This is a list of members elected to the Irish House of Commons in 1661. The parliament sat until 1666 and consisted of almost 300 MPs at a time during this period.
| Name |
Constituency |
Notes
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| James Annesley, Lord Annesley |
County Waterford |
Replace Richard Power who succeeded to a peerage in 1661
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| Nicholas Bayly |
Newry |
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| Henry Bellingham |
County Louth |
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| Randal Beresford |
Coleraine |
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| Tristram Beresford |
County Londonderry |
|
| Sir George Bingham |
Castlebar |
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| Richard Blayney |
County Monaghan |
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| John Blennerhassett |
County Kerry |
|
| John Blennerhassett |
Tralee |
|
| Sir George Blundell |
Philipstown |
|
| Joshua Boyle |
Clonakilty |
|
| Murrough Boyle |
Kilmallock |
|
| Richard Boyle |
County Cork |
Died 1665 and replaced by Roger Boyle.
|
| Roger Boyle |
County Cork |
|
| Edward Brabazon |
County Wicklow |
Elected in 1666 to replace Folliott Wingfield
|
| Sir Thomas Bramhall |
Dungannon |
|
| Sir Thomas Bramhall |
Tuam |
Sat for Dungannon |
|
| St John Broderick |
Kinsale |
|
| Sir Allen Broderick |
Dungarvan |
|
| Richard Bulkeley |
Baltinglass |
|
| Thomas Burdett |
Carlow |
|
| Sir Francis Butler |
Old Leighlin |
|
| Lord John Butler |
Dublin University |
|
| Stephen Butler |
Belturbet |
Died and replaced in 1662 by his son Francis Butler
|
| John Campbell |
Callan |
|
| Henry Cary |
Fore |
Elected 1662 to replace Sir Timothy Tyrrill. Died 1663 and was replaced by John Forrest
|
| Thomas Caulfeild |
Charlemont |
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| Sir Arthur Chichester |
Dungannon |
|
| Randolph Clayton |
Kinsale |
|
| John Cliffe |
Taghmon |
|
| Sir John Cole |
County Fermanagh |
|
| Sir Michael Cole |
Enniskillen |
|
| Sir Robert Cole |
Enniskillen |
|
| Dudley Colley |
Philipstown |
|
| Robert Colville |
Hillsborough |
|
| Edward Cook |
Clogher |
|
| Charles Coote |
County Roscommon |
Replaced 1662 by George Lane, 1st Viscount Lanesborough.
|
| Sir Peter Courthorpe |
Cork City |
|
| John Craige |
Strabane |
|
| Edward Crofton |
Lanesborough |
|
| Vere Essex Cromwell |
County Down |
|
| James Cuffe |
County Mayo |
|
| Sir Thomas Dancer |
New Ross |
|
| Henry Davys |
Belfast |
|
| Hercules Davys |
Carrickfergus |
|
| John Davys |
County Antrim |
|
| Sir Paul Davys |
County Kildare |
|
| Sir William Davys |
Dublin City |
|
| William Davys |
County Fermanagh |
Died and replaced 1662 by Henry Blennerhassett
|
| Arthur Denny |
County Kerry |
|
| Edward Dering |
Lisburn |
|
| Carey Dillon |
Banagher |
|
| William Domville |
Antrim Borough |
Elected when the constituency was created in 1665
|
| Sir William Domville |
County Dublin |
Attorney-General for Ireland
|
| Matthew Draper |
Clogher |
|
| Sir John Edgeworth |
St Johnstown (Co Longford) |
|
| Sir Maurice Eustace jnr |
Knocktopher |
|
| Sir Maurice Fenton |
