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

Boundaries and Boundary Changes This constituency was based in the town of Dingle in County Kerry.

History It was incorporated by charter in 1607 with a Provost, 12 Burgesses and 150 freemen two resident. It had a corporation, and the electorate consisted of 13 burgesses and 150 freemen. In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Dingle was represented with two members. Following the Acts of Union 1800 the borough was disenfranchised.

Members of Parliament, 1585–1801 1585 Thomas Trant and James Trant 1613–1615 Thomas Trant FitzRichard and Michael Hussey 1634–1635 Dominick Rice and James Rice 1639–1649 Sir George Blundell, 2nd Baronet and Christopher Roper 1661–1666 Launcelot Sandes and Samuel Bathurst (Bathurst sat for Sligo - replaced 1661 by Robert Fowkes)

1689–1801 ElectionFirst MPSecond MP 1689 Edward Rice FitzJames John Hussey 1692 William FitzMaurice Frederick William Mullins 1695 John Blennerhassett 1703 Francis Brewster 1713 Thomas Crosbie John Pratt 1727 Sir Maurice CrosbieAlso elected for County Kerry in 1727, for which he chose to sit 1728 John FitzGerald 1731 Hon. John PercevalStyled as Viscount Perceval from 1733 1741 Robert FitzGerald 1749 Sir William Fownes, 2nd Bt 1761 Maurice FitzGerald 1776 Richard TownsendAlso elected for County Cork in 1776, for which he chose to sit 1777 Robert Alexander 1782 Richard Boyle Townsend 1783 Hayes St LegerAlso elected for Doneraile in 1783, for which he chose to sit 1783 John Townsend 1795 Bartholomew Hoare 1798 Lodge Evans Morres Sir James Cotter, 2nd BtAlso elected for Castlemartyr in 1798, for which he chose to sit 1798 William Thomas Monsell 1800 Hon. William Townsend Mullins 1801 Disenfranchised

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