Meath 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 ...
until 1800.
Members of Parliament
* 1370 (Dublin): James de la Hyde and John Fitz John
* 1370 (Kilkenny): Simon Cusak and John ____
* 1374 Sir
Richard Plunkett
Richard Plunkett (c.1340-1393) was an eminent Irish judge and statesman of the fourteenth century, who held the offices of Lord Chief Justice of Ireland and Lord Chancellor of Ireland. His descendants held the titles Baron Dunsany, Baron Killeen ...
* 1378 John Freignes (
amerced of 100
mark
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* F ...
s for non-attendance)
* 1560 Sir Christopher Cheevers and Patrick Barnewall of Crickston
* 1585 Richard Barnewall of Crickstown and John Netterville of Dowth
[
* 1613 Robert Barnewall of Robertstown and Patrick Hussey, 13th ]Baron Galtrim
Baron Galtrim was an Irish feudal barony: in other words, the holder of the barony, which was hereditary in the Hussey family, was entitled to style himself Lord Galtrim, but was not entitled as of right to sit in the Irish House of Lords, althou ...
[
* 1634–1635 ]Nicholas Plunkett
Sir Nicholas Plunkett (1602–1680) was an Anglo-Irish lawyer and politician. He was a younger son of Christopher Plunkett, 9th Baron Killeen and Jane (or Genet) Dillon, daughter of Sir Lucas Dillon: his brother Luke was created Earl of Fingal ...
and Patrick Hussey, 13th Baron Galtrim
Baron Galtrim was an Irish feudal barony: in other words, the holder of the barony, which was hereditary in the Hussey family, was entitled to style himself Lord Galtrim, but was not entitled as of right to sit in the Irish House of Lords, althou ...
[
* 1639–1642 ]Sir Richard Barnewall, 2nd Baronet
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(expelled) and Nicholas Plunkett
Sir Nicholas Plunkett (1602–1680) was an Anglo-Irish lawyer and politician. He was a younger son of Christopher Plunkett, 9th Baron Killeen and Jane (or Genet) Dillon, daughter of Sir Lucas Dillon: his brother Luke was created Earl of Fingal ...
(expelled)[
* 1642–1649 Sir John Temple and Thomas Ashe][
* 1661 Sir ]Robert Forth
Sir Robert Forth (c.1600-c.1663) was an Irish statesman of the seventeenth century, and an influential figure in the political crisis of 1640–41. He sat in the Irish House of Commons and was a member of the Privy Council of Ireland.Perceval-Maxw ...
and Sir Theophilus Jones
1689–1801
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{{Coord missing, County Meath
Historic constituencies in County Meath
Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
1800 disestablishments in Ireland
Constituencies disestablished in 1800