Pre-1801 Irish constituency
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.
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.[ 2]
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
Notes
^ Declared not duly elected in 1776.
References
Bibliography
O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland . Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-1927-0 .
Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commons . Cites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes) . Ulster Historical Foundation.
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