Clonakilty (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Clonakilty
Former Borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created	1613 (1613)
Abolished	1800
Replaced by	Disenfranchised

Clonakilty was a constituency in County Cork represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.

History

Established by a charter of King James I of England granting it to Sir Richard Boyle, it was purchased from Lord Burlington by Speaker Boyle in 1738 and he nominated the provost from three burgesses elected by the Corporation and freemen. In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Clonakilty was represented with two members.^[1] In the 1783 election 7 voted. It was disenfranchised by the Act of Union 1800 and Lord Shannon received compensation of £15,000. It was sometimes known as Cloghnakilty.

Members of Parliament, 1613–1801

1613-1615 Sir Edward Harris
1613-1615 Henry Gosnold
1634-1635 Sir Robert Travers
1634-1635 Philip Mainwaring
1639-1641 Sir Robert Travers
1639-1641 Peregrine Banastre
1661-1666 Joshua Boyle (April 6, 1661 - ?)
1661-1666 Arthur Freke

1689–1801

Election	First member	Second member
1689 Patriot Parliament	Owen MacCarthy	Daniel Fionn MacCarthy
1692	Francis Bernard	Percy Freke
1695	Bryan Townsend	Percy Freke
1703	Ralph Freke	George Freke
1713	Richard Cox
1725	Francis Bernard
1727	Francis Bernard	Richard Cox ^{[note 1]}
1761	Viscount Boyle ^{[note 2]}
May 1761	Henry Sheares
1766	Henry Sheares	Matthew Parker
1768	Richard Longfield	Riggs Falkiner
1776	Thomas Adderley	Attiwell Wood
1784	Thomas Adderley	Charles O'Neill
1792	Sir Nicholas Colthurst, 3rd Bt	Charles O'Neill
1793	Sir Nicholas Colthurst, 3rd Bt	Viscount Boyle
1796	Thomas Prendergast	Viscount Boyle
1797	Thomas Prendergast	John Hobson
1801	Disenfranchised

Notes

↑ Succeeded as 2nd Baronet in 1733
↑ Also elected for Cork County in 1761, for which he chose to sit

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.
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
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 Cork and Borough/City

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Baltimore (1614–1800) Bandonbridge (1614–1800) Castlemartyr (1676–1800) Charleville (1673–1800) Clonakilty (1613–1800) Cork City (1264–1800) Cork County (????–1800) Doneraile (1640–1800) Kinsale (1334?–1800) Mallow (1613–1800) Midleton (1671–1800) Rathcormack (c.1611–1800) Youghal (1374–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Bandon (1801–85) Cork County (1801–85) Cork City (1801–1922) East Cork (1885–1922) Mid Cork (1885–1922) North Cork (1885–1922) North East Cork (1885–1922) South Cork (1885–1922) South East Cork (1885–1922) West Cork (1885–1922) Kinsale (1801–85) Mallow (1801–85) Youghal (1801–85)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Cork Borough (1921–69) Cork City (1977–81) Cork City North–West (1969–77) Cork City South–East (1969–77) Cork East (1923–37, 1948–61, 1981–) Cork East and North East (1921–23) Cork Mid (1961–81) Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West (1921–23) Cork North (1923–61) Cork North–Central (1981–) Cork North–East (1961–81) Cork North–West (1981–) Cork South (1948–61) Cork South–Central (1981–) Cork South–East (1937–48) Cork South–West (1961–) Cork West (1923–61)

European Parliament 1979–present	Munster (1979–2004) South (2004–)

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

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