Cashel (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Cashel was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland to 1800.

Cashel
Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons
County	County Tipperary
Borough	Cashel
–1801 (1801)
Seats	2
Replaced by	Cashel (UKHC)

Borough

This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Cashel, County Tipperary.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Cashel was represented with two members.^[1] Following the Acts of Union 1800 the borough retained one parliamentary seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

Members of Parliament

• 1585 Denis Conway and Patrick Kearney^[2]
• 1613–1615 John Sale and Dr John Haley^[2]
• 1634–1635 Thomas Little and Dr John Haley^[2]
• 1639–1649 Thomas Little (died and replaced 1640 by Richard Haley (recorder)) and Patrick Boyton^[2]
• 1661–1666 Richard Le Hunte and Eliah Greene^[2]

1689–1801

Election	First MP			Second MP
1689		Denis Kearney			James Hackett
1692		Samuel Greene			Samuel Hughes
1695					Anthony Maude[3]
1703					Kingsmill Pennefather
1710		Matthew Pennefather
1715					Richard Buckworth
1734		Richard Pennefather
1739					William Carr Buckworth
1753					Kingsmill Pennefather
1771					William Pennefather
1777		Richard Pennefather
1783					William Pennefather
1798					Joseph Lysaght
1799					Richard Bagwell
1801		Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Cashel

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