Dundalk (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Dundalk
Former Borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created	1264 (1264)
Abolished	1801
Replaced by	Dundalk

Dundalk was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.

History

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

Members of Parliament, 1264–1801

1689–1801

Election	First member	Second member
1689 Patriot Parliament	Robert Dermott	John Dowdall
1692	Thomas Perceval	William Shaw
1695	Thomas Perceval	Kilner Brasier
1703	Henry Bellingham	James Somerville
1707		Richard Tisdall
1713		Henry Brooke
1715	James Hamilton
1719	Henry Morrison
1721	James Tisdall
1727	Thomas Fortescue	Hans Hamilton
1728		John Hamilton
1757		James Fortescue
May 1761	James Smyth ^{[note 1]}	Robert Waller
1761	David La Touche
1768	William Henry Fortescue ^{[note 2]}
1769	James Smyth
1771	James Sheil
1776	William Conyngham
1781	William Conyngham	Robert Lindsay
1783	Viscount Jocelyn	Hon. George Jocelyn
1798	John Jocelyn	Hon. George Jocelyn
1799	John Jocelyn	John Straton
1801	Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Dundalk

Notes

↑ Also elected for Antrim Borough in 1761, for which he chose to sit
↑ Also elected for Monaghan Borough in 1768, for which he chose to sit

References

↑ O'Hart (2007), p. 502

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 Louth

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Ardee (1378–1800) Carlingford (13??–1800) Drogheda (1264–1800) Dundalk (1264–1800) Dunleer (1679–1800) Louth (????–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Drogheda (1801–85) Dundalk (1801–85) Louth (1801–85) North Louth (1885–1918) South Louth (1885–1918) Louth (1918–22)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Louth–Meath (1921–23) Louth (1923–)

European Parliament 1979–present	Leinster (1979–2004) East (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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