Athy (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Athy was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801. Following the Acts of Union 1800 the borough was disenfranchised.

History In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Athy was represented with two members.

Members of Parliament, 1560–1801 ElectionFirst MPSecond MP 1560 Richard Mothill Rowland Cassyn 1613 Walter Weldon Sir Robert Digby 1634 Sir Maurice Eustace Edward Blount 1639 Steven Stephens Sir Robert Meredith 1661 William Weldon Henry Brenn 1689 William FitzGerald William Archbold 1692 Raphael Hunt Richard Locke 1695 Maurice Keating 1703 Richard Meredyth 1713 John Lyons 1715 Richard Allen 1727 Sir Walter Borrowes, 4th Bt Marcus Anthony Morgan 1741 Lord Offaly 1744 Walter Weldon 1753 Robert Sandford May 1761 Henry SandfordAlso elected for Kildare Borough in 1761, for which he chose to sit James McManus 1761 Robert Sandford December 1761 Richard Stearne Tighe 1762 William Smith 1768 John St Leger William Burgh 1769 Walter Hussey Burgh Patriot 1776 Thomas Burgh Thomas Burgh 1783 Lord Edward FitzGerald Patriot 1790 Lord Henry FitzGeraldAlso elected for Dublin City in 1790, for which he chose to sit Patriot Arthur Ormsby 1791 Frederick John Falkiner 1798 William Hare Richard Hare 1801 Constituency disenfranchised

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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