Castlemartyr was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons

Irish House of Commons

The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...

 from 1676 to 1800.

Boundaries and boundary changes

This constituency was the borough

Parliamentary borough

Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division, usually covering urban areas, that are entitled to representation in a Parliament...

 of Castlemartyr

Castlemartyr

Castlemartyr is a village in east County Cork, Ireland. It is located 25 minutes east of Cork city, 10 km east of Midleton, 16 km west of Youghal and 6 km from the coast...

 in County Cork

County Cork

County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...

. After its establishment in 1676 it had a sovereign, 12 burgesses and freemen. It was the base of Speaker Boyle and this family had control until disenfrachisement.

History

In the Patriot Parliament

Patriot Parliament

The Patriot Parliament is the name given to the session of the Irish Parliament called by King James II of Ireland during the War of the Two Kings in 1689. The parliament met in one session, from 7 May 1689 to 20 July 1689, and was the only session of the Irish Parliament under King James II.The...

 of 1689 summoned by King James II

James II of England

James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...

, Castlemartyr was not represented. Under the terms of the Act of Union 1800

Act of Union 1800

The Acts of Union 1800 describe two complementary Acts, namely:* the Union with Ireland Act 1800 , an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, and...

, the constituency was disenfranchised and abolished in 1801. The 2nd Earl of Shannon

Earl of Shannon

Earl of Shannon is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1756 for the prominent Irish politician Henry Boyle, who served as Speaker of the Irish House of Commons and as Chancellor of the Irish Exchequer. He was made Viscount Boyle, of Bandon, and Baron Castle Martyr at the same time,...

 received £15,000 compensation for its disenfranchisement.

1689–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1689		Castlemartyr was not represented in the Patriot Parliament Patriot Parliament The Patriot Parliament is the name given to the session of the Irish Parliament called by King James II of Ireland during the War of the Two Kings in 1689. The parliament met in one session, from 7 May 1689 to 20 July 1689, and was the only session of the Irish Parliament under King James II.The...
1692		Sir Richard Hull			Robert Pooley
1695		Samuel Morris
September 1703		Thomas Keightley  Also elected for Kildare County Kildare County (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Kildare County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Kildare County was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...  in 1703, for which he chose to sit			Joseph Deane Joseph Deane Joseph Deane was an Irish politician and judge who became Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer.- Background :He was born at Crumlin, Dublin, son of Joseph Deane and his wife Elizabeth Parker, daughter of John Parker, Archbishop of Dublin. His grandfather Major Joseph Deane was a close associate of...   Also elected for Dublin County Dublin County (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Dublin County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Dublin County was represented with two members.-1692–1801:...  in 1703, for which he chose to sit
1703		Robert FitzGerald			Sir Thomas Dilkes
1709					St John Brodrick
1713		William Southwell William Southwell -Background:He was the third son of Richard Southwell of Castle Mattress, Co. Limerick, and his wife Lady Elizabeth O'Brien, daughter of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin. His older brothers were Thomas Southwell, 1st Baron Southwell and Richard Southwell...			Robert Oliver
1715		Bartholomew Purdon			Charles Coote
1727					John FitzGerald
1728					Michael O'Brien Dilkes
1737		Thomas Evans
1753		John Lysaght  Styled as The Honourable from 1758
1761		Anthony Malone			John Magill
1768		Sir John Colthurst, 1st Bt			Attiwell Wood
1775		John Bennett
1776		James Lysaght			Sir Riggs Falkiner, 1st Bt Sir Riggs Falkiner, 1st Baronet Sir Riggs Falkiner, 1st Baronet was an Irish baronet and politician.He was the oldest son of Caleb Falkiner and his wife Ruth Riggs, daughter of Edward Riggs, and cousin of Daniel Falkiner. He sat in the Irish House of Commons for Clonakilty from 1768 to 1776 and subsequently for Castlemartyr to...
1783		John Bennett			Broderick Chinnery Sir Broderick Chinnery, 1st Baronet Sir Broderick Chinnery, 1st Baronet was an Irish politician and baronet.He was the fourth son of Reverend George Chinnery and his wife Eleanor Whitfield, daughter of William Whitfield. Chinnery was barrister and became High Sheriff of County Cork in 1786. He sat as Member of Parliament for...
1787		Henry Cox
1790		Sir James Cotter, 2nd Bt			Charles O'Neill  Also elected for Clonakilty Clonakilty (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Clonakilty was a constituency in County Cork represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.-History:Established by a charter of King James I of England granting it to Sir Richard Boyle, it was purchased from Lord Burlington by Speaker Boyle in 1738 and he nominated the provost from three...  in 1790, for which he chose to sit
1792					John Hobson
1798					John Townsend John Townsend (Irish politician) John Townsend was an Irish politician.He was the third son of Richard Townsend, son of Bryan Townsend, and his second wife Elizabeth Beecher, daughter of Henry Beecher and granddaughter of Thomas Beecher...
1801 United Kingdom general election, 1801 The United Kingdom general election, 1801 was not an election as such, but the co-option of members to serve in the first Parliament to be held after the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 1 January 1801...		Disenfranchised