| Doneraile | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Cork |
| Borough | Doneraile |
| 1640–1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Disfranchised |
Doneraile was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. Doneraile is in County Cork, Republic of Ireland.
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Doneraile was represented with two members.[1]
Daniel O'Donovan of Mahoonagh and Feenagh was a Member of James II's 1689-92 Patriot Parliament who represented the Manor of Doneraile.
Members of Parliament, 1640–1801
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Daniel O'Donovan | John Baggot | ||||
| 1692 | Arthur St Leger | John St Leger | ||||
| 1695 | John Hayes | Edward Denny | ||||
| 1703 | Sir Francis Brewster | William Philips | ||||
| 1705 | Joseph Kelly | |||||
| 1713 | Sir John St Leger | Bartholomew Purdon | ||||
| 1715 | Hon. Arthur St Leger | William Causabon | ||||
| 1727 | John Waller | Jephson Busteed[note 1] | ||||
| 1728 | Hon. Hayes St Leger | |||||
| 1743 | William Harward | |||||
| 1751 | Sir John Colthurst, 1st Bt | |||||
| 1761 | John St Leger | St Leger Aldworth[note 2] | ||||
| 1768 | Richard Aldworth | |||||
| 1776 | Hayes St Leger[note 3] | |||||
| 1777 | Richard St Leger | |||||
| 1783 | James Chatterton | |||||
| 1788 | John Harrison | |||||
| 1790 | John Bagwell | |||||
| 1792 | John Maxwell | |||||
| January 1798 | Peter Holmes | John Townsend[note 4] | ||||
| 1798 | Barry Boyle St Leger | |||||
| 1800 | Francis Aldborough Prittie | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
- ^ Declared not duly elected in 1727
- ^ Changed surname to St Leger in 1767
- ^ Styled as The Honourable from 1785
- ^ Also elected for Castlemartyr in 1798, 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.
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