County Cork (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

County Cork was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801.

Area This constituency consisted of County Cork. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland up to 1800.

History In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, County Cork was represented with two members. Following the Acts of Union 1800 the county retained two parliamentary seats in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

Members of Parliament 1376: Richard de Wynchedoun and Philip, son of Robert White, were elected to come to England to consult with the king and council about the government of Ireland and about an aid for the king. 1420: John Mithe and Thomas Halle 1463: Robert Rochford, Esq. and Edward Penkeston, knight citing a statute later printed in 3 Edward IV, ch 55 or 103 which also states that 'no knights were returned for a long time from thence' 1585: April. Sir John Norreys, knt. William Cogan, Esq. John Fitzgerald, Esq., of Cloyne. 1613: 19 April. Dermod McCarthy, Esq., of Lohort. Andrew Barrett, Esq., of Ballincollig. 1634: 23 June. Sir William St. Leger, knt., of Doneraile. Sir Donagh McCarthy, knt. 1639: 2 March. Sir William St Leger, knt., of Doneraile. Donagh McCarthy, knt. 1641: 20 February. Redmond Roche (MP) in place of Donagh McCarthy, who succeeded his father as 2nd Viscount of Muskerry. 1641: 22 June. Redmond Roche, of Cahirduggan, expelled for siding with the 1641 Rebellion. 1642: 2 July. ? in place of William St Leger who died. 1661: 25 April. Hon. Richard Boyle. Sir Henry Tynte, knt., of Roxhall. 1661: 2 June. Sir John Perceval, 1st Baronet of Burton, in place of Tynte, deceased. 1665: 7 December. Roger Boyle, in place of Richard Boyle, translated to the Lords. 1665-1666: John St Ledger (d.31 March 1696).

1689–1801

ElectionFirst MPSecond MP 1689 Justin McCarthy Sir Richard Nagle 1692 Sir St John Brodrick Henry Boyle 1695 Thomas Brodrick Whig 1703 Sir John Perceval, 5th Bt 1713 Alan Brodrick Whig 1715 Henry Boyle St John Brodrick 1728 Sir Matthew Deane, 3rd Bt 1747 Arthur Hyde 1756 Viscount Dungarvan 1759 Richard Townsend 1761 Viscount Boyle 1765 Hon. John Lysaght 1768 John Hyde 1776 Sir Robert Deane, 6th Bt 1781 James Bernard 1783 Viscount Kingsborough 1791 Abraham Morris 1797 Viscount Boyle 1798 Robert Uniacke Fitzgerald 1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency County Cork

References

Bibliography – Parliaments & Biographies (PDF downloaded from given URL)

Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534-1691, Oxford University Press, 1978 Tim Cadogan and Jeremiah Falvey, A Biographical Dictionary of Cork, 2006, Four Courts Press