List of Irish MPs 1585–86

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This is a list of members of the Irish House of Commons between 1585 and 1586.

Name Constituency Religion Notes
Youghal
Cross Tipperary
Waterford County Catholic[1] Of Faithlegg[2]
Sir Nicholas Bagenal Down Protestant The Newry
Nicholas Ball Dublin City Catholic Alderman of Dublin
Ardee
Drogheda Of Brimore/Bremore, Dublin
Meath
Edward Berkeley Antrim County Protestant
Sir Richard Bingham Roscommon County Protestant
Kilkenny County
Sir George Bourchier King's County Protestant
Limerick County
Callan
Sir Valentine Browne Sligo County Protestant
Henry Burnell Dublin County Catholic Of Castleknock
Tipperary
Boetius Clancy Clare Protestant[3] Of Knockfine
Wexford County
Cork County His daughter married John de Courcy, 18th Baron Kingsale
Youghal
Gerald Comerford Callan Protestant
Youghal
Redmond Everard Tipperary Catholic
Geoffrey Fenton Carlow County Protestant Of Dublin - Principal Secretary of State
Cork County Of Cloyne
Kerry
Wexford County
Kildare County
Kinsale Of Kinsale
Louth
Queen's County
Thomas Le Straunge Galway County
Sir Hugh Magennis Down Catholic Of Rathfriland
Cork City
Louth
John Netterville Meath Catholic
Richard Netterville Dublin County Catholic Of Corballis/Corballies, Dublin
Sir John Norreys Cork County Protestant Lord President of Munster
Thomas Norris Limerick County Protestant
Westmeath
Westmeath Catholic [4]
Peter Nugent Drogheda
Clare Catholic Of Inishdyman - Grandson of Connor O'Brien, King of Thomond
Faghna or Faghtna O'Farrell Longford County Catholic O'Farrell Boy, Lord of South Annaly
William O'Farrell Longford County Catholic O'Farrell Bane, Lord of North Annaly
Antrim County Of Shane's Castle
Philip O'Reilly Cavan County Catholic Of Cavan - Claimant to the Lordship of East Breifne
Edmund O'Reilly Cavan County Catholic Claimant to the Lordship of East Breifne
Cross Tipperary Of Newcastle, County Tipperary
Kinsale Of Kinsale
Kilkenny County
Sir Warham St Leger Queen's County Protestant
Cork City
Galway County
Waterford County Of Grace Dieu, about a mile to the west of Waterford[5]
Thomas Spring Kerry Gentleman, son of Katherine ne Dermodo [6]
Kildare County
Dublin City Of Dublin
Sir Henry Wallop Carlow County Protestant Of Dublin
Nicholas Walsh Waterford City Protestant Speaker
King's County
Edward Waterhouse Carrickfergus Protestant

References[]

  1. ^ Canon Power churches
  2. ^ "Journal of the Waterford & South-East of Ireland Archaeological Society" Vol. IX.— No. I - Quarter — Jan to March 1906, page 52
  3. ^ "The History and Topography of the County of Clare" by James Frost - 'forsook his faith'
  4. ^ “This Edward Nugent the lawyer is conjectured both a dangerous and malicious man against the state. In the last parliament when an Act entitled “An Act for provision to be made for surety of the Majesty’s most royal person” etc. was moved in the Lower House he used a long premeditated speech in defence of the mass and Romish religion with imputation of all good success whereunto and encounter since.” Nugent, Brian (2008). Shakespeare Was Irish!. p. 200.citing Public Record Office of Northern Ireland item D3835/A/4/297 - Richard Nugent's notes on and transcriptions of State Papers, Home Office Papers, Hatfield House Papers, etc: 1850 - 1890
  5. ^ "Journal of the Waterford & South-East of Ireland Archaeological Society" Vol. IX.— No. I - Quarter — Jan to March 1906, page 52
  6. ^ Peyton's Survey, Paragraph 33
Sources
  • "Part II; Parliaments of Ireland". Return of the name of every member of the lower house of parliament of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with name of constituency represented, and date of return, from 1213 to 1874. Command papers. Vol. C.69-I. HMSO. 1878. pp. 603–691.
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