Clare (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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| Clare | |
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| Former County constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| county | County Clare |
| Province | Munster |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Clare |
Clare was a constituency representing County Clare in the Irish House of Commons, the lower house in the Irish Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland from 1613 to 1800.
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Clare was represented with two members.[1]
Following the Acts of Union 1800, it was succeeded by the County Clare constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.
Members of Parliament[]
- 1585 Sir Turlogh O'Brien, Ennistymon and Boetius Clancy, Knockfinn.[2]
- 1613–1615 Sir Daniel O'Brien, later Viscount Clare and Boetius Clancy, Knockfinn.
- 1634–1635 Sir Barnaby O’Brien (later 6th Earl of Thomond) (replaced by Sir Daniel O'Brien) and Boetius Clancy, Knockfinn
- 1639 Dermot O’Brien of Dromore and Donogh O’Brien of Dough.
- 1654 Sir Hardress Waller;Henry Ingoldsby (First Protectorate Parliament, Westminster)
- 1654 Sir Hardress Waller;Henry Ingoldsby (Second Protectorate Parliament, Westminster)
- 1659 Sir Hardress Waller;Henry Ingoldsby (Third Protectorate Parliament, Westminster)
- 1661–1666 Henry O'Brien, Lord Ibrackan and Sir Henry Ingoldsby, 1st Baronet of Beggstown Castle, Co. Meath.
1689–1801[]
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Daniel O'Brien | |||||
| 1692 | Sir Donough O'Brien, 1st Bt | Sir Joseph Williamson | ||||
| 1695 | Sir Henry Ingoldsby, 1st Baronet | |||||
| 1703 | ||||||
| 1715 | ||||||
| 1725 | ||||||
| 1727 | Francis Burton | Sir Edward O'Brien, 2nd Bt | ||||
| 1745 | ||||||
| 1757 | Murrough O'Brien | |||||
| 1761 | Francis Pierpoint Burton | |||||
| 1765 | ||||||
| 1768 | Sir Lucius O'Brien, 3rd Bt | |||||
| 1776 | Edward FitzGerald | Hugh Dillon Massy[a] | ||||
| 1778 | Sir Lucius O'Brien, 3rd Bt | |||||
| 1783 | Sir Hugh Massy, 1st Bt | |||||
| 1790 | Francis Nathaniel Burton | |||||
| 1797 | Hugh Dillon Massy | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Clare | |||||
- Notes
- ^ Declared not duly elected in 1776.
References[]
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
- ^ McGrath, Brid (1998). A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641 (thesis). Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of History.
Bibliography[]
- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-1927-0.
|volume=has extra text (help) - Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
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Coordinates: 52°53′58.95″N 9°7′10.28″W / 52.8997083°N 9.1195222°W
Categories:
- Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
- Historic constituencies in County Clare
- 1800 disestablishments in Ireland
- Constituencies disestablished in 1800