List of Parliaments of Ireland
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This is a list of Parliaments of Ireland to 1801. For subsequent Parliaments, see the list of Parliaments of the United Kingdom. For post-1918 Parliaments, see elections in Ireland. Parliaments before 1264 are not currently listed.
[edit] Parliaments of Henry III
| Number | Opened | Dismissed | Speaker | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 June 1264 | c.29 September 1269 | ? | 2 |
This Parliament sat at Castledermot, County Kildare
[edit] Parliaments of Edward I
| Number | Opened | Dismissed | Speaker | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 September 1276 | 9 April 1307 | ? | 19 |
This Parliament sat at Dublin thirteen times, Kildare once and Kilkenny four times. There was also one Council meeting.
[edit] Parliaments of Edward II
| Number | Opened | Dismissed | Speaker | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 February 1310 | 8 July 1326 | ? | 14 |
This Parliament sat at Dublin six times, Kildare once, Kilmainham once and Kilkenny five times.
[edit] Parliaments of Edward III
| Number | Opened | Dismissed | Speaker | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 May 1327 | 8 January 1377 | ? | 29 |
This Parliament sat at Dublin twenty times, Ballydoyle/Cashel once and Kilkenny eleven times. There were also eight General Councils and nine Councils
[edit] Parliaments of Richard II
| Number | Opened | Dismissed | Speaker | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 January 1378 | Summer 1396 | ? | 13 |
This Parliament sat at Dublin four times, Trim once and Kilkenny twice and Castledermot four times. There were also five General Councils and eleven Councils
[edit] Parliaments of Henry IV
| Number | Opened | Dismissed | Speaker | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spring 1401 | 4 February 1412 | ? | 13 |
This Parliament sat at Dublin seven times, Ross once and Kilkenny twice and Waterford twice. There were also two General Councils and five Councils
[edit] Parliaments of Henry VI
| Number | Opened | Dismissed | Speaker | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not known 1425 | 9 February 1459 | ? | 32 |
This Parliament sat at [[Dublin] twenty five times, Trim onceNaas twice,[Drogheda]] five times, and Kilkennyonce. There were also seventeen General Councils and one Council
[edit] Parliaments of Edward IV
| Number | Opened | Dismissed | Speaker | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12th June 1461 | after 7 February 1483 | ? | 61 |
This Parliament sat at Dublin thirty one times, Bray once and Trim twice, Naas five times, Limerick once, Drogheda fifteen times, Connell County Kildare once, Wexford once and Waterford once.
[edit] Parliaments of Richard III
| Number | Opened | Dismissed | Speaker | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19th March 1484 | After 1485 | ? | 6 |
This Parliament sat at Dublin three times and Naas. There were also two General Councils.
[edit] Parliaments of Henry VII
| Number | Opened | Dismissed | Speaker | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14th July 1486 | after July 1509 | ? | 20 |
This Parliament sat at Dublin nine times, Castledermot twice and Trim twice and Drogheda four times. There were also oneGeneral Council and one Council.
[edit] Parliaments of Henry VIII
| Number | Opened | Dismissed | Speaker | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25th February 1516 | 19th November 1543 | ? | 32 |
This Parliament sat at Dublintwenty six times, Trim once and Drogheda twice and Limerick twice, Kilkenny once and Cashel once.
[edit] Parliaments of Mary I
| Number | Opened | Dismissed | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 June 1557 | 2 July 1557 | 1 |
| 2 | 10 November 1557 | 10 November 1557 | |
| 3 | 1 March 1558 | 1 March 1558 |
[edit] Parliaments of Elizabeth I
| Number | Opened | Dismissed | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 January 1559 | 1 February 1559 | 1 |
| 2 | 17 January 1568 | 25 April 1571 | |
| 3 | 26 April 1585 | 14 May 1586 |
[edit] Parliaments of James I
| Number | Opened | Dismissed | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 May 1613 | 24 October 1615 | 3 |
[edit] Parliaments of Charles I
| Number | Opened | Dismissed | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 July 1634 | 18 April 1635 | 4 |
| 2 | 16 March 1639 | 30 January 1649 | 6 |
[edit] Interregnum
Between 1653 and 1659, Irish MPs sat in the Parliament of the Protectorate. See the list of Parliaments of England and First Protectorate Parliament for further detail.
[edit] Parliaments of Charles II
| Number | Opened | Dismissed | Speaker | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 May 1661 | 7 August 1666 | Audley Mervyn | 4 |
[edit] Parliaments of James II
| Number | Opened | Dismissed | Speaker | Sessions | Colloquial name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 May 1689 | 20 July 1689 | Richard Nagle | 1 | Patriot Parliament |
[edit] Parliaments of William III and Mary II
| Number | Opened | Dismissed | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 October 1692 | 26 June 1693 | 1 |
| 2 | 27 August 1695 | 14 June 1699 | 2 |
[edit] Parliaments of Anne
| No. | Assembled | Dissolved | Sessions | Speaker | -Plt | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 21 September 1703 | 6 May 1713 | 6 | Alan Brodrick 21 September 1703 | 64 | |
| Hon. John Forster 19 May 1710 | ||||||
| 2nd | 25 November 1713 | 1 August 1714 | 1 | Alan Brodrick 25 November 1713 | 63 | Dissolved by the death of the Queen |
[edit] Parliament of George I
| No. | Assembled | Dissolved | Sessions | Speaker | -Plt | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 November 1715 | 11 June 1727 | 6 | William Conolly 12 November 1715 | 62 | Dissolved by the death of the King |
[edit] Parliament of George II
| No. | Assembled | Dissolved | Sessions | Speaker | -Plt | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 28 November 1727 | 25 October 1760 | 17 | William Conolly 28 November 1727 | 61 | Dissolved by the death of the King |
| Sir Ralph Gore 13 October 1729 | ||||||
| Henry Boyle 4 October 1733 | ||||||
| John Ponsonby 26 April 1756 |
[edit] Parliaments of George III
| No. | Assembled | Dissolved | Sessions | Speaker | -Plt | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 22 October 1761 | 28 May 1768 | 4 | John Ponsonby 22 October 1761 | 60 | |
| 2nd | 17 October 1769 | 5 April 1776 | 5 | John Ponsonby 17 October 1769 | 59 | |
| Edmund Sexton Pery 7 March 1771 | ||||||
| 3rd | 18 June 1776 | 25 July 1783 | 4 | Edmund Sexton Pery 18 June 1776 | 58 | |
| 4th | 14 October 1783 | 8 April 1790 | 7 | Edmund Sexton Pery 14 October 1783 | 57 | |
| John Foster 5 September 1785 | ||||||
| 5th | 2 July 1790 | 11 July 1797 | 8 | John Foster 9 July 1790 | 56 | |
| 6th | 9 January 1798 | 31 December 1800 | 3 | John Foster 9 January 1798 | 55 | Dissolved by the Union |
The Kingdoms of Ireland and Great Britain joined on 1 January 1801. For subsequent Parliaments see the list of Parliaments of the United Kingdom. As of 2006 there have been 54 Parliaments of the United Kingdom.
[edit] Reference
- A New History of Ireland, Volume IX, edited by T.W. Moody, F.X. Martin and F.J. Byrne (Clarendon Press 1984), ISBN 0-19-821745-5
