Clare (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Clare
Former County constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created	()
Abolished	1800
Replaced by	Clare

Clare was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

History

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

Members of Parliament

1583 Sir Turlogh O’Brien, Ennistymon.
1585 Boetius Clancy, Knockfinn.
1613 Sir Daniel O'Brien, later Viscount Clare.
1613 Boetius Clancy, Knockfinn.
1634 Sir Barnaby O’Brien (later 6th Earl of Thomond).
1634 Boetius Clancy
1634 Sir Daniel O'Brien.
1639 Dermot O’Brien of Dromore.
1639 Donogh O’Brien of Dough.
1654 Sir Hardress Waller;Henry Ingoldsby (First Protectorate Parliament, Westminster}
1654 Sir Hardress Waller;Henry Ingoldsby (Second Protectorate Parliament, Westminster}
1659 Sir Hardress Waller;Henry Ingoldsby (Third Protectorate Parliament, Westminster}
1661 Henry O'Brien, Lord Ibrackan.
1661 Sir Henry Ingoldsby, 1st Baronet of Beggstown Castle, Co. Meath.

1689–1801

Election	First member	Second member
1689 Patriot Parliament	David O'Brien	John MacNemara
1692	Sir Donough O'Brien, 1st Bt	Sir Joseph Williamson
1695		Sir Henry Ingoldsby, 1st Baronet
1703		Lucius O'Brien
1715	Francis Gore	John Ivers
1725	George Purdon	John Ivers
1727	Francis Burton	Sir Edward O'Brien, 2nd Bt
1745	Robert Hickman
1757	Murrough O'Brien
1761	Francis Pierpoint Burton
1765		Charles MacDonnell
1768		Sir Lucius O'Brien, 3rd Bt
1776	Edward FitzGerald	Hugh Dillon Massy ^{[note 1]}
1778		Sir Lucius O'Brien, 3rd Bt
1783		Sir Hugh Massy, 1st Bt
1790	Francis Nathaniel Burton	Francis McNamara
1797	Francis Nathaniel Burton	Hugh Dillon Massy
1801	Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Clare

Notes

↑ Declared not duly elected in 1776

References

↑ O'Hart (2007), p. 501

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.

Parliamentary constituencies in County Clare

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Ennis (1614–1800) Clare (????–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Clare (1801–85) Ennis (1801–85) East Clare (1885–1922) West Clare (1885–1922)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Clare (1921–) Clare–Galway South (1969–77)

European Parliament 1979–present	Munster (1979–2004) North-West (2004–14) South (2014–)

Irish counties: Carlow Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Kilkenny Laois Leitrim Limerick Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Sligo Tipperary Waterford Westmeath Wexford Wicklow

Coordinates: 52°53′58.95″N 9°7′10.28″W / 52.8997083°N 9.1195222°W / 52.8997083; -9.1195222

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