Philip Reyley (recte O’Reilly) (c. 1630 – after 1689) was an
M.P. for
County Cavan
County Cavan ( ; gle, Contae an Chabháin) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is part of the Border Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is base ...
in the
Parliament of Ireland
The Parliament of Ireland ( ga, Parlaimint na hÉireann) was the legislature of the Lordship of Ireland, and later the Kingdom of Ireland, from 1297 until 1800. It was modelled on the Parliament of England and from 1537 comprised two chamb ...
of 1689, known as 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 ...
. He was known as Philip Reilly senior to distinguish him from
Philip Og O'Reilly
Philip Og O'Reilly (–1703) was an MP for Cavan in the Parliament of Ireland of 1689.
Early life
His name in Gaelic was Pilib Óg O'Raghallaigh. He was probably called Pilib Óg (Young Philip) to distinguish him from Philip Reyley who repres ...
the contemporaneous MP for the borough of
Cavan
Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Bally ...
. He lived in Aghacreevy townland in the Civil Parish of Ballymachugh, Barony of Clanmahon,
County Cavan
County Cavan ( ; gle, Contae an Chabháin) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is part of the Border Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is base ...
. Reyley was probably the ''Philip Reilly senior'' who was elected a member of
Cavan
Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Bally ...
Corporation on 23 February 1688.
[''The Corporation of the Borough of Cavan'' by T.S. Smyth, in Breifny Antiquarian Society Journal 1927, Vol III, p.181]
References
Politicians from County Cavan
Irish MPs 1689
Irish Jacobites
Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Cavan constituencies
17th-century deaths
17th-century births
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
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