Carrick (also known as Carrigdrumruske or Carrick-on-Shannon Borough) was a constituency represented in the
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, but on a highly restrictive fran ...
from 1614 to 1800. It returned two members.
Borough
This constituency was the
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle A ...
of
Carrick-on-Shannon
Carrick-on-Shannon () is the county town of County Leitrim in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is the largest town in the county of Leitrim. A smaller part of the town lies in County Roscommon. The population of the town was 4,062 in 2016. It is ...
in
County Leitrim
County Leitrim ( ; gle, Contae Liatroma) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim. Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the ...
.
History
In the
Patriot Parliament
Patriot Parliament is the name commonly used for the Irish Parliament session called by King James II during the Williamite War in Ireland which lasted from 1688 to 1691. The first since 1666, it held only one session, which lasted from 7 May ...
of 1689 summoned by
James II, Carrick was not represented. Under the terms of the
Act of Union 1800, the constituency was disenfranchised and abolished.
Members of Parliament, 1614–1801
*1613–1615 Maurice Griffith and Thomas Bellot
*1639–1649 Sir George St George and John Jackson
[
*1661–1666 Richard Barrett and Thomas Carr][
]
1689–1801
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Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
Historic constituencies in County Leitrim
1614 establishments in Ireland
1800 disestablishments in Ireland
Constituencies established in 1614
Constituencies disestablished in 1800