Drogheda (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Drogheda
Former Borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created by 1359[1]
Abolished 1801
Replaced by Drogheda

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

History

There were originally two boroughs named Drogheda, lying on opposite sides of the River Boyne that forms the boundary between County Meath to the south and County Louth (or Uriel) to the north.[2] Sometimes a writ of election was made to the two boroughs separately (Drogheda versus Uriel and Drogheda versus Midiam)[3] and sometimes to the two jointly (Drogheda ex utraque parte aquae, "on both sides of the water").[1] In 1412, the two boroughs were united and, together with their liberties, formed into the "county of the town of Drogheda" separate from Meath and Louth.[2] The county of the town formed a single county borough constituency.

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Drogheda was represented with two members.[4]

Members of Parliament

DateMet atMembersRepresentingRef
1369DublinWalter Milesversus Uriel[5]
1370DublinJohn Fulpot and Walter Milysversus Uriel[3]
John Asshewell and John Stamenversus Meath[6]
January 1371KilkennySimon Tyrry and Richard Spesversus Meath[7]
June 1371BallydoyleAdam FitzSymond and others[8]
1585DublinJohn BarnewallCounty of the town
1639DublinRobert BysseCounty of the town
1661DublinMoyses HillCounty of the town[9]

1689–1801

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1689 Patriot Parliament Henry Dowdall Christopher Peppard FitzGeorge
1692 Viscount Moore Edward Singleton
1710 John Graham
1713 Henry Singleton
August 1717 John Leigh [note 1]
1717 Edward Singleton
1727 William Graham
1741 Francis Leigh
1749 John Graham
1768 William Meade [note 2]
1776 Sydenham Singleton
1783 Henry Meade-Ogle John Forbes
1790 William Meade-Ogle
1796 John Ball
1798 Edward Hardman
1801 Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Drogheda

Notes

  1. ↑ Expelled in 1717
  2. ↑ Changed surname to Meade-Ogle in 1772

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 "Close Roll 33 Edward III No.27". CIRCLE. Trinity College, Dublin. 18 March 1359. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Municipal Corporations in Ireland (1835). "The County of the Town of Drogheda". Appendix to the First Report, Part II. pp. 801–888 : §§ 2, 5.
  3. 1 2 Clarke 1926, p.117 IV.2 'John Fulpot and Walter Milys were "electi milites pro communitate ville de Drogheda ex parte Uriel" to attend the Parliament at Dublin (April 15, 1370)'
  4. ↑ O'Hart (2007), p. 502
  5. ↑ Clarke 1926, p.116 IV.1
  6. ↑ Clarke 1926, p.119 V.4
  7. ↑ Clarke 1926, p.119 V.7
  8. ↑ Clarke 1926, p.117 IV.5
  9. ↑ http://www.thepeerage.com/p25361.htm#i253602

Sources

  • Clarke, Maude V. (1932–34). "William of Windsor in Ireland, 1369-1376". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature. 41: 55–130. JSTOR 25515963.
  • 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 Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.

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