Castlemartyr (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Castlemartyr
Borough constituency
Created: 1676
Post-Union: Disenfranchised
Type: Irish House of Commons

Castlemartyr (also known as Castlemartyr Borough) was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1676 to 1800.

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This constituency was the borough of Castlemartyr in County Cork. Affter its establishment in 1676 it had a sovereign, 12 burgesses and freemen. It was the base of Speaker Boyle and this family had conrol until disenfrachisement.

Under the terms of the Act of Union 1800, the constituency was disenfranchised and abolished 1800. The 2nd.Earl of Shannon received £15,000 compensation for its disenfranchisement.

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It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland from 1676 to 1800. The following list is adapted from this source[1], which is not entirely accurate).

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[edit] References

  • Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 1-903688-09-4
  • 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 ISBN 1-84682-030-8

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