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Castlebar (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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Created
  
1614 (1614)

Replaced by
  
Disenfranchised

Abolished
  
1800

Founded
  
1614

Castlebar was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1614 to 1800. The area is in County Mayo. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those who were married to Catholics could not vote.

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History

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

Members of Parliament, 1614–1801

  • 1634–1635 Sir Henry Bingham, 1st Bt
  • 1639–1648 Sir Henry Bingham, 1st Bt
  • 1661–1666 Sir George Bingham, 2nd Bt
  • References

    Castlebar (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Wikipedia