Fethard (County Tipperary) (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Not to be confused with Fethard (County Wexford) (Parliament of Ireland constituency).

Fethard
Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created	1608 (1608)
Abolished	1800
Replaced by	Disenfranchised

Fethard was a constituency in County Tipperary represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.

History

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

Members of Parliament, 1608–1801

1689–1801

Election	First member	Second member
1689 Patriot Parliament	Sir John Everard, 3rd Bt	James Tobin
1692	Thomas Clere	Richard Sankey
1695	Matthew Jacob	Thomas Carter
1703	Matthew Jacob	Epaphroditus Marsh
1713	Sir Redmond Everard, 4th Bt	Cornelius O'Callaghan
1715	Epaphroditus Marsh	Guy Moore
1719	Stephen Moore	Guy Moore
1727	Matthew Jacob	John Clere
1755	Matthew Jacob	Robert O'Callaghan
1761	Cornelius O'Callaghan	Stephen Moore
1768	Cornelius O'Callaghan	John Croker
1776		David Walsh
1783		Thomas Barton
1785	Daniel Gahan	Thomas Barton
1798	John Taylor	William Ponsonby
1801	Disenfranchised

Notes

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 Tipperary

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Cashel (????–1800) Clonmel (????–1800) Fethard (1608–1800) Tipperary (????–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Cashel (1801–70) Clonmel (1801–85) Tipperary (1801–85) East Tipperary (1885–1922) Mid Tipperary (1885–1922) North Tipperary (1885–1922) South Tipperary (1885–1922)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Waterford–Tipperary East (1921–23) Tipperary Mid, North and South (1921–23) Tipperary (1923–47, 2016–) Tipperary North (1948–2016) Tipperary South (1948–2016)

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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