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Thomastown 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. Following the
Act of Union 1800 The Acts of Union 1800 (sometimes incorrectly referred to as a single 'Act of Union 1801') were parallel acts of the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of Ireland which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Irela ...
the borough was disenfranchised.


Members of Parliament

*1560 Francis Cosby and Henry Colley *1585 Walter Sherlock and Robert Porter *1613–1615 Robert Porter and Nicolas Robucke *1634–1635 Patrick Sherlock and Jacob Walsh *1639–1649 Seafoule Gibson and Michael Wandesford *1661–1666 Robert Shapcote (sat for Wicklow and replaced 1661 by John Brett) and Thomas Burrell


1689–1801


See also

*
Thomastown Thomastown (), historically known as Grennan, is a town in County Kilkenny in the province of Leinster in the south-east of Ireland. It is a market town along a stretch of the River Nore which is known for its salmon and trout, with a number of ...
, a town in
County Kilkenny County Kilkenny ( gle, Contae Chill Chainnigh) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the South-East Region. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. Kilkenny County Council is the local authority for the cou ...
*
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 ...
*
List of Irish constituencies A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...


References

*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 * {{coord missing, County Kilkenny Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) Historic constituencies in County Kilkenny 1541 establishments in Ireland 1800 disestablishments in Ireland Constituencies established in 1541 Constituencies disestablished in 1800