Carrick (also known as Carrigdrumruske or Carrick-on-Shannon Borough) was a constituency represented in the
Irish House of Commons from 1614 to 1800. It returned two members.
Borough
This constituency was the
borough of
Carrick-on-Shannon in
County Leitrim.
History
In the
Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by
James II James II may refer to:
* James II of Avesnes (died c. 1205), knight of the Fourth Crusade
* James II of Majorca (died 1311), Lord of Montpellier
* James II of Aragon (1267–1327), King of Sicily
* James II, Count of La Marche (1370–1438), King C ...
, Carrick was not represented. Under the terms of the
Act of Union 1800
The Acts of Union 1800 (sometimes incorrectly referred to as a single 'Act of Union 1801') were parallel acts of the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of Ireland which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Irela ...
, 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
Notes
References
Bibliography
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{{Leitrim constituencies
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