- Donegal Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Donegal
Former Borough constituencyCreated 1613 Post-Union Disenfranchised Type Irish House of Commons Donegal Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. It is now represented in the Dáil.
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History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Donegal Borough was not represented.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1613–1801
1689–1801
Election First member First party Second member Second party 1689 Donegal Borough was not represented in the Patriot Parliament 1692 William Conolly John Hamilton 1695 William Gore 1703 Sir Ralph Gore, 4th Bt Richard Jones 1713 Sir Arthur Gore, 2nd Bt [note 1] George Macartney 1715 Henry Maxwell Robert Miller 1725 Alexander Montgomery 1727 Arthur Gore [note 2] 1730 John Folliott 1759 Hon. Arthur Saunders Gore 1761 Robert Doyne John Knox 1768 Viscount Sudley Richard Gore 1774 Barry Yelverton [note 3] 1776 James Cuffe [note 4] June 1776 Henry Vaughan Brooke 1777 Robert Longfield 1779 Henry Cope October 1783 Henry Hatton Viscount Sudley [note 5] 1783 Sir John Evans-Freke, 2nd Bt 1790 William Downes Humphrey Butler 1797 William Keller 1798 Hugh O'Donnell William Cusack-Smith 1799 Charles Kendal Bushe 1801 Disenfranchised Notes
References
- ^ O'Hart (2007), p. 501
Bibliography
- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0788419277.
- Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons
Parliamentary constituencies in County Donegal Parliament of Ireland
to 1800Ballyshannon (1613–1800) · Donegal Borough (1613–1800) · Donegal County (1613–1800) · Killybegs (1613–1800) · Lifford (1613–1800) · St Johnstown (1618–1800)
Westminster 1801–1922
and First Dáil 1918Donegal (1801–1885) · East Donegal (1885–1922) · North Donegal (1885–1922) · South Donegal (1885–1922) · West Donegal (1885–1922)
Dáil Éireann
1918–presentDonegal (1921–1937, 1977–1981) · Donegal East (1937–1961) · Donegal West (1937–1961) · Donegal–Leitrim (1969–1977) · Donegal North–East (1961–1977, 1981– ) · Donegal South–West (1961–1969, 1981– )
European Parliament
1979–presentConnacht–Ulster (1979–2004) · North-West (2004– )
Irish counties: Carlow · Cavan · Clare · Cork · Donegal · Dublin · Galway · Kerry · Kildare · Kilkenny · Laois · Leitrim · Limerick · Longford · Louth · Mayo · Meath · Monaghan · Offaly · Roscommon · Sligo · Tipperary · Waterford · Westmeath · Wexford · WicklowCategories:- Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
- Historic constituencies in County Donegal
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