Carlow was a constituency representing the borough of Carlow in the Irish House of Commons, the lower house in the Irish Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland from 1613 to 1800.
History The borough was incorporated in 1296 by Edward I and received further charters under the Stuart monarchs.
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Carlow was represented by two members. Following the Acts of Union 1800 the borough retained one parliamentary seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons.
After the Acts of Union, its successor constituency returned one MP to the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1801 to 1885.
Members of Parliament, 1613–1801 1613–1615 Sir John Bere, Kt., Dublin, Serjeant-at-law, Sir Robert Jacobe, Kt., Dublin (originally from Dorset), Solicitor General for Ireland 1634–1635 Barnabas O'Brien ("absent in England", replaced in January 1634, Edward Harman) James Rawson, Dublin 1639–1649 Robert Hartpole of Shrule Castle, Queen's County (disqualified for Rebellion in June 1642) Thomas Harman, Athy, County Kildare. 1661–1666 Sir John Temple, Palmerstown, County Dublin (Speaker) Thomas Burdett, Garryhill, County Carlow.
1689–1801 ElectionFirst MPSecond MP 1689 Mark Baggot John Warren 1692 Sir William Russell, 4th Bt Walter Weldon 1695 Edmond Jones Robert Curtis September 1703 Richard Wolseley Hon. Charles Howard 1703 Walter Weldon 1713 Thomas Burdett 1715 Richard Wolseley 1725 John Hamilton 1727 James Hamilton Richard Wolseley 1761 Robert Burton 1765 Robert Doyne 1768 Edward Hoare John Hyde 1769 James Somerville June 1776 John Prendergast Hon. John Ponsonby 1776 Arthur Dawson 1783 Sir John Browne, 7th Bt Charles des Voeux January 1790 Hon. James Caulfield Browne May 1790 Augustus Cavendish-Bradshaw John Ormsby Vandeleur 1796 Sir Frederick Flood, 1st Bt January 1798 Henry Sadlier Prittie William Elliot 1798 John Wolfe 1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Carlow
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