edmund Sexton Pery]] *[[Thomas Waite]] *Andrews *Beauchamp *Bowes *[[Henry Flood]], Kilkenny *Lucas *[[Cosby Nesbitt]], [[Cavan County (Irish Parliament constituency)|Cavan County]] *[[Richard Townsend]] *Sir [[Lucius O'Brien]], [[Clare County (Irish Parliament constituency)|Clare County]] {| class="wikitable" |- !Number !Opened !Dismissed ![[Speaker of the Irish House of Commons|Speaker]] !Sessions |- |2 |[[17 October]] [[1769]] |[[5 April]] [[1776]] |[[John Ponsonby (politician)|John Ponsonby]] to [[4 March]] [[1771]], [[Edmond Pery Sexton]] |5 |} ''Members:'' *[[Robert Clements]], [[Donegal County (Irish Parliament constituency)|Donegal County]] *[[John Hely Hutchinson]] *Colonel [[Alexander Montgomery]], [[Donegal County (Irish Parliament constituency)|Donegal County]] *[[James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden|James Agar]], [[Tralee (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Tralee]] (replaced by Sir [[Boyle Roche]]) ====Grattan's Parliament==== {| class="wikitable" |- !Number !Opened !Dismissed ![[Speaker of the Irish House of Commons|Speaker]] !Sessions |- |3 |[[18 June]] [[1776]] |[[25 July]] [[1783]] |[[Edmond Sexton Pery]] |4 |} ''Members:'' *[[Henry Grattan]] *[[Richard Longfield]] *[[John Hely Hutchinson]] *[[Sir R.T. Meade]] *Sir [[Edward Newenham]], Independent *Sir [[Boyle Roche]], [[Gowran]] *[[Sir John Dillon, 1st Baronet]] *[[Benjamin Caldwell]] {| class="wikitable" |- !Number !Opened !Dismissed ![[Speaker of the Irish House of Commons|Speaker]] !Sessions |- |4 |[[14 October]] [[1783]] |[[8 April]] [[1790]] |[[Edmond Sexton Pery]] |7 |} ''Members:'' *[[Welbore Agar]], Kilkenny *[[Isaac Corry]] *[[Thomas Coughlan]], [[Carlingford (Irish Parliament constituency)|Carlingford]] *[[Henry Flood]] *Sir [[William Godfrey]], [[Tralee (Irish Parliament constituency)|Tralee]] *[[Henry Grattan]], Independent *[[Robert Jephson]], [[Granard (Irish Parliament constituency)|Granard]] *Sir [[Richard Johnstone]], [[Blessington (Irish Parliament constituency)|Blessington]] *[[John Hely Hutchinson]] *Sir [[James May]], Waterford *[[James Carrique Ponsonby]], [[Tralee (Irish Parliament constituency)|Tralee]] *Ponsoy *[[Augustine Warren]] *[[Nathaniel Warren]] (possibly a member of the 5th session) *Sir [[Boyle Roche]], [[Portarlington]] *[[Benjamin Caldwell]] {| class="wikitable" |- !Number !Opened !Dismissed ![[Speaker of the Irish House of Commons|Speaker]] !Sessions |- |5 |[[2 July]] [[1790]] |[[11 July]] [[1797]] |[[John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel|John Foster]] |8 |} ''Members:'' *[[Denis Browne]], [[Mayo County (Irish Parliament constituency)|Mayo County]] *[[Peter Burrows]] *[[Todd Jones]] *[[John Beresford (statesman)|John Beresford]] *Sir [[Boyle Roche]], [[Tralee (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|Tralee]] {| class="wikitable" |- !Number !Opened !Dismissed ![[Speaker of the Irish House of Commons|Speaker]] !Sessions |- |6 |[[9 January]] [[1798]] |[[31 December]] [[1800]] |[[John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel|John Foster]] |3 |} ''Members:'' *[[Charles O'Hara]] *[[Lucius O'Brien]] *[[Edmond Sexton Pery]] *Sir [[Boyle Roche]], [[Old Leighlin]] ==Resignation== Until 1793 members could not resign their seats. They could cease to be a member of the House only by one of four ways: * death * expulsion * taking [[ordination|Holy Orders]] * being awarded a peerage and so a seat in the [[Irish House of Lords]]. In 1793 a methodology for resignation was created, equivalent to the [[Chiltern Hundreds]] in the [[British House of Commons]]. Irish members could now be appointed to either the [[Escheatorship of Munster]], the [[Escheatorship of Leinster]], the [[Escheatorship of Connaught]] or the [[Escheatorship of Ulster]]. Possession of one of these Crown offices, with entailed a 30/ (30 [[shilling]]) salary, automatically terminated one's membership of the House of Commons. ==See also== *[[History of Ireland]] *[[Member of Parliament (pre-Union Ireland)]] ==References== * Charles Ivar McGrath, ''The making of the 18th century Irish Parliament 1692-1714'', Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2000, ISBN 1-85182-554-1 * Eoin Magennis, ''The Irish Political System 1740-1765'', Doublin: Four Courts Press, 2000, ISBN 1-85182-484-7 * Moody/Vaughan, ''A new history of Ireland'', Oxford, 1986, ISBN 0-19-821742-0 and ISBN 0-19-821739-0 * Mary Frances Cusack, ''Illustrated History of Ireland'', Project Gutenburg <references/> {{Lower Houses of Irish Parliaments}} [[Category:Parliament of Ireland|Commons]] [[Category:Defunct lower houses]]