Cashel (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Cashel
Former Borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created ? (?)
Abolished 1800
Replaced by Cashel

Cashel (also known as Cashel Borough) was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland to 1800.

Boundaries and Boundary Changes

This constituency was the borough of Cashel, County Tipperary.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Cashel was represented with two members.[1] Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough retained one parliamentary seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

Members of Parliament

1689–1801

Election First member First party Second member Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament Denis Kearney James Hacket
1692 Samuel Greene Samuel Hughes
1695 Anthony Maude
1703 Kingsmill Pennefather
1710 Matthew Pennefather
1715 Richard Buckworth
1734 Richard Pennefather
1739 William Carr
1753 Kingsmill Pennefather
1771 William Pennefather
1777 Richard Pennefather
1783 William Pennefather
1798 Joseph Lysaght
1799 Richard Bagwell
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Cashel

Notes

References

  1. O'Hart (2007), p. 503

Bibliography