Rathcormack (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Rathcormack
Former Borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created	1611 (1611)
Abolished	1800
Replaced by	Disenfranchised

Rathcormack (also known as Rathcormack Borough) was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800. It was a mix of Potwalloping and a Manor Borough established by Charter and remained tied to the borough and surrounding area. The franchise was vested in the £5 and until 1793, Protestant Freeholders and after 1782 a year's residence was necessary. It was disenfranchised with the coming of the Act of Union and compensation of £15,000 was paid to the representatives of the Tonson family

Boundaries and boundary changes

This constituency was the borough of Rathcormack in County Cork. After its establishment in 1611 it had a sovereign, 12 burgesses and freemen. Under the terms of the Act of Union 1800, the constituency was disenfranchised and abolished in 1800.

Members of Parliament

1613-1615
1634-1635
1639-1641
1661-1666
1689 Patriot Parliament
- 1689 James Barry
- 1689 Edward Powel

1692–1801

Election	First member	Second member
1692	James Barry	Robert Foulke
September 1703	James Barry	Daniel Gahan ^[1]
1703	John Silver	Daniel Gahan ^[1]
1713	James Barry	Edward Corker
November 1715	James Barry	Jephson Busteed
1715	James Tynte	Jephson Busteed
1727	James Barry	Redmond Barry
1728		William FitzHerbert
1743		Joseph Leeson
1743	Brettridge Badham
1745	John Magill
1757	John Magill	Abraham Devonsher
1761	James Dennis
1768	James Barry
1776	William Tonson	Francis Bernard Beamish
1783	Charles Francis Sheridan	Sackville Hamilton
1784	Charles Francis Sheridan	Thomas Orde
1790	Henry Duquerry	John Philpot Curran
January 1798	Charles McDonnell	Henry Boyle, Viscount Boyle
1798	Charles McDonnell	William Bagwell
1801	Constituency disenfranchised

Notes

↑ from 1705 Sir Daniel Gahan

Elections

1692
1695
1703
1713
1715
1716
1727
1743
1745
1757
1761
1768
1776
1783
1790
1797
1798

References

Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692 – 1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 1-903688-09-4,
T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534-1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
Tim Cadogan and Jeremiah Falvey, A Biographical Dictionary of Cork, 2006, Four Courts Press ISBN 1-84682-030-8
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 Cork and Borough/City

Parliament of Ireland to 1800	Baltimore (1614–1800) Bandonbridge (1614–1800) Castlemartyr (1676–1800) Charleville (1673–1800) Clonakilty (1613–1800) Cork City (1264–1800) Cork County (????–1800) Doneraile (1640–1800) Kinsale (1334?–1800) Mallow (1613–1800) Midleton (1671–1800) Rathcormack (c.1611–1800) Youghal (1374–1800)

Westminster 1801–1922 and First Dáil 1918	Bandon (1801–85) Cork County (1801–85) Cork City (1801–1922) East Cork (1885–1922) Mid Cork (1885–1922) North Cork (1885–1922) North East Cork (1885–1922) South Cork (1885–1922) South East Cork (1885–1922) West Cork (1885–1922) Kinsale (1801–85) Mallow (1801–85) Youghal (1801–85)

Dáil Éireann 1918–present	Cork Borough (1921–69) Cork City (1977–81) Cork City North–West (1969–77) Cork City South–East (1969–77) Cork East (1923–37, 1948–61, 1981–) Cork East and North East (1921–23) Cork Mid (1961–81) Cork Mid, North, South, South East and West (1921–23) Cork North (1923–61) Cork North–Central (1981–) Cork North–East (1961–81) Cork North–West (1981–) Cork South (1948–61) Cork South–Central (1981–) Cork South–East (1937–48) Cork South–West (1961–) Cork West (1923–61)

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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