Doneraile 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.

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 ...

is in County Cork, Republic of Ireland.

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 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 ...

, Doneraile was represented with two members. Daniel O'Donovan of Mahoonagh and Feenagh was a Member of James II's 1689-92 Patriot Parliament who represented the Manor of Doneraile.

Members of Parliament, 1640–1801

1689–1801

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References

Bibliography

* *Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), * T. W. Moody, 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 1640 establishments in Ireland 1800 disestablishments in Ireland Constituencies established in 1640 Constituencies disestablished in 1800