Carlow County (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Carlow County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.

Carlow
Former County constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created
Abolished	1800
Replaced by	Carlow County

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Carlow County was represented with two members.[1]

Members of Parliament

• 1375: Godfrey de Valle and Philip de Valle[2]
• 1559: William FitzWilliam and Sir Edmund Butler [3]
• 1585: Sir Henry Wallop and Geoffrey Fenton [3]
• 1613–1615: Sir Morgan Cavanagh and George Bagenal of Dunleckny [3]
• 1634–1635: Sir Thomas Butler, Bt and James Butler of Tinnehinch [3]
• 1639–1649: Sir Thomas Butler, Bt and Oliver Eustace [3]
• 1659: Sir Thomas Harman
• 1661–1666: Sir John Temple and Sir William Temple [4]

1689–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament		Dudley Bagnal			Henry Luttrell
1692		Sir Thomas Butler, 3rd Bt			John Tench
1695					John Allen
1703					Pierce Butler [note 1]
1704		Thomas Burdett
1713		Jeffrey Paul
1715		Francis Harrison			Thomas Burdett [note 2]
1725		Jeffrey Paul
1727					Robert Burton
1730		Richard Butler [note 3]
1761		Benjamin Burton			Thomas Butler
1767		John Hyde
1768		Beauchamp Bagenal			William Henry Burton
1776		William Bunbury
1778		Beauchamp Bagenal
1783		Sir Richard Butler, 7th Bt
1790		Henry Bruen
1796		Sir Richard Butler, 7th Bt
1801		Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Carlow County

Notes

1. Succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1704
2. Created a baronet in 1723
3. Succeeded as 5th Baronet in 1732

References

1. O'Hart (2007), p. 500
2. Clarke, Maude V. (1932–34). "William of Windsor in Ireland, 1369-1376". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature. 41: 55–130. JSTOR 25515963. The returns are preceded by a short narrative describing the refusal of the Parliament of Kilkenny (October 6, 1375) to grant an aid to the king [p.123] [...] The sheriff of Carlow. [...] Their inability was explained to the Governor and to Dagworth in the Parliament of Kilkenny by Godfrey de Valle and Philip de Valle, knights representing the county. [p.125]
3. http://www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/77206
4. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 607.

Bibliography

• O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7.
• Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.