County Clare (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
{{short description|Pre-1801 Irish constituency}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox UK constituency
| name = County Clare
| type = county
| county = County Clare
| region = Ireland
| seats = 2
| parliament = ihc
| year =
| abolished = 1801
| next = Clare (UKHC)
}}
County Clare was a constituency representing County Clare in the Irish House of Commons, the lower house in the Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland from 1613 to 1800.
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Clare was represented with two members.{{sfn|O'Hart|2007|p=501}}
Following the Acts of Union 1800, it was succeeded by the County Clare constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.
Members of Parliament
- 1585 Sir Turlogh O'Brien, Ennistymon and Boetius Clancy, Knockfinn.{{Cite thesis|url=http://www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/77206|title = A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641|year = 1998|department = Department of History|publisher = Trinity College Dublin|degree = PhD|last1 = McGrath|first1 = Brid}}
- 1613–1615 Sir Daniel O'Brien, later Viscount Clare and Boetius Clancy, Knockfinn.
- 1634–1635 Sir Barnaby O’Brien (later 6th Earl of Thomond) (replaced by Sir Daniel O'Brien) and Boetius Clancy, Knockfinn
- 1639 Dermot O’Brien of Dromore and Donogh O’Brien of Dough.
- 1654 Sir Hardress Waller;Henry Ingoldsby (First Protectorate Parliament, Westminster)
- 1654 Sir Hardress Waller;Henry Ingoldsby (Second Protectorate Parliament, Westminster)
- 1659 Sir Hardress Waller;Henry Ingoldsby (Third Protectorate Parliament, Westminster)
- 1661–1666 Henry O'Brien, Lord Ibrackan and Sir Henry Ingoldsby, 1st Baronet of Beggstown Castle, County Meath.
=1689–1801=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Election | colspan=3|First MP | colspan=3|Second MP |
|---|---|---|
| 1689
| style="background-color: white" | | | style="background-color: white" | | | ||
| 1692
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: white" | | rowspan="3" | Sir Donough O'Brien, 1st Bt | rowspan="3" | | style="background-color: white" | | | ||
| 1695
| style="background-color: white" | | Sir Henry Ingoldsby, 1st Baronet | | ||
| 1703
| style="background-color: white" | | | ||
| 1715
| style="background-color: white" | | | rowspan="2" style="background-color: white" | | rowspan="2" | John Ivers | rowspan="2" | | ||
| 1725
| style="background-color: white" | | | ||
| 1727
| style="background-color: white" | | | rowspan="4" style="background-color: white" | | rowspan="4" | Sir Edward O'Brien, 2nd Bt | rowspan="4" | | ||
| 1745
| style="background-color: white" | | | ||
| 1757
| style="background-color: white" | | | ||
| 1761
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: white" | | rowspan="3" | Francis Pierpoint Burton | rowspan="3" | | ||
| 1765
| style="background-color: white" | | | ||
| 1768
| style="background-color: white" | | | ||
| 1776
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: white" | | rowspan="3" | Edward FitzGerald | rowspan="3" | | style="background-color: white" | | Hugh Dillon Massy{{efn|Declared not duly elected in 1776.}} | | ||
| 1778
| style="background-color: white" | | | ||
| 1783
| style="background-color: white" | | | ||
| 1790
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: white" | | rowspan="2" | Francis Nathaniel Burton | rowspan="2" | | style="background-color: white" | | | ||
| 1797
| style="background-color: white" | | | ||
| 1801
| | colspan="5" | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency Clare |
;Notes
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References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book | last = O'Hart | first = John | title = The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland | publisher = Heritage Books | volume = II | isbn = 978-0-7884-1927-0 | date = 2007 }}
- {{Rayment-hc-ie|date=March 2012}}
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Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
Category:Historic constituencies in County Clare