County Cork was a constituency represented in the

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until its abolition on 1 January 1801.

Area

This constituency consisted of

County Cork County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns are ...

. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland up to 1800.

History

In the

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of 1689 summoned by James II, Cork County was represented with two members. Following the

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the borough retained two parliamentary seats in the

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Members of Parliament

*1585: April. Sir

John Norreys John Norreys may refer to: *Sir John Norris (soldier) or Norreys (c. 1547–1597), the son of Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norreys, a lifelong friend of Queen Elizabeth *Sir John Norreys (Keeper of the Wardrobe) for Henry VI of England (c. 1400–1466) ...

, knt. William Cogan, Esq. John Fitzgerald, Esq., of

Cloyne Cloyne () is a small town to the southeast of Midleton in eastern County Cork. It is also a see city of the Anglican (Church of Ireland) Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, while also giving its name to a Roman Catholic diocese. St Colman's Ca ...

. *1613: 19 April. Dermod McCarthy, Esq., of Lohort. Andrew Barrett, Esq., of

Ballincollig Ballincollig () is a suburban town within the administrative area of Cork city in Ireland. It is located on the western side of Cork city, beside the River Lee on the R608 regional road. In 2016 it was the largest town in County Cork, at whic ...

. *1634: 23 June. Sir William St. Leger, knt., of

Doneraile Doneraile (), historically Dunerayl, is a town in County Cork, Ireland. It is on the R581 regional road east of the N20 road, which runs from Limerick to Cork. It is about north of Mallow town. It is on the River Awbeg, a branch of the ...

. Sir Donagh McCarthy, knt. *1639: 2 March. Sir

William St Leger Sir William St Leger PC (Ire) (1586–1642) was an Anglo-Irish landowner, administrator and soldier, who began his military career in the Eighty Years' War against Habsburg Spain. He settled in Ireland in 1624, where he was MP for Cork County ...

, knt., of Doneraile. Donagh McCarthy, knt. *1641: 20 February.

Redmond Roche (MP) Redmond Roche ( – after 1654) was an Irish politician who sat for Cork County in the Parliament of 1640–1649. He was a Protestant during his earlier life but joined the Confederateses in 1642. Birth and origins ...

in place of Donagh McCarthy, who succeeded his father as 2nd Viscount of Muskerry. *1641: 22 June. Redmond Roche, of Cahirduggan, expelled for siding with the 1641 Rebellion. *1642: 2 July. ? in place of William St Leger who died. *1661: 25 April. Hon. Richard Boyle. Sir Henry Tynte, knt., of Roxhall. *1661: 2 June. Sir John Perceval, 1st Baronet of Burton, in place of Tynte, deceased. *1665: 7 December. Roger Boyle, in place of Richard Boyle, translated to the Lords. *1665-1666: John St Ledger (d.31 March 1696).

1689–1801

Notes

References

Bibliography

* – Parliaments & Biographies (PDF downloaded from given URL) * *Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), *

T. W. Moody Theodore William Moody (26 November 1907 – 11 February 1984) was a historian from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Background Early life Moody was born in Belfast, to a poor family who made their living from dressmaking and iron turning and wa ...

, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, ''A New History of Ireland 1534-1691'', Oxford University Press, 1978 *Tim Cadogan and Jeremiah Falvey, A Biographical Dictionary of Cork, 2006, Four Courts Press * {{Coord missing, County Cork Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) Historic constituencies in County Cork 1800 disestablishments in Ireland Constituencies disestablished in 1800