Talk:Irish House of Commons

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Contents 1 Removed (from famous members:) 2 Better image 3 Boroughs 4 Was the Old Leighlin borough really in Armagh? 5 Merge proposal 6 Irish constituency names 7 Parliaments 1692-1800

[edit] Removed (from famous members:)

• Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington who defeated Emperor Napoleon I of France at the Battle of Waterloo and later became British Prime Minister. It was he as prime minister who conceded Catholic Emancipation in 1829.

He did not enter politics until after the parliament was dissolved. Wellesley was a member of the British House of Commons in Westminster. He could despite being a Lord as the peerage was created prior to the act of Union. I believe (by following the logic of the Westminster Houses at the time) that being an Irish Lord would in fact prevented him from bening a member the Irish House of Commons. Dainamo

Are you sure? He was returned in the April 1790 general election, and is recorded as speaking in the Parliamentary Register. His maiden speech was on January 10, 1793 seconding the address to the throne - see vol. 13, p. 5. He also did take his seat in the UK House. Wellington did not become a Peer until 1809. Dbiv 00:40, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Better image

That photo of a copy of a picture of the Irish House of Commons in session in the 1790s (with light glare) is really not up to much. It seems to be a copy of Francis Wheatley's painting which is in the Gascoigne collection at Lotherton Hall, near Leeds (see website). Can we get a better version? Dbiv 00:40, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Boroughs

This [1] link links to a list of boroughs disenfranchised by the 1801 Act of Union. There are 83 in total. Morwen - Talk 22:56, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Was the Old Leighlin borough really in Armagh?

The Old Leighlin of which I'm aware is in Co. Carlow, near Leighlinbridge. It has a C of I cathedral (now used as a parish church under the diocese of Ossory). I was also under the impression that it elected an MP.

[edit] Merge proposal

• Totally oppose: Constituency pages exist for other parliaments, so why not for this one. --Damac 11:39, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

What merge proposal? Can you provide a link? --BrownHairedGirl 12:02, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Hi, BrownHairedGirl. You'll see what I'm talking about if you hit the "What links here" button for this page.[2] The proposer, User:Dsreyn, didn't follow correct proceedure and didn't set up a place to discuss his proposal here.

As I said, I oppose it. On top of that, what would you think of the proposal that the constituencies be renamed from XX (Irish Parliament constituency) to XX (Parliament of Ireland constituency). --Damac 12:31, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Rename sounds like a good idea (less ambiguous), but might it not be better to dispsnse with the merge propsal first? --BrownHairedGirl 12:42, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

• Strong oppose to merge proposals. Parliamentary constituencies are an important part of the political process, and merit an article in each case, even iff it ends up being a short one. --BrownHairedGirl 12:42, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

I think this one can be wound up. The proposer didn't even bother to justify the proposal, and it has found no support whatsoever from other uses. I suggest that we now discuss how to name the constituency articles at Talk:List of Irish constituencies.--Damac 08:17, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

The merge tag was added in June, but the proposer didn't offer any explanation of why it was advocated. So I'm now putting on my admin hat and removing the merge tags, and I'm also taking the plunge and putting these articles in a category I have just created, Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (to 1800). --BrownHairedGirl 12:36, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Now done. Merge rag removed, all categorised and marked as stubs. But they need work soon to at least make them credible stubs (see WP:STUB#Ideal_stub_article), or someone will come along and AFD them all. --BrownHairedGirl 13:04, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Irish constituency names

Before I start creating articles on the constituencies of the pre-1801 Irish House of Commons, I'd like to sound out views on how to name them. Here are my proposals:

1. I propose that for every county constituency, there should be page like Galway (constituency), which will list out all the constituencies from that county over time.

2. The names of each constituency should follow the pattern XX (Parliament of Ireland constituency). In cases where a constituency had a borough and a county variant, only the borough should be specified, i.e. simply Galway (Parliament of Ireland constituency) (for the county) but Galway Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency) for the borough.

3. Although I suggested to User:Gary J months ago that pre- and post-1801 constituencies were essentially the same thing and should not be split but form one article, I think that his creation Antrim (constituency) shows that this is perhaps not such a good idea in practice. Not only is the article above the recommended size (47 KB), but the article does not allow for an effective distinction between pre and post political entities. Therefore, I would propose breaking up these articles (sorry Gary J) into pre- and post-union articles and replacing Antrim (constituency) with something like what I've done for Galway (constituency).

On a slightly different note, I'd ask for help in:

1. populating Category:Historic parliamentary constituencies in Ireland (perhaps this should be renamed Category:Historic UK parliamentary constituencies in Ireland so that it remains solely for UK House of Commons constituencies in Ireland.)

2. removing the inconsistencies in naming. On the one hand we have Birmingham East (UK Parliament constituency), and the other North Galway (UK Parliament constituency) (both established 1885). Perhaps for simplicities sake, the county name should always come first. --Damac 13:45, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Re your proposals

1. Constituency dab pages like page like Galway (constituency): agree! (I think I started that process, so no surprise I'm in favour).
2. Constit names: Agree -- county name first, compass points (or other qualifiers) after.
3. Separate the Irish Parl constits from UK Parl constits: Agree. A constituency exists to elect members to a specific parliament; its name should reflct that --BrownHairedGirl 14:20, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Re the names of the UK parl constits, currently in Category:Historic UK parliamentary constituencies in Ireland, I suggest following the logic of Category:Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from Irish constituencies (1801-1922), and calling it: Category:Irish constituencies of the United Kingdom Parliament (1801-1922). That avoids any confusion with the post-1922 Northern Irish constits. --BrownHairedGirl 14:20, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Parliaments 1692-1800

I have made a number of amendments whichn I hope are correct and have moved the section to a new article. I think otherwise the main article is too long. Does anyone have a difficulty with this? Durrus 18:42, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes, and I've reverted your changes but have included new information. Before carrying out major moves like this, please allow for some consultation with other users.--Damac 20:20, 21 October 2006 (UTC)