County Meath (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
| County Meath | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Meath |
| –1801 | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | Meath |
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
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.
Citations
- ^ a b Butler, Richard (1840). Some Notices of the Castle and of the Abbies and other religious houses at Trim. Collected from various authorities. With a plate. MS. notes. H. Griffith. p. 34. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ Lynch, William (1830). A view of the legal institutions, honorary hereditary offices, and feudal baronies, established in Ireland during the reign of Henry the Second: deduced from court rolls, inquisitions, and other original records. p. 61. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ a b (Clarke 1932–34, p. 114)
- ^ (Clarke 1932–34, p. 115)
- ^ (Clarke 1932–34, p. 125)
- ^ "Close Roll 1 Richard II No.102". CIRCLE. Trinity College Dublin. March 1378. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f McGrath, Brid (24 October 1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640–1641". hdl:2262/77206.
- ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 628.