Mayo (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Mayo was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.

Mayo
Former County constituency for the Irish House of Commons
Former constituency
Created
Abolished	1800
Replaced by	Mayo

County Divisions

Baronies in County Mayo:[n 8]

Burrishoole (Buiríos Umhaill)

Carra (Ceara)

Clanmorris (Clann Mhuiris)

Costello (Coistealaigh)

Erris (Iorras)

Gallen (Gaileanga)

Kilmaine (Cill Mheáin)

Murrisk (Muraisc)

Ross (An Ros)

Tirawley (Tír Amhlaidh)

Tireragh (Tír Fhiachrach)

Members of Parliament

• 1585 Thomas Williams and John Browne [1]
• 1613–1614 Tiobóid na Long Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo and Sir Thomas Burke [1]
• 1634–1635 Sir Thomas Bourke and Sir Roger O'Shaunessy [1]
• 1639–1649 Sir Theobald Bourke, Bt and Thomas Bourke [1]
• 1658 Sir Thomas Sadlier
• 1661 Sir Arthur Gore and Sir James Cuffe [1]

1689–1801

Election		First member	First party		Second member	Second party
1689 Patriot Parliament		Gerald Moore			Walter Bourke
1692		Sir Henry Bingham, 3rd Bt			Francis Cuffe I
1695					John Bingham
1707					Henry Bingham
1715		Sir Arthur Gore, 2nd Bt			Francis Cuffe II
1719					Michael Cuffe
1727					John Bingham [2]
1742		James Cuffe I
1749					Sir John Bingham, 6th Bt
1751					Paul Annesley Gore
1761		Hon. Peter Browne-Kelly			Sir Charles Bingham, 7th Bt
1768		James Cuffe II
1776					Arthur Browne
1779					George Browne
1782					Denis Browne
1798		George Jackson
1801		Succeeded by Westminster constituency of Mayo

Notes

1. Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 627.
2. from 1730 Sir John Bingham, 5th Bt

References

• 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.