Ennis_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)

Ennis (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Ennis (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Pre-1801 Irish constituency

Not to be confused with Ennis (UK Parliament constituency).

Ennis was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800, the lower house in the Irish Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland. In the Patriot Parliament summoned by James II in 1689, Ennis was represented with two members.[1] Following the Acts of Union 1800, it was succeeded by the Ennis constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

Quick Facts County, Borough ...

By 1783, the seat was in the control of the O'Brien and Burton families.[2] Notable members include Sir Edward O'Brien, 4th Baronet. When his son, the Tory turned Irish rebel, William Smith O'Brien, became MP for the then UK Parliamentary seat of Ennis, The Times described the constituency as "his father's borough".[3]

Members of Parliament, 1613–1801

  • 1613 John Thornton of Doonass and Edmond Blood of Bohersallagh
  • 1634–1635 Sir Barnaby O’Brien (sat for Carlow-replaced by Francis Windebank) and Sir Richard Sudwell
  • 1639–1649 Simon Thorogood (replaced 1641 by Robert Casey) and Ralph Leventhorpe
  • 1661–1666 William Purefoy of King's County and Isaac Granier of Kilrush

1689–1801

More information Election, First member ...
Notes
  1. Declared not duly elected in 1713.
  2. Succeeded as 3rd Baronet in 1765.
  3. Changed surname to Conyngham in 1781.
  4. Also elected for Carrick in 1798, for which he chose to sit.

References

  1. [1]
    O'Hart 2007, p. 501.
  2. [2]
    "Ennis". Ulster Historical Foundation. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  3. [3]
    "General Election". The Times. London. 4 May 1831.

Bibliography

  • O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-1927-0.
  • James Frost,The History and Topography of the County of Clare
  • 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.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Ennis_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.