Fethard (County Tipperary) |
|
| Gerald Fitzgerald |
Limerick City |
|
| John FitzGerald |
Dungarvan |
|
| Robert Fitzgerald |
County Kildare |
|
| Sir William Flower |
St Canice |
|
| Sir Arthur Forbes |
County Tyrone |
Also elected for Mullingar |
|
| Sir Robert Forth |
County Meath |
|
| Arthur Freke |
Clonakilty |
|
| Richard Gethin |
Newtown Limavady |
|
| Sir Thomas Gifford |
Trim |
|
| John Gilbert |
Maryborough |
|
| Sir Arthur Gore |
County Mayo |
|
| Sir William Gore |
Banagher |
|
| Robert Gorges |
Bandonbridge |
|
| Isaac Granier |
Ennis |
|
| Charles Hamilton |
County Donegal |
|
| Sir Francis Hamilton |
County Cavan |
|
| Hans Hamilton |
County Armagh |
|
| William Handcock |
County Westmeath |
|
| Sir Standish Hartstonge |
Limerick City |
|
| Francis Harvey |
Clonmines |
|
| Arthur Hill |
County Down |
|
| Moyses Hill |
Drogheda |
|
| Henry Howard |
Tallow |
By-election May 1661
|
| Sir Henry Ingoldsby |
County Clare |
|
| John Jeffreys |
Antrim Borough |
Elected when the constituency was created in 1665
|
| Robert Johnston |
Lisburn |
Elected 1665 in place of Sir Edward Smith |
|
| Oliver Jones |
Knocktopher |
|
| Oliver Jones |
County Roscommon |
|
| Sir Theophilus Jones |
County Meath |
|
| Thomas Keating |
Ballynakill |
|
| Sir Robert King |
Ballyshannon |
|
| Sir William King |
County Limerick |
|
| William Knight |
Belfast |
|
| Sir Richard Kyrle |
Cork City |
|
| George Lane |
County Roscommon |
|
| Sir Richard Lane, 1st Baronet |
Tuam |
Elected 1665 to replace Robert Ormesby
|
| Dr Dudley Loftus |
Bannow |
|
| Nicholas Loftus |
Fethard (County Wexford) |
|
| John Lyndon |
Killybegs |
|
| Boyle Maynard |
Youghal |
|
| Amos Meredith |
Ballynakill |
|
| Charles Meredyth |
Old Leighlin |
|
| Sir Audley Mervyn |
County Tyrone |
Speaker and Prime Serjeant
|
| Henry Mervyn |
Augher |
|
| Sir Hugh Middleton |
Castlebar |
Replaced William Rowse, who had been absent without leave
|
| Martin Noel |
Wexford Borough |
|
| Henry O'Brien, Lord Ibrackan |
County Clare |
|
| Robert Oliver |
County Limerick |
|
| Sir Richard Osborne |
County Waterford |
|
| Richard Palfrey |
Augher |
|
| Sir John Perceval |
County Cork |
Died 1665 and was replaced by John St Leger.
|
| William Petty |
Inistioge |
|
| Henry Piers |
St Johnstown (Co Longford) |
|
| Alexander Pigott |
Maryborough |
|
| John Ponsonby |
County Kilkenny |
|
| Thomas Pooley |
Mallow |
|
| John Povey |
Swords |
|
| Richard Power |
County Waterford |
Succeeded to peerage 1661 and replaced by James, Lord Annesley
|
| John Preston |
Navan |
|
| Sir Nicholas Purdon |
Baltimore |
|
| William Purefoy |
Ennis |
|
| John Read |
Bandonbridge |
|
| Sir George Rawdon |
Carlingford |
|
| Robert Reading |
Ratoath |
Elected 1662 to replace Richard Boughton
|
| Sir Richard Reynell |
Athboy |
|
| Edward Richardson |
County Armagh |
|
| Sir Oliver St George |
County Galway |
|
| Sir Heywood St Leger |
Mallow |
|
| Launcelot Sandes |
Dingle |
|
| Sir James Shaen |
Clonmel |
|
| Robert Shapcote |
Wicklow Borough |
|
| Robert Shapcote |
Thomastown |
Sat for Wicklow Borough |
|
| Sir John Skeffington |
County Antrim |
|
| Owen Silver |
Youghal |
|
| Boyle Smith