Bandonbridge (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Bandonbridge was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801.

Borough This constituency was a parliamentary borough based in the town of Bandon in County Cork.

Following the Acts of Union 1800, the borough retained one seat at the Union.

History It was incorporated by charter in 1613 with a Provost, 12 Burgesses and freemen. It had a Corporation, the patron being Francis Bernard and the electorate consisted of 13 burgesses and 50 freemen. In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Bandonbridge was represented with two members.

Members of Parliament, 1613–1801 ElectionFirst MPSecond MP 1613 Sir Richard Moryson William Crowe 1634 Sir George Wentworth William Wiseman 1639 Sir Francis Slingsby Anthony Doppinge 1661 Robert Gorges John Read 1689 Charles MacCarthy Daniel MacCarthy Reagh 1692 Sir William Moore, 2nd Bt Edward Riggs 1695 Francis Bernard 1703 Richard Gorges 1713 Arthur Bernard 1715 Martin Bladen 1727 George Freke Stephen Bernard 1731 Bellingham Boyle 1761 William Conner Thomas Adderley 1766 Francis Bernard 1776 William Brabazon Ponsonby Lodge Evans Morres 1783 Francis Bernard 1790 Broderick ChinneryCreated a baronet in 1799 1796 William Ponsonby 1798 Robert William O'Callaghan 1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Bandon

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Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), 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