List of Parliaments of Ireland

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This is a list of Parliaments of Ireland to 1801. For subsequent Parliaments, see the list of Parliaments of the United Kingdom. For post-1918 Parliaments, see elections in Ireland. Parliaments before 1264 are not currently listed.

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[edit] Parliaments of Henry III

Number Opened Dismissed Speaker Sessions
1 18 June 1264 c.29 September 1269 ? 2

This Parliament sat at Castledermot, County Kildare

[edit] Parliaments of Edward I

Number Opened Dismissed Speaker Sessions
1 29 September 1276 9 April 1307 ? 19

This Parliament sat at Dublin thirteen times, Kildare once and Kilkenny four times. There was also one Council meeting.

[edit] Parliaments of Edward II

Number Opened Dismissed Speaker Sessions
1 9 February 1310 8 July 1326 ? 14

This Parliament sat at Dublin six times, Kildare once, Kilmainham once and Kilkenny five times.

[edit] Parliaments of Edward III

Number Opened Dismissed Speaker Sessions
1 10 May 1327 8 January 1377 ? 29

This Parliament sat at Dublin twenty times, Ballydoyle/Cashel once and Kilkenny eleven times. There were also eight General Councils and nine Councils

[edit] Parliaments of Richard II

Number Opened Dismissed Speaker Sessions
1 14 January 1378 Summer 1396 ? 13

This Parliament sat at Dublin four times, Trim once and Kilkenny twice and Castledermot four times. There were also five General Councils and eleven Councils

[edit] Parliaments of Henry IV

Number Opened Dismissed Speaker Sessions
1 Spring 1401 4 February 1412 ? 13

This Parliament sat at Dublin seven times, Ross once and Kilkenny twice and Waterford twice. There were also two General Councils and five Councils

[edit] Parliaments of Henry VI

Number Opened Dismissed Speaker Sessions
1 Not known 1425 9 February 1459 ? 32

This Parliament sat at Dublin twenty five times, Trim onceNaas twice,Drogheda five times, and Kilkennyonce. There were also seventeen General Councils and one Council

[edit] Parliaments of Edward IV

Number Opened Dismissed Speaker Sessions
1 12 June 1461 after 7 February 1483 ? 61

This Parliament sat at Dublin thirty one times, Bray once and Trim twice, Naas five times, Limerick once, Drogheda fifteen times, Connell County Kildare once, Wexford once and Waterford once.

[edit] Parliaments of Richard III

Number Opened Dismissed Speaker Sessions
1 19 March 1484 After 1485 ? 6

This Parliament sat at Dublin three times and Naas. There were also two General Councils.

[edit] Parliaments of Henry VII

Number Opened Dismissed Speaker Sessions
1 14 July 1486 after July 1509 ? 20

This Parliament sat at Dublin nine times, Castledermot twice, Trim twice and Drogheda four times. There were also one General Council and one Council.

[edit] Parliaments of Henry VIII

Number Opened Dismissed Speaker Sessions
1 25 February 1516 19 November 1543 Sir Thomas Cusake: c. 13 June 1541 32

This Parliament sat at Dublin twenty six times, Trim once, Drogheda twice, Limerick twice, Kilkenny once and Cashel once.

[edit] Parliaments of Mary I

Number Opened Dismissed Speaker Sessions
1 1 June 1557 2 July 1557 James Stanihurst: c. 1 June 1557 1
2 10 November 1557 10 November 1557 ? ?
3 1 March 1558 1 March 1558 ? ?

[edit] Parliaments of Elizabeth I

Number Opened Dismissed Speaker Sessions
1 12 January 1560 1 February 1560 James Stanihurst: c. 12 January 1560 1
2 17 January 1569 25 April 1571 James Stanihurst: 17 January 1569 ?
3 26 April 1585 14 May 1586 Sir Nicholas Walsh: 26 April 1585 ?

[edit] Parliaments of James I

Number Opened Dismissed Speaker Sessions
1 18 May 1613 24 October 1615 Sir John Davies: 18 May 1613 3

[edit] Parliaments of Charles I

Number Opened Dismissed Speaker Sessions
1 14 July 1634 18 April 1635 Sir Nathaniel Catelyn: 15 July 1634 4
2 16 March 1640 30 January 1649 Sir Maurice Eustace: 16 March 1640 6

[edit] Interregnum

Between 1653 and 1659, Irish MPs sat in the Parliament of the Protectorate. See the list of Parliaments of England and First Protectorate Parliament for further detail.

[edit] Parliaments of Charles II

Number Opened Dismissed Speaker Sessions -Plt
1 8 May 1661 7 August 1666 Sir Audley Mervyn: 8 May 1661 4 68

[edit] Parliaments of James II

Number Opened Dismissed Speaker Sessions -Plt Colloquial name
1 7 May 1689 18 July 1689 Sir Richard Nagle: 7 May 1689 1 67 Patriot Parliament

[edit] Parliaments of William III and Mary II

Number Opened Dismissed Speaker Sessions -Plt
1 5 October 1692 26 June 1693 Sir Richard Levinge: 5 October 1692 1 66
2 27 August 1695 14 June 1699 Robert Rochfort: 27 August 1695 2 65

[edit] Parliaments of Anne

No. Assembled Dissolved Sessions Speaker -Plt Note
1st 21 September 1703 6 May 1713 6 Alan Brodrick: 21 September 1703 64
Hon. John Forster: 19 May 1710
2nd 25 November 1713 1 August 1714 1 Alan Brodrick: 25 November 1713 63 Dissolved by the death of the Queen

[edit] Parliament of George I

No. Assembled Dissolved Sessions Speaker -Plt Note
1st 12 November 1715 11 June 1727 6 William Conolly: 12 November 1715 62 Dissolved by the death of the King

[edit] Parliament of George II

No. Assembled Dissolved Sessions Speaker -Plt Note
1st 28 November 1727 25 October 1760 17 William Conolly: 28 November 1727 61 Dissolved by the death of the King
Sir Ralph Gore: 13 October 1729
Henry Boyle: 4 October 1733
John Ponsonby: 26 April 1756

[edit] Parliaments of George III

No. Assembled Dissolved Sessions Speaker -Plt Note
1st 22 October 1761 28 May 1768 4 John Ponsonby: 22 October 1761 60
2nd 17 October 1769 5 April 1776 5 John Ponsonby: 17 October 1769 59
Edmund Sexton Pery: 7 March 1771
3rd 18 June 1776 25 July 1783 4 Edmund Sexton Pery: 18 June 1776 58
4th 14 October 1783 8 April 1790 7 Edmund Sexton Pery: 14 October 1783 57
John Foster: 5 September 1785
5th 2 July 1790 11 July 1797 8 John Foster: 9 July 1790 56
6th 9 January 1798 31 December 1800 3 John Foster: 9 January 1798 55 Dissolved by the Union

The Kingdoms of Ireland and Great Britain joined on 1 January 1801. For subsequent Parliaments see the list of Parliaments of the United Kingdom. As of 2006 there have been 54 Parliaments of the United Kingdom.

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