County Kilkenny was a
constituency
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...
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 fra ...
until 1800.
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 16 ...
of 1689 summoned by
James II, County Kilkenny was represented with two members.
Members of Parliament
*1531 Rowland Fitzgerald, 2nd Baron of
Burnchurch
Burnchurch is a civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in Shillelogher (barony), Shillelogher, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It has an area of .
Etymology
The name of the parish derives from the townland of Burnchurch situated within the parish. T ...
*1559
Nicholas White and Walter Gall
[
*1585 Gerard Blancheville and Robert Rothe][
*1613–1615 Lucas Shee and Robert Grace, Baron of Courtown][
*1639–1649 Pierce Butler (expelled) and Walter Walsh][
*1661–1666 Sir John Ponsonby and Colonel Daniel Redman]
1689–1801
Notes
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Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
Historic constituencies in County Kilkenny
1800 disestablishments in Ireland
Constituencies disestablished in 1800