St Canice (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

St Canice, also called Irishtown, was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from the 1661 until 1800.^[1] Irishtown was a borough within the parish of St Canice in the county of the city of Kilkenny.^[1] The borough was separate from the city itself, which was represented by Kilkenny City constituency.

The borough was disfranchised by the Acts of Union 1800.^[2] Compensation for the loss of the patronage was awarded in the standard amount of £15,000.^[2] The claim of Hugh Hamilton, Bishop of Ossory to this compensation was disallowed; instead it went to the Commissioners of First Fruits.^[1][2]

Members of Parliament

1692–1801

References

• Return of Names of the Members of the Lower House of Parliament of England, Scotland and Ireland, with Name of Constituency and Date of Return, 1213-1874; Part II. Command papers. C.69-I. March 1878. pp. 621, 642, 648, 650, 653, 659, 665, 670, 675, 679, 684, 688. 
• Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.