Carrick_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)

Carrick (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Carrick (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Pre-1801 Irish constituency

Not to be confused with Carrickfergus (Parliament of Ireland constituency).

Carrick (also known as Carrigdrumruske or Carrick-on-Shannon Borough) was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1614 to 1800. It returned two members.

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Borough

This constituency was the borough of Carrick-on-Shannon in County Leitrim.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Carrick was not represented.[1] Under the terms of the Act of Union 1800, the constituency was disenfranchised and abolished.

Members of Parliament, 1614–1801

  • 1613–1615 Maurice Griffith and Thomas Bellot[2]
  • 1639–1649 Sir George St George and John Jackson[2]
  • 1661–1666 Richard Barrett and Thomas Carr[2]

1689–1801

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Also elected for Galway Borough in 1695, for which he chose to sit
  2. [N 2]
    Also elected for County Donegal in 1776, for which he chose to sit.
  3. [N 3]
    Also elected for Roscommon in 1783, for which he chose to sit.
  4. [N 4]
    Styled as Viscount Clements from 1795
  5. [N 5]
    Also elected for County Leitrim in 1798, for which he chose to sit.

References

  1. [1]
    O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
  2. [2]
    Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 622.

Bibliography

  • 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.
  • 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.
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