Kerry (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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

Kerry was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800. Following the Act of Union 1800 the county retained two seats.

Boundaries and Boundary Changes

This constituency was based in County Kerry.

History

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

Members of Parliament

1654: Sir Hardress Waller;Henry Ingoldsby (First Protectorate Parliament, Westminster}
1656: Sir Hardress Waller;Henry Ingoldsby (Second Protectorate Parliament, Westminster}
1659: Sir Hardress Waller;Henry Ingoldsby (Third Protectorate Parliament, Westminster}

1689–1801

Election	First member	Second member
1689 Patriot Parliament	Nicholas Brown	Sir Thomas Crosbie
1692	Edward Denny	Hon. Thomas FitzMaurice
1697	Edward Denny	William Sandes
1703	Edward Denny	John Blennerhassett
1709		John Blennerhassett
1713		Sir Maurice Crosbie
1715	John Blennerhassett
1727	Arthur Denny
1743	Hon. John FitzMaurice
1751	John Blennerhassett
1759	John Blennerhassett	Lancelot Crosbie
1761	Viscount FitzMaurice	John Blennerhassett
1762	John Blennerhassett
1763	Thomas Fitzmaurice
1768	Barry Denny
1775	Barry Denny	Arthur Blennerhassett
1776	Rowland Bateman	Arthur Blennerhassett
1783	Sir Barry Denny, 1st Bt	Richard Townsend Herbert
1790		John Blennerhassett
May 1794		John Gustavus Crosbie
July 1794	Sir Barry Denny, 2nd Bt
1795	Maurice FitzGerald
1798	Maurice FitzGerald	James Crosbie
1801	Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Kerry

Notes

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, and online
T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534-1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
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 Kerry

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Ardfert (1639–1800) Dingle (1607–1800) Kerry (????–1800) Tralee (1613–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Kerry (1801–85) Tralee (1801–85) East Kerry (1885–1922) North Kerry (1885–1922) South Kerry (1885–1922) West Kerry (1885–1922)

Dáil Éireann 1921–present	Kerry–Limerick West (1921–23) Kerry (1923–37, 2016–) Kerry North (1937–2011) Kerry South (1937–2016) Kerry North–West Limerick (2011–16)

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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