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North Donegal (UK Parliament Constituency)
North Donegal was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922. Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election the area was part of the Donegal constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament. Boundaries This constituency comprised the northern part of County Donegal, consisting of the barony of Inishowen East, that part of the barony of Inishowen West not contained within the constituency of East Donegal, and that part of the barony of Kilmacrenan contained within the parishes of Clandavaddog, Killygarvan and Tullyfern and the townlands of Drumherrive, Glenalla and Ray in the parish of Aughnish. Members of Parliament Notes:- * 1 Not an election, but the date of a party change. The Irish Parliamentary Party had been created in 1882, on the initiative of Charles Stewart Parnell's Irish National League. Both the IPP and the INL split into Parnellite and Anti-Parnel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donegal (UK Parliament Constituency)
Donegal was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament (MPs). Boundaries This constituency comprised the whole of County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrcon .... In 1885, it was divided into separate constituencies of East Donegal, North Donegal, South Donegal and West Donegal. Members of Parliament *''Constituency created'' (1801) *''Constituency abolished (1885)'' Elections Elections of the 1880s Elections of the 1870s * Caused by Wilson's death. * Caused by Conolly's death. Elections of the 1860s * Caused by Hayes' death. Elections of the 1850s Elections in the 1840s * Caused by Conolly's death Electi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Clare (UK Parliament Constituency)
West Clare was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament 1885–1922. Prior to the 1885 United Kingdom general election the area was part of the Clare (UK Parliament constituency), Clare constituency. From 1922, on the establishment of the Irish Free State, it was not represented in the UK Parliament. Boundaries This constituency comprised the western part of County Clare, consisting of the baronies of Clonderalaw, Corcomroe, Ibrickan and Moyarta, and those parts of the baronies of Inchiquin and Islands not contained within the constituency of East Clare (UK Parliament constituency), East Clare. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 1880s Elections in the 1890s Elections in the 1900s * Death of Halpin Elections in the 1910s References * * Historic constituencies in County Clare Westminster constituencies in County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph O'Doherty
Joseph O'Doherty (24 December 1891 – 10 August 1979) was an Irish teacher, barrister, revolutionary, politician, county manager, member of the First Dáil and of the Irish Free State Seanad. Family Joseph O'Doherty's father Michael O'Doherty was a prosperous entrepreneur from Gortyarrigan in the parish of Desertegney at the side of Raghin Beg mountain on the Inishowen peninsula, County Donegal. When he got married, Michael moved from Gortyarrigan to the town of Derry where he owned a hansom cab business and a chain of butcher shops, kept racing horses, traded in cattle, and supplied meat until 1916 for the British Royal Navy fort at Dunree. Joseph's mother Rose O'Doherty (née McLaughlin) inspired him to become a revolutionary. O'Doherty was born at his parents' home at 14 Little Diamond in the Bogside district of Derry on Christmas Eve 1891. His brother, Séamus, was also a member of the IRB and took part in the events of the Easter Rising. Education He was first educa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 Irish General Election
The 1918 Irish general election was the part of the 1918 United Kingdom general election which took place in Ireland. It is now seen as a key moment in modern Irish history because it saw the overwhelming defeat of the moderate nationalist Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP), which had dominated the Irish political landscape since the 1880s, and a landslide victory for the radical Sinn Féin party. Sinn Féin had never previously stood in a general election, but had won six seats in by-elections in 1917–18. The party had vowed in its manifesto to establish an independent Irish Republic. In Ulster, however, the Unionist Party was the most successful party. The election was held in the aftermath of the First World War, the Easter Rising and the Conscription Crisis. It was the first general election to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918. It was thus the first election in which women over the age of 30, and all men over the age of 21, could vote. Previously, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip O'Doherty (politician)
Philip O'Doherty (1871 – 6 February 1926) was an Irish nationalist politician and Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He was first elected unopposed as the Irish Parliamentary Party MP for the North Donegal constituency at the 1906 general election. He was re-elected unopposed at the January 1910 and December 1910 The following events occurred in December 1910: December 1, 1910 (Thursday) * Porfirio Diaz was inaugurated for his eighth term as President of Mexico."Record of Current Events", ''The American Monthly Review of Reviews'' (January 1911), pp ... general elections. He lost his seat at the 1918 general election. External links * 1871 births 1926 deaths Irish Parliamentary Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Donegal constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918 People from County Donegal {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 United Kingdom General Election In Ireland
