Castlemartyr (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Castlemartyr was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1676 to 1800.

Borough This constituency was the borough of Castlemartyr in County Cork. After its establishment in 1676 it had a sovereign, 12 burgesses and freemen. It was the base of Henry Boyle, Speaker of the Irish House of Commons from 1733 to 1756.

History In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Castlemartyr was not represented. Under the terms of the Acts of Union 1800, the constituency was disenfranchised and abolished in 1801. The 2nd Earl of Shannon received £15,000 compensation for its disenfranchisement.

Members of Parliament, 1676–1801

1689–1801

ElectionFirst MPSecond MP 1689 Castlemartyr was not represented in the Patriot Parliament 1692 Sir Richard Hull Robert Pooley 1695 Samuel Morris September 1703 Thomas KeightleyAlso elected for County Kildare in 1703, for which he chose to sit. Joseph DeaneAlso elected for County Dublin in 1703, for which he chose to sit. 1703 Robert FitzGerald Sir Thomas Dilkes 1709 St John Brodrick 1713 William Southwell Robert Oliver 1715 Bartholomew Purdon Charles Coote 1727 John FitzGerald 1728 Michael O'Brien Dilkes 1737 Thomas Evans 1753 John LysaghtStyled as The Honourable from 1758 1761 Anthony Malone John Magill 1768 Sir John Colthurst, 1st Bt Attiwell Wood 1775 John Bennett 1776 James Lysaght Sir Riggs Falkiner, 1st Bt 1783 John Bennett Broderick Chinnery 1787 Henry Cox 1790 Sir James Cotter, 2nd Bt Charles O'NeillAlso elected for Clonakilty in 1790, for which he chose to sit 1792 John Hobson 1798 John Townsend 1801 Disenfranchised

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Bibliography

Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation, 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