Pre-1801 Irish constituency
St Canice, also called Irishtown, was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from the 1661 until 1800.[1] Irishtown was a borough within the parish of St Canice in the county of the city of Kilkenny.[1] The borough was separate from the city itself, which was represented by Kilkenny City constituency.
The borough was disfranchised by the Acts of Union 1800.[2] Compensation for the loss of the patronage was awarded in the standard amount of £15,000.[2] The claim of Hugh Hamilton, Bishop of Ossory to this compensation was disallowed; instead it went to the Commissioners of First Fruits.[1][2]
Members of Parliament
1661–1801
References
- Return of Names of the Members of the Lower House of Parliament of England, Scotland and Ireland, with Name of Constituency and Date of Return, 1213-1874; Part II. Command papers. Vol. C.69-I. March 1878. pp. 621, 642, 648, 650, 653, 659, 665, 670, 675, 679, 684, 688.
- 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.
- ^ a b c Hanna, William; King, Maurice (1835). "Irishtown". Appendix to the First Report of the Commissioners on Municipal Corporations in Ireland: Southern, midland, western and south-eastern circuits, and part of the north-eastern circuit. Command papers. pp. 525–530. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ a b c "Return of claims for compensation on account of elective franchises admitted by Union of Ireland with Great Britain". HC Papers (53) vii, 529. EPPI. 18 March 1805. p. 20. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
