Rathcormack (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Rathcormack
Borough constituency
Created: 1611
Post-Union: Disenfranchised
Type: Irish House of Commons

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

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This constituency was the borough of Rathcormack in County Cork. Affter 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 1800.

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

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[edit] 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,[1]
  • 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