Clonmines_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)

Clonmines (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Clonmines (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Pre-1801 Irish constituency

Clonmines was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801. It was a rotten borough associated with the deserted Norman borough of Clonmines, in southwest County Wexford.

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History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Clonmines was represented with two members.[1]

Members of Parliament

  • 1634–1635: James Brien and John Cullen[2]
  • 1639–1649: disenfranchised - no record[2]
  • 1661–1666: Francis Harvey and John Edgeworth[2]
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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Also elected for Inistioge in 1727, for which he chose to sit
  2. [N 2]
    Also elected for Fethard (County Wexford) in 1790, for which he chose to sit

References

  1. [1]
    O'Hart 2007, p. 504.
  2. [2]
    McGrath, Brid (24 October 1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641" – via www.tara.tcd.ie.

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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