Killybegs (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Killybegs
Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created	1616 (1616)
Abolished	1800
Replaced by	Disenfranchised

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

History

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

Members of Parliament, 1616–1801

1689–1801

1665-1666 Sir John Lyndon

Election	First member	Second member	Second party
1689	Killybegs was not represented in the Patriot Parliament
1692	Henry Conyngham	Thomas Smith
1695	Charles Hamilton	Charles Melvyn
1703	Charles Hamilton	Benjamin Parry
1710	Thomas Pearson	Benjamin Parry
1713		Henry Maxwell
1715		Charles Vane
1719		Robert Colvill
1727	William Conyngham	Henry Conyngham
1739	Leslie Corry
1741	Henry Conyngham
1749	Henry Gore
1753	Henry Gore	Francis Pierpoint Burton
1761	Richard Jones	William Gerard Hamilton
1768	Henry Hamilton ^{[note 1]}	Thomas Allan
1776		William Burton ^{[note 2]}
1777		John Knox ^{[note 3]}
October 1783	William Burton Conyngham	James FitzGerald ^{[note 4]}	Patriot
1783	William Burton Conyngham	William Colvill
May 1790	Francis Nathaniel Burton ^{[note 5]}	John Wolfe
1790	Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Bt	John Wolfe
January 1798	Francis Nathaniel Burton ^{[note 6]}	Richard Archdall
1798	Francis McNamara	Richard Archdall
1801	Disenfranchised

Notes

↑ Created a baronet in 1775
↑ Also elected for Ennis in 1776, for which he chose to sit
↑ Styles as The Honourable from 1781
↑ Also elected for Tulsk in 1783, for which he chose to sit
↑ Also elected for Clare in 1790, for which he chose to sit
↑ Also elected for Clare in 1798, for which he chose to sit

References

↑ O'Hart (2007), p. 501

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 Donegal

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Ballyshannon (1613–1800) Donegal Borough (1613–1800) Donegal County (1613–1800) Killybegs (1613–1800) Lifford (1613–1800) St Johnstown (1618–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Donegal (1801–85) East Donegal (1885–1922) North Donegal (1885–1922) South Donegal (1885–1922) West Donegal (1885–1922)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Donegal (1921–37, 1977–81, 2016–) Donegal East (1937–61) Donegal West (1937–61) Donegal–Leitrim (1969–77) Donegal North–East (1961–77, 1981–2016) Donegal South–West (1961–69, 1981–2016)

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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