Old Leighlin (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
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Old Leighlin was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.
Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough was disfranchised.
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This constituency was based in the town of Leighlinbridge in County Carlow.
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[edit] History
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[edit] Members
- 1661-1666
- 1689 Patriot Parliament,
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- 1692-1695
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- 1695-1703
- 1703-1713
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- 1797-1800
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[edit] Elections
- 1695
- 1703
- 1713
- 1715
- 1727
- 1761
- 1768
- 1776
- 1783
- 1790
- 1796 (by-election)
- 1797
[edit] See Also
Irish House of Commons List of Irish constituencies
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[edit] See also
- Leighlinbridge, a town in County Carlow, Republic of Ireland.
- Irish House of Commons
- List of Irish constituencies
[edit] References
- Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 1-90368-809-4
- T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534-1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
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