Carrick (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Not to be confused with Carrickfergus (Parliament of Ireland constituency).

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

Carrick (also known as Carrick Borough) was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1614 to 1800. It returned two members.

Boundaries and Boundary Changes

This constituency was the borough of Carrick-on-Shannon in County Leitrim.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Carrick was not represented.^[1] Under the terms of the Act of Union 1800, the constituency was disenfranchised and abolished.

Members of Parliament, 1614–1801

1689–1801

1639: Sir George St George

Election	First member	Second member
1689	Carrick was not represented in the Patriot Parliament
1692	Roger Smith	Owen Wynne
August 1695	Richard St George ^{[note 1]}	John French
1695	Arthur Cooper	John French
1703	Sir George St George	Oliver St George
1713	Sir George St George	John French
1714	Edward Ormsby	John French
1715	John Ussher	Richard St George
1741	St George St George	Richard St George
1755		John Pomeroy
1761		Robert French
1763	Dudley Alexander Sydney Cosby	Robert French
1768	Henry Sandford	Robert Clements ^{[note 2]}
1776	Nathaniel Clements
1777	Edward Sneyd
1777	Edward Sneyd	Robert Tighe
1781	Edward King	Robert Tighe
October 1783	Hon. Thomas Pelham	George Sandford ^{[note 3]}
1783	Hon. Thomas Pelham	Edward King
1790	Hon. Nathaniel Clements ^{[note 4]} ^{[note 5]}	Edward King
1794	Hon. Nathaniel Clements ^{[note 4]} ^{[note 5]}	Nathaniel Sneyd
1798	William Gore	Nathaniel Sneyd
1800	William Gore	Robert Tighe
1801	Disenfranchised

Notes

↑ Also elected for Galway Borough in 1695, for which he chose to sit
↑ Also elected for Donegal County in 1776, for which he chose to sit
↑ Also elected for Roscommon Borough in 1783, for which he chose to sit
↑ Styled as Viscount Clements from 1795
↑ Also elected for Leitrim 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 Leitrim

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Carrick (1614–1800) Jamestown (????–1800) Leitrim (????–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Leitrim (1801–85) North Leitrim (1885–1918) South Leitrim (1885–1918) Leitrim (1918–1922)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Leitrim–Roscommon North (1921–23) Leitrim–Sligo (1923–37) Leitrim (1937–48) Sligo–Leitrim (1948–2007, 2016–) Donegal–Leitrim (1969–77) Roscommon–Leitrim (1969–81) Sligo–North Leitrim (2007–16) Roscommon–South Leitrim (2007–16)

European Parliament 1979–present	Connacht–Ulster (1979–2004) North-West (2004–14) Midlands–North-West (2014–)

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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