| County Carlow | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| County | County Carlow |
| –1801 (1801) | |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | County Carlow (UKHC) |
County Carlow was a county constituency representing County Carlow in the Irish House of Commons, the lower house in the Parliament of Ireland of the Kingdom of Ireland. The parliamentary boroughs of Armagh and Old Leighlin were separately represented.[1]
Under the Acts of Union 1800, the county was represented from 1 January 1801 by the Westminster constituency of County Carlow with two MPs in the United Kingdom House of Commons. Old Leighlin lost its separate representation.
Members of Parliament
- 1375: Godfrey de Valle and Philip de Valle[2]
- 1420: Thomas Burton and Stephen Casse[3]
- 1559: William FitzWilliam and Sir Edmund Butler[4]
- 1585: Sir Henry Wallop and Geoffrey Fenton[4]
- 1613–1615: Sir Morgan Cavanagh and George Bagenal of Dunleckny[4]
- 1634–1635: Sir Thomas Butler, Bt and James Butler of Tinnehinch[4]
- 1639–1649: Sir Thomas Butler, Bt (died 1642) and Oliver Eustace[4]
- 1659: Sir Thomas Harman
- 1661–1666: Sir John Temple and Sir William Temple[5]
1689–1801
| Election | First MP | Second MP |
|---|---|---|
| 1689[6] | Dudley Bagenal | Henry Luttrell |
| 1692 | Sir Thomas Butler, 3rd Bt | John Tench |
| 1695 | John Allen | |
| 1703 | Pierce Butler[a] | |
| 1704 | Thomas Burdett | |
| 1713 | Jeffrey Paul | |
| 1715 | Francis Harrison | Thomas Burdett[b] |
| 1725 | Jeffrey Paul | |
| 1727 | Robert Burton | |
| 1730 | Richard Butler[c] | |
| 1761 | Benjamin Burton | Thomas Butler |
| 1767 | John Hyde | |
| 1768 | Beauchamp Bagenal | William Henry Burton |
| 1776 | William Bunbury | |
| 1778 | Beauchamp Bagenal | |
| 1783 | Sir Richard Butler, 7th Bt | |
| 1790 | Henry Bruen | |
| 1796 | Sir Richard Butler, 7th Bt | |
| 1801 | Succeeded by the Westminster constituency County Carlow | |
- Notes
- Succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1704.
- Created a baronet in 1723.
- Succeeded as 5th baronet in 1732.
References
- Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary. "County Carlow". History of the Irish Parliament. Ulster Historical Foundation.
- Clarke, Maude V. (1932–34). "William of Windsor in Ireland, 1369-1376". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature. 41: 55–130. JSTOR 25515963.
The returns are preceded by a short narrative describing the refusal of the Parliament of Kilkenny (October 6, 1375) to grant an aid to the king [p.123] […] The sheriff of Carlow. […] Their inability was explained to the Governor and to Dagworth in the Parliament of Kilkenny by Godfrey de Valle and Philip de Valle, knights representing the county. [p.125]
- (Richardson & Sayles 1947)
- McGrath, Brid (1998). A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641. Department of History (PhD thesis). Trinity College Dublin. hdl:2262/77206.
- Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 607.
- O'Hart 2007, p. 500.
Bibliography
- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-7884-1927-0.
- 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.
- Richardson, Henry Gerald; Sayles, George Osborne (1947). Parliaments And Councils Of Mediaeval Ireland (PDF). Vol. 1. Dublin: Stationery Office. p. xxx (38/308). Retrieved 1 March 2026.