County Meath (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

County Meath
Former county constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
CountyCounty Meath
–1801 (1801)
Seats2
Replaced byMeath

County Meath was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

Members of Parliament

  • 1370 (Dublin): James de la Hyde and John Fitz John[1][2][3]
  • 1370 (Kilkenny): Simon Cusak and John Rothwelle[1][3]
  • 1372 (Kilkenny): John Prout [4]
  • 1374 Sir Richard Plunkett
  • 1376:[5] William de Londoun, Knight and Richard Plunket were elected to come to England to consult with the king and council about the government of Ireland and about an aid for the king.
  • 1378 John Freignes (amerced of 100 marks for non-attendance)[6]
  • 1560 Sir Christopher Cheevers and Patrick Barnewall of Crickston[7]
  • 1585 Richard Barnewall of Crickstown and John Netterville of Dowth[7]
  • 1613 Robert Barnewall of Robertstown and Patrick Hussey, 13th Baron Galtrim[7]
  • 1634–1635 Nicholas Plunkett and Patrick Hussey, 13th Baron Galtrim[7]
  • 1639–1642 Sir Richard Barnewall, 2nd Baronet (expelled) and Nicholas Plunkett (expelled)[7]
  • 1642–1649 Sir John Temple and Thomas Ashe[7]
  • 1661 Sir Robert Forth and Sir Theophilus Jones[8]

1689–1801

Election First MP Second MP
1689 Sir William Talbot, 3rd Baronet Sir Patrick Barnewall, 3rd Baronet
1692 Charles Meredyth John Osborne
1695 Sir John Dillon Thomas Bligh
1709 John Preston
1711 Garret Wesley
1715 James Napper
1719 Peter Ludlow
1733 James Lenox Napper[fn 1]
1751 Arthur Francis Meredyth
1761 Hercules Langford Rowley Gorges Lowther
1792 Hamilton Gorges
1794 Thomas Taylour, Viscount Headfort
1795 Hon. Clotworthy Taylor[fn 2]
1800 Marcus Somerville
1801 Succeeded by Westminster constituency Meath

Notes

  1. ^ from 1743 James Napper-Dutton
  2. ^ from 1796 Hon. Clotworthy Rowley

References

  • Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
  • Clarke, Maude V. (1932–34). "William of Windsor in Ireland, 1369-1376". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature. 41: 55–130. JSTOR 25515963.

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