Waterford City 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 ...
from 1264 to 1800. Following the
Act of Union of 1800 the borough retained one seat.
Borough
This constituency was based in the city of
Waterford
"Waterford remains the untaken city"
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in
County Waterford
County Waterford ( ga, Contae Phort Láirge) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is part of the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region. It is named ...
. It was incorporated by
charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the rec ...
in 1264 with freeholders and freemen.
Members of Parliament
Elections
See also
*
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
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
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References
Sources
* Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), , on lin
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T. W. Moody
Theodore William Moody (26 November 1907 – 11 February 1984) was a historian from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Background
Early life
Moody was born in Belfast, to a poor family who made their living from dressmaking and iron turning and wa ...
, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, ''A New History of Ireland 1534-1691'', Oxford University Press, 1978
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Historic constituencies in County Waterford
History of Waterford (city)
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1264 establishments in Ireland
1800 disestablishments in Ireland
Constituencies established in 1264
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