County Carlow was a county constituency representing County Carlow in the Irish House of Commons, the lower house in the Parliament of Ireland of the Kingdom of Ireland. The parliamentary boroughs of Armagh and Old Leighlin were separately represented.
Under the Acts of Union 1800, the county was represented from 1 January 1801 by the Westminster constituency of County Carlow with two MPs in the United Kingdom House of Commons. Old Leighlin lost its separate representation.
Members of Parliament 1375: Godfrey de Valle and Philip de Valle 1420: Thomas Burton and Stephen Casse 1559: William FitzWilliam and Sir Edmund Butler 1585: Sir Henry Wallop and Geoffrey Fenton 1613–1615: Sir Morgan Cavanagh and George Bagenal of Dunleckny 1634–1635: Sir Thomas Butler, Bt and James Butler of Tinnehinch 1639–1649: Sir Thomas Butler, Bt (died 1642) and Oliver Eustace 1659: Sir Thomas Harman 1661–1666: Sir John Temple and Sir William Temple
1689–1801 ElectionFirst MPSecond MP 1689 Dudley Bagenal Henry Luttrell 1692 Sir Thomas Butler, 3rd Bt John Tench 1695 John Allen 1703 Pierce Butler 1704 Thomas Burdett 1713 Jeffrey Paul 1715 Francis Harrison Thomas Burdett 1725 Jeffrey Paul 1727 Robert Burton 1730 Richard Butler 1761 Benjamin Burton Thomas Butler 1767 John Hyde 1768 Beauchamp Bagenal William Henry Burton 1776 William Bunbury 1778 Beauchamp Bagenal 1783 Sir Richard Butler, 7th Bt 1790 Henry Bruen 1796 Sir Richard Butler, 7th Bt 1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency County Carlow
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