Athboy (Parliament of Ireland constituency) explained

Athboy
Type:borough
Borough:Athboy
County:County Meath
Region:Ireland
Parliament:ihc
Abolished:1801
Next:Disfranchised

Athboy was a constituency in County Meath represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Athboy was represented with two members.

Members of Parliament, 1560–1801

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1560Michael MooreJames Blake[1]
1585William BrownePatrick Terrell
1613Richard BrowneMelchior Moore
1634Richard BrownePeter Terrell[2]
1639Richard Browne (died and replaced 1642 by Francis Paisley)Walter Dowdall (died and replaced 1642 by Ralph Wallis)
1661Sir Richard Reynell, 1st BaronetJohn Bligh
1689 Patriot Parliament
1692
1695
1703Robert Johnson<-- party -->
1705
1713<-- party -->
1715<-- party -->
1721Richard Ashe[3]
1727
1739Hon. John Bligh
1748William Napper
1761William Tighe<-- party -->
1775Hon. John Crosbie[4]
1776
1783<-- party -->
1800
1801Constituency disenfranchised

Notes

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. 628.
  2. Archbishop John Bramhall and Church lands in Athboy, 1641–1663. Bríd. McGrath. www.academia.edu.
  3. Also elected for Trim in 1727, for which he chose to sit
  4. Styled as Viscount Crosbie from 1776