The 1906 United Kingdom general election in Ireland was held in January 1906. Ninety-nine of the seats were in single-member districts using the first-past-the-post electoral system, and the constituencies of Cork City and Dublin University were two-member districts using block voting. In the election as a whole, the Liberal Party won a clear majority in the election across the United Kingdom and Henry Campbell-Bannerman was appointed as Prime Minister. This was the first time since the split in the Liberal Party in 1886 that they governed without the support of the Irish Parliamentary Party. Results See also * History of Ireland (1801–1923) References 1906 Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, ... #Ireland 1906 elections in Ireland {{UK-election-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Muldoon (politician)
John Muldoon (11 July 1865 – 21 November 1938) was an Irish barrister and nationalist politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for most of the period between 1905 and 1918, representing three different constituencies in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Early life Muldoon was the third son of James Muldoon of Dromore, County Tyrone, and of Catherine Gahan. He was educated at a local school, at Queen's College, Galway and at the King's Inns. He was called to the Irish Bar in 1894 and became a King's Counsel (KC) in 1913. In 1903 he married Olive, daughter of Charles Whamond of Westport, County Mayo. Political career Muldoon was a treasurer of the United Irish League and a Director of the Freeman's Journal. He was returned unopposed as MP for the Irish Parliamentary Party in North Donegal at a by-election in June 1905 but did not stand again at the general election of January 1906, being deselected by the local clergy.Maume, Patri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1905 North Donegal By-election
The 1905 North Donegal by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of North Donegal on 15 June 1905. The vacancy arose because of the death of the sitting member, William O'Doherty of the Irish Parliamentary Party The Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP; commonly called the Irish Party or the Home Rule Party) was formed in 1874 by Isaac Butt, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish national .... Only one candidate was nominated, John Muldoon representing the Irish Parliamentary Party, who was elected unopposed. Result References 1905 elections in the United Kingdom June 1905 events By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in County Donegal constituencies Unopposed by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Irish constituencies 1905 elections in Ireland {{Ireland-UK-Parl-by-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William O'Doherty
William O'Doherty (1868 – 18 May 1905) was an Irish nationalist politician and Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He was elected as the Irish Parliamentary Party The Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP; commonly called the Irish Party or the Home Rule Party) was formed in 1874 by Isaac Butt, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish national ... MP for the North Donegal constituency at the 1900 general election. He died in 1905 and the subsequent by-election was won by John Muldoon. External links * 1868 births 1905 deaths Irish Parliamentary Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Donegal constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1900–1906 People from County Donegal {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1900 United Kingdom General Election In Ireland
The 1900 United Kingdom general election in Ireland was held in September and October 1900. Ninety-nine of the seats were in single-member districts using the first-past-the-post electoral system, and the constituencies of Cork City and Dublin University were two-member districts using block voting. This election was the first fought after the separate organisations in the Irish Parliamentary Party re-merged after a split in 1891 between the Irish National Federation, which had opposed the leadership of Charles Stewart Parnell, and the Irish National League, which had supported his continued leadership. The IPP was now led by John Redmond of the smaller INL. In the overall election result, the coalition of the Conservative Party, which included the Irish Unionist Alliance, and the Liberal Unionist Party, was returned and the Marquess of Salisbury continued as Prime Minister. Results See also * History of Ireland (1801–1923) References 1895 Events January&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Bartholomew Curran
Thomas Bartholomew Curran (1870 – 1929) was an Irish barrister and an Anti-Parnellite/Irish National Federation politician who served in the United Kingdom House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituencies of Kilkenny City (1892–1895) and North Donegal (1895–1900). He was the son of Thomas Curran, MP for South Sligo from 1892 to 1900 and Mary (Coll) Curran (1847) of Derryfad, Creeslough, County Donegal, Ireland. Thomas Curran and his son, Thomas Bartholomew, owed their elections to the Irish National Federation to whom Thomas senior made an unsecured loan of £10,000 to fund their campaign in the 1892 general election. According to Tim Healy: "Thomas Curran, a hotel-keeper in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ... (New South Wales) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1895 United Kingdom General Election In Ireland
The 1895 United Kingdom general election in Ireland took place from 13 to 29 July 1895. The divide between the anti-Parnellite Irish National Federation and the pro-Parnellite Irish National League continued, and with only minor variation in seats. In the overall election result, the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative–Liberal Unionist Party, Liberal Unionist coalition beat the Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party government led by the Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, Earl of Rosebery. Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Lord Salisbury returned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, having previously served from 1885 to 1886, and again from 1886 to 1892. Results See also * History of Ireland (1801–1923) References General elections in Ireland to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1895 1895 United Kingdom general election, Ireland July 1895 events 1895 elections in Ireland {{UK-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
