Duleek (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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

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

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Duleek was not represented.^[1]

Members of Parliament

1689–1801

Election	First member	Second member
1689	Duleek was not represented in the Patriot Parliament
1692	Sir Arthur Langford, 2nd Bt	Andrew Ram
1695	Sir Charles Feilding	Andrew Ram
1698	Sir Charles Feilding	Charles Wallis
1703	Robert Curtis	Charles Wallis
1713	Sir Thomas Smyth, 2nd Bt	William Berry
1715	Thomas Trotter ^{[note 1]}	Francis Harrison ^{[note 2]}
1716		Lord Frederick Howard
1727		Stephen Ram
1728	Nathaniel Clements	Stephen Ram
1747		Thomas Cooley
1755		Henry Monck
1761	Andrew Ram	Henry Monck
1768	Richard Levinge	Stephen Ram ^{[note 3]}
1769	Richard Levinge	Andrew Ram
1776	Edward Stopford
1783	Abel Ram
1790	William Knott	Charles Montague Ormsby
1796	William Dalrymple
1798	Robert Rutledge
1801	Disenfranchised

Notes

↑ Also elected for Old Leighlin in 1727, for which he chose to sit
↑ Also elected for Carlow County in 1715, for which he chose to sit
↑ Also elected for Gorey in 1768, 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 Meath

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Athboy (1613–1800) Duleek (1727–1800) Kells (1561–1800) Meath (????–1800) Navan (1469–1800) Ratoath (????–1800) Trim (1572–1800)

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

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Louth–Meath (1921–23) Meath (1923–37, 1948–2007) Meath–Westmeath (1937–48) Meath East (2007–) Meath West (2007–)

European Parliament 1979–present	Leinster (1979–2004) East (2004–14) Midlands–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 Wicklow

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