Youghal (Parliament of Ireland constituency) explained
Youghal was a parliamentary borough represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801. It was a corporation with burgesses and freemen.
History
In 1700 the borough was under the patronage of Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington. It passed through his granddaughter Charlotte Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington to her husband William Cavendish, later Duke of Devonshire, who by 1758 had entrusted it to Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon. Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough sent one MP to Westminster, still under the patronage of the Earls of Shannon.
A Topographical Directory of Ireland, published in 1837, describes the parliamentary history of the borough of Youghal in County Cork:
Members of Parliament 1559–1801
| Election | | First member | First party | | Second member | Second party |
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| 1559 | | | | | John Portyngall | |
| 1585 | | Thomas Coppinger | | | James Collen | |
| 1613 | | Edmund Coppinger | | | John Forrest | |
| 1634 | | Edward Gough | | | Theobald Ronayne | |
| 1661 | | Sir Boyle Maynard | | | Owen Silver | |
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | | Thomas Uniack | | | Edward Gough | |
| 1692 | | Henry Boyle | | | Robert FitzGerald | < | -- party --> |
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| 1695 | | Henry Boyle | |
| 1703 | | Henry Luther | < | -- party --> | | John Hayman | |
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| 1713 | | Boyle Smyth | |
| 1715 | | Francis Palmes | | | Arthur Hyde | < | -- party --> |
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| 1719 | | Henry Rugge | < | -- party --> |
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| October 1721 | | Richard FitzPatrick | |
| 1721 | | Arthur Hyde | |
| 1727 | | James Tynte | | | James O'Brien < | -- party --> |
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| 1758 | | Arthur Hyde | |
| 1761 | | Sir John Colthurst, 1st Bt | | | Bellingham Boyle | |
| 1768 | | James Dennis | < | -- party --> | | Joseph Lysaght | |
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| 1776 | | James Uniacke | < | -- party --> |
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| 1777 | | Robert Uniacke | < | -- party --> |
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| 1798 | | John Keane | |
| 1801 | | Succeeded by Westminster constituency of Youghal | |
Elections
- 1613 June 7: Edmund Coppinger 62 votes; John Forrest 53; Thomas Ronayne 12; Henry Gosnold 6.[1]
1628 October 9: William Bluet and Edward Gough returned.[2]
1634 June/July: Edward Gough 59; Theobald Ronane 41; Edward Stoute 21; Christmas Harford 5.[3]
1639 February 25: Edward Gough 51; Theobald Ronaine 44; William Gough (son of Richard) 21; Nicholas Forest 10.[4]
1695
1703
1713
1715
1719 July 20: (by-election on the death of Francis Palmes) Henry Rugge 88 votes; Sir John Osberne, baronet, 60.[5]
1727
1761
1768
1776
1783
1790
1797
1800 January: Robert Uniacke re-elected after appointment as Master General of the Ordnance of Ireland.[6]
References
Sources
- Encyclopedia: E.M. . Johnston-Liik . History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800 . Ulster Historical Foundation . 28 February 2002 . 978-1-903688-09-0 . Youghal . http://www.ancestryireland.com/history-of-the-irish-parliament/constituencies/youghal/ . 24 July 2014 .
- 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
- Book: Caulfield, Richard . The Council Book of the Corporation of Youghal: From 1610 to 1659, from 1666 to 1687, and from 1690 to 1800. 1878. J. Billings and Sons . 23 July 2015 .
Citations
Notes and References
- https://archive.org/stream/councilbookcorp01caulgoog#page/n112/mode/1up Caulfield 1878, p.22
- https://archive.org/stream/councilbookcorp01caulgoog#page/n236/mode/1up Caulfield 1878, pp.146–7
- https://archive.org/stream/councilbookcorp01caulgoog#page/n271/mode/1up Caulfield 1878, p.181
- https://archive.org/stream/councilbookcorp01caulgoog#page/n287/mode/1up Caulfield 1878, p.197
- https://archive.org/stream/councilbookcorp01caulgoog#page/n501/mode/1up Caulfield 1878, p.413
- Johnston-Liik 2002
