Doneraile (Parliament of Ireland constituency) explained

Doneraile
Type:	borough
Borough:	Doneraile
County:	County Cork
Region:	Ireland
Parliament:	ihc
Abolished:	1801
Next:	Disfranchised
Seats:	2

Doneraile was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.Doneraile is in County Cork, Republic of Ireland.

History

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

Daniel O'Donovan of Mahoonagh and Feenagh was a Member of James II's 1689-92 Patriot Parliament who represented the Manor of Doneraile.

Members of Parliament, 1640–1801

1689–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament		Daniel O'Donovan			John Baggot
1692					John St Leger
1695
1703		Sir Francis Brewster			William Philips	<	-- party -->
1705
1713		Sir John St Leger			Bartholomew Purdon
1715
1727			<	-- party -->		Jephson Busteed^[1]
1728						<	-- party -->
1743			<				-- party -->
1751
1761					St Leger Aldworth^[2]	<	-- party -->
1768
1776		Hayes St Leger^[3]	<				-- party -->
1777
1783						<	-- party -->
1788
1790
1792
January 1798			<	-- party -->		John Townsend^[4]
1798
1800
1801		Disenfranchised

Notes

Bibliography

• Book: O'Hart, John . The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland . Heritage Books . II . 0-7884-1927-7 . 2007 .
• Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002),
• 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

Notes and References

1. Declared not duly elected in 1727
2. Changed surname to St Leger in 1767
3. Styled as The Honourable from 1785
4. Also elected for Castlemartyr in 1798, for which he chose to sit