Fethard (County Tipperary) (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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

Fethard
Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created	1608
Abolished	1800
Replaced by	Disenfranchised

History

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

Members of Parliament, 1608–1801

• 1560 Nicholas Hackett and Theobald Nash [2]
• 1585 William Nash and David Wale[2]
• 1613–1615 Edward Everard and Redmond Hackett[2]
• 1634–1635 Thomas Everard and Thomas Hennes [2]
• 1639–1649 Thomas Hennes and Patrick Vyne [2]
• 1661–1666 Nicolas Everard and Sir Maurice Fenton, 1st Baronet [2]

1689–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament		Sir John Everard, 3rd Bt			James Tobin
1692		Thomas Clere			Richard Sankey
1695		Matthew Jacob			Thomas Carter
1703					Epaphroditus Marsh
1713		Sir Redmond Everard, 4th Bt			Cornelius O'Callaghan I
1715		Epaphroditus Marsh			Guy Moore
1719		Stephen Moore I
1727		Matthew Jacob			John Clere
1755					Robert O'Callaghan
1761		Cornelius O'Callaghan II			Stephen Moore II
1768		Cornelius O'Callaghan III later 1st Baron Lismore			John Croker
1776					David Walsh
1783					Thomas Barton
1785		Daniel Gahan
1798		John Taylor			William Ponsonby
1801		Disenfranchised

Notes

See also

Fethard, South Tipperary

References

1. O'Hart (2007), p. 503
2. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 632.

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.