Castlebar (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Pre-1801 Irish constituency

Castlebar was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1614 to 1800. The area is in County Mayo. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those who were married to Catholics could not vote.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Castlebar was represented with two members.^[1]

Members of Parliament, 1613–1801

• 1613–1615 Sir John Bingham and Thomas Peyton^[2]
• 1634–1635 Sir Henry Bingham, 1st Bt^[2]
• 1639–1648 Sir Henry Bingham, 1st Bt and Sir George Carr^[2]
• 1661–1666 Sir George Bingham, 2nd Bt and William Rowse (AWOL and replaced 1665 by Sir Hugh Middleton, 3rd Baronet)^[2]

1689–1801

Notes

1. Also elected for Galway Borough in 1695, for which he chose to sit
2. Also elected for County Mayo in 1761, for which he chose to sit.
3. Also elected for County Mayo in 1798, for which he chose to sit.

References

1. O'Hart 2007, p. 503.
2. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 627.

Bibliography

• O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7.
• 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.