Carlow (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

For the county constituency, see County Carlow (Parliament of Ireland constituency).

Carlow was a constituency representing the borough of Carlow in the Irish House of Commons, the lower house in the Irish Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland from 1613 to 1800.

Carlow
Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons
County	County Carlow
Borough	Carlow
1613 (1613) (1613 (1613))–1801 (1801)
Seats	2
Replaced by	Carlow (UKHC)

History

The borough was incorporated in 1296 by Edward I and received further charters under the Stuart monarchs.^[1]

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Carlow was represented by two members.^[2] Following the Acts of Union 1800 the borough retained one parliamentary seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

After the Acts of Union, its successor constituency returned one MP to the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1801 to 1885.

Members of Parliament, 1613–1801

• 1613–1615
  • Sir John Bere, Kt., Dublin, Serjeant-at-law,
  • Sir Robert Jacobe, Kt., Dublin (originally from Dorset), Solicitor General for Ireland
• 1634–1635
  • Barnabas O'Brien ("absent in England", replaced in January 1634, Edward Harman)
  • James Rawson, Dublin
• 1639–1649
  • Robert Hartpole of Shrule Castle, Queen's County (disqualified for Rebellion in June 1642)
  • Thomas Harman, Athy, County Kildare.
• 1661–1666
  • Sir John Temple, Palmerstown, County Dublin (Speaker)
  • Thomas Burdett, Garryhill, County Carlow.

1689–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament		Mark Baggot			John Warren
1692		Sir William Russell, 4th Bt			Walter Weldon
1695		Edmond Jones			Robert Curtis
September 1703		Richard Wolseley			Hon. Charles Howard[a]
1703					Walter Weldon
1713		Thomas Burdett
1715		Richard Wolseley
1725		John Hamilton
1727		James Hamilton			Richard Wolseley[b]
1761		Robert Burton
1765		Robert Doyne
1768		Edward Hoare			John Hyde[c]
1769					James Somerville
June 1776		John Prendergast			Hon. John Ponsonby[d]
1776					Arthur Dawson
1783		Sir John Browne, 7th Bt			Charles des Voeux[e]
January 1790		Hon. James Caulfield Browne
May 1790		Augustus Cavendish-Bradshaw			John Ormsby Vandeleur
1796		Sir Frederick Flood, 1st Bt
January 1798		Henry Sadlier Prittie			William Elliot[f]
1798					John Wolfe
1801		Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Carlow

Notes

1. Declared not duly elected in 1703.
2. Created a baronet in 1745.
3. Also elected for County Cork in 1768, for which he chose to sit.
4. Also elected for County Kilkenny in 1776, for which he chose to sit.
5. Created a baronet in 1787.
6. Also elected for St Canice in 1798, for which he chose to sit.

References

1. "Carlow". Ulster Historical Foundation. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
2. O'Hart 2007, p. 500.

Bibliography

• O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-1927-0.
• FitzGerald, Lord Walter (January 1911). "The Castle and Manor of Carlow, Part II". Journal of the County Kildare Archaeological Society and Surrounding Districts. 6 (5): 364–397 (396).
• Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons. Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.