Fore was a constituency in
County Westmeath
"Noble above nobility"
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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 ...
from 1612 to 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, Fore was represented with two members.
Members of Parliament
*1634–1635: Lucas Fitzgerald and Thomas Nugent (died 1634 and replaced by John Nugent)
*1639–1649: John Nugent (died 1647 and replaced by Oliver Walshe)
*1661–1666: Sir Timothy Tyrrill of Buckinghamshire (absent/died and replaced 1662 by
Charles Viscount Falkland. Falkland died and was replaced 1663 by John Forrest) and William Markham
1689–1801
Notes
References
Bibliography
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Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
Historic constituencies in County Westmeath
1800 disestablishments in Ireland
Constituencies disestablished in 1800
1612 establishments in Ireland