Killybegs 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.

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 ...

of 1689 summoned by James II, Killybegs was not represented.

Members of Parliament, 1616–1801

1689–1801

*1634–1635 Thomas Tallys and James Galbraith *1639–1649 Edward Tarleton and Thomas Tallys *1661 Sir Robert Murray and William Knight (sat for Belfast - replaced by Thomas Burton. Burton AWOL-replaced 1665 by Sir

John Lyndon Sir John Lyndon (c. 1630-1699) was an Irish judge and politician of the seventeenth century. He was the first holder of the office of Third Serjeant-at-law, which was created especially for him, apparently as a "consolation prize" for not being ...

)

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* * {{coord missing, County Donegal Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) Historic constituencies in County Donegal 1616 establishments in Ireland 1800 disestablishments in Ireland Constituencies established in 1616 Constituencies disestablished in 1800