Joshua Boyle was a

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in the

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, initially elected to represent the

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of Mallow in 1641, and was sworn in as recorder of

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on March 1 of the same year. The

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of Castle Lyons, he was elected to represent the borough of

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on April 8, 1661. "Joshua Boyle Esq. of Castle Lyons" was again listed as having been elected the MP to represent Mallow ninety years after the first election, though it is assumed to have been a relative of the now-deceased original Boyle.

References

Year of birth missing Year of death missing Irish MPs 1639–1649 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Cork constituencies Irish MPs 1661–1666 {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub