Mayo (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Mayo | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Mayo |
Mayo was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.
County divisions[]
Baronies in County Mayo:
- Burrishoole (Buiríos Umhaill)
- Carra (Ceara)
- Clanmorris (Clann Mhuiris)
- Costello (Coistealaigh)
- Erris (Iorras)
- Gallen (Gaileanga)
- Kilmaine (Cill Mheáin)
- Murrisk (Muraisc)
- Ross (An Ros)
- Tirawley (Tír Amhlaidh)
- Tireragh (Tír Fhiachrach)
Members of Parliament[]
- 1585 Thomas Williams and John Browne [1]
- 1613–1614 Tiobóid na Long Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo and Sir Thomas Burke [1]
- 1634–1635 Sir Thomas Bourke and Sir Roger O'Shaunessy [1]
- 1639–1649 Sir Theobald Bourke, Bt and Thomas Bourke [1]
- 1658 Sir Thomas Sadlier
- 1661 Sir Arthur Gore and Sir James Cuffe [1]
1689–1801[]
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | ||||||
| 1692 | Sir Henry Bingham, 3rd Bt | Francis Cuffe I | ||||
| 1695 | ||||||
| 1707 | Henry Bingham | |||||
| 1715 | Sir Arthur Gore, 2nd Bt | Francis Cuffe II | ||||
| 1719 | Michael Cuffe | |||||
| 1727 | John Bingham[2] | |||||
| 1742 | James Cuffe I | |||||
| 1749 | Sir John Bingham, 6th Bt | |||||
| 1751 | Paul Annesley Gore | |||||
| 1761 | Hon. Peter Browne-Kelly | Sir Charles Bingham, 7th Bt | ||||
| 1768 | James Cuffe II | |||||
| 1776 | Arthur Browne | |||||
| 1779 | George Browne | |||||
| 1782 | Denis Browne | |||||
| 1798 | George Jackson | |||||
| 1801 | Succeeded by Westminster constituency of Mayo | |||||
Notes[]
References[]
- 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.
Categories:
- Historic constituencies in County Mayo
- Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
- 1611 establishments in Ireland
- 1800 disestablishments in Ireland
- Constituencies established in 1611
- Constituencies disestablished in 1800