County Clare (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

County Clare was a constituency representing County Clare in the Irish House of Commons, the lower house in the Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland from 1613 to 1800.

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

Following the Acts of Union 1800, it was succeeded by the County Clare constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

Members of Parliament 1585 Sir Turlogh O'Brien, Ennistymon and Boetius Clancy, Knockfinn. 1613–1615 Sir Daniel O'Brien, later Viscount Clare and Boetius Clancy, Knockfinn. 1634–1635 Sir Barnaby O’Brien (later 6th Earl of Thomond) (replaced by Sir Daniel O'Brien) and Boetius Clancy, Knockfinn 1639 Dermot O’Brien of Dromore and Donogh O’Brien of Dough. 1654 Sir Hardress Waller;Henry Ingoldsby (First Protectorate Parliament, Westminster) 1654 Sir Hardress Waller;Henry Ingoldsby (Second Protectorate Parliament, Westminster) 1659 Sir Hardress Waller;Henry Ingoldsby (Third Protectorate Parliament, Westminster) 1661–1666 Henry O'Brien, Lord Ibrackan and Sir Henry Ingoldsby, 1st Baronet of Beggstown Castle, County Meath.

1689–1801

ElectionFirst MPSecond MP 1689 Daniel O'Brien John MacNamara 1692 Sir Donough O'Brien, 1st Bt Sir Joseph Williamson 1695 Sir Henry Ingoldsby, 1st Baronet 1703 Lucius O'Brien 1715 Francis Gore John Ivers 1725 George Purdon 1727 Francis Burton Sir Edward O'Brien, 2nd Bt 1745 Robert Hickman 1757 Murrough O'Brien 1761 Francis Pierpoint Burton 1765 Charles MacDonnell 1768 Sir Lucius O'Brien, 3rd Bt 1776 Edward FitzGerald Hugh Dillon Massy 1778 Sir Lucius O'Brien, 3rd Bt 1783 Sir Hugh Massy, 1st Bt 1790 Francis Nathaniel Burton Francis McNamara 1797 Hugh Dillon Massy 1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Clare

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