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Bannow was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801.

Borough

This constituency was the parliamentary borough of Bannow in County Wexford.

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Bannow was represented with two members. Following the Acts of Union 1800 the borough was disenfranchised.

Members of Parliament

• 1634–1635: Pierce Neville and Walter Furlong (or Walter Stapleton)
• 1639–1649: Christopher Hollywood (expelled 1642) and Gerald Cheevers (expelled 1642)
• 1661–1666: Dr Dudley Loftus and Henry Warren

1689–1801

Notes

1. Styled as The Honourable from 1751

References

1. O'Hart 2007, p. 504.
2. ^ McGrath, Brid (24 October 1998). "A biographical dictionary of the membership of the Irish House of Commons 1640-1641" – via www.tara.tcd.ie.
3. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 638.

Bibliography

• O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. Vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7.
• 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.
• Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800., Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 Feb 2002), ISBN 1-903688-09-4
• T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534-1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
• 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.

• Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
• Historic constituencies in County Wexford
• 1800 disestablishments in Ireland
• Constituencies disestablished in 1800