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

History

In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Fethard was represented with two members.

Members of Parliament, 1613–1801

• 1613–1615 Nicholas Loftus of Fethard and Richard Pemberton
• 1634–1635 Nicholas Loftus of Kildogan and Richard Parsons
• 1639–1649 Hugh Rochford (expelled) and Nicholas Stafford of Balmakatheryn (expelled)
• 1661–1666 Nicholas Loftus and Sir Nicholas Loftus

1689–1801

Notes

1. Styled as The Honourable from 1763 and as Viscount Loftus from 1766
2. Also elected for Wexford Borough in 1783, for which he chose to sit

References

1. O'Hart 2007, p. 504.
2. ^ McGrath, Brid (10 July 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. 637.

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.

• Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
• Historic constituencies in County Wexford
• 1613 establishments in Ireland
• 1800 disestablishments in Ireland
• Constituencies established in 1613
• Constituencies disestablished in 1800