Dingle (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| Dingle | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Kerry |
| Borough | Dingle |
| 1607–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Dingle was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801.
Boundaries and Boundary Changes[edit]
This constituency was based in the town of Dingle in County Kerry.
History[edit]
It was incorporated by charter in 1607 with a Provost, 12 Burgesses and 150 freemen two resident. It had a corporation, and the electorate consisted of 13 burgesses and 150 freemen. In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Dingle was represented with two members.[1] Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough was disenfranchised.
Members of Parliament, 1585–1801[edit]
- 1585 Thomas Trant and James Trant[2]
- 1613–1615 Thomas Trant FitzRichard and Michael Hussey[2]
- 1634–1635 Dominick Rice and James Rice[2][3]
- 1639–1649 Sir George Blundell, 2nd Baronet and Christopher Roper[2]
- 1661–1666 Launcelot Sandes and Samuel Bathurst (Bathurst sat for Sligo - replaced 1661 by Robert Fowkes)[3]
1689–1801[edit]
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Edward Rice FitzJames | John Hussey | ||||
| 1692 | William FitzMaurice | Frederick William Mullins | ||||
| 1695 | John Blennerhassett | |||||
| 1703 | Francis Brewster | |||||
| 1713 | Thomas Crosbie | John Pratt | ||||
| 1727 | Sir Maurice Crosbie[note 1] | |||||
| 1728 | John FitzGerald | |||||
| 1731 | Hon. John Perceval[note 2] | |||||
| 1741 | Robert FitzGerald | |||||
| 1749 | Sir William Fownes, 2nd Bt | |||||
| 1761 | Maurice FitzGerald | |||||
| 1776 | Richard Townsend[note 3] | |||||
| 1777 | Robert Alexander | |||||
| 1782 | Richard Boyle Townsend | |||||
| 1783 | Hayes St Leger[note 4] | |||||
| 1783 | John Townsend | |||||
| 1795 | Bartholomew Hoare | |||||
| 1798 | Lodge Evans Morres | Sir James Cotter, 2nd Bt[note 5] | ||||
| 1798 | William Thomas Monsell | |||||
| 1800 | Hon. William Townsend Mullins | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes[edit]
- ^ Also elected for County Kerry in 1727, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Styled as Viscount Perceval from 1733
- ^ Also elected for County Cork in 1776, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for Doneraile in 1783, for which he chose to sit
- ^ Also elected for Castlemartyr in 1798, for which he chose to sit
References[edit]
- ^ O'Hart 2007, p. 502.
- ^ a b c d McGrath, Brid (24 October 1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641" – via www.tara.tcd.ie.
- ^ a b Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 618.
Bibliography[edit]
- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7.
- Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 February 2002), ISBN 1-903688-09-4, History of the Irish Parliament Online - Ulster Historical Foundation
- T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534–1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
- 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.
