Askeaton (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Askeaton
Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created	1614 (1614)
Abolished	1800
Replaced by	Disenfranchised

Askeaton was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

History

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

Members of Parliament, 1614–1801

1661–1666 Richard Southwell

1689–1801

Election	First member	Second member
1689 Patriot Parliament	John Bourke	Edward Rice
1692	John Odell	Robert Taylor
1695	George Evans	Robert Taylor
1696	George Evans	Chichester Philips
1703	Robert Taylor	Chichester Philips
1713	Robert Taylor	Philip Perceval
1715	John Bury	Edward Denny
1723	Berkeley Taylor	Edward Denny
1727	Berkeley Taylor	Edward Taylor
1737	William Taylor
1747	John Minchin-Walcott
1753	Edmond Malone
1761	Joseph Hoare ^{[note 1]}	James Cotter ^{[note 2]}
1768		Edward Spring
1776		Hon. Hugh Massy
1783		Richard Griffith
1790		Henry Alexander
January 1798		John Stewart ^{[note 3]}
1798		Sir Vere Hunt, 1st Baronet
1801	Disenfranchised

Notes

↑ Created a baronet in 1784
↑ Created a baronet in 1763
↑ Also elected for Bangor in 1798, for which he chose to sit

References

↑ O'Hart (2007), p. 503

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 Commons( ) cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.

Parliamentary constituencies in County Limerick and Borough/City

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Askeaton (1614–1800) Kilmallock (1613–1800) Limerick City (1264–1800) Limerick County (????–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Limerick County (1801–85) Limerick City (1801–1922) East Limerick (1885–1922) West Limerick (1885–1922)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Kerry–Limerick West (1921–23) Limerick City–Limerick East (1921–23) Limerick (1923–48, 2011–16) Limerick East (1948–2011) Limerick West (1948–2011) Kerry North–West Limerick (2011–16) Limerick City (2011–) Limerick County (2016–)

European Parliament 1979–present	Munster (1979–2004) South (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 Wicklow

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