County Carlow (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

County Carlow was a constituency representing County Carlow in the Irish House of Commons, the lower house in the Irish Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, County Carlow was represented with two members. When the Acts of Union 1800 merged the Irish Parliament into the United Kingdom Parliament with effect from 1 January 1801, County Carlow sent to two MPs to the United Kingdom House of Commons.

Members of Parliament

• 1375: Godfrey de Valle and Philip de Valle
• 1420: Thomas Burton and Stephen Casse
• 1559: William FitzWilliam and Sir Edmund Butler
• 1585: Sir Henry Wallop and Geoffrey Fenton
• 1613–1615: Sir Morgan Cavanagh and George Bagenal of Dunleckny
• 1634–1635: Sir Thomas Butler, Bt and James Butler of Tinnehinch
• 1639–1649: Sir Thomas Butler, Bt (died 1642) and Oliver Eustace
• 1659: Sir Thomas Harman
• 1661–1666: Sir John Temple and Sir William Temple

1689–1801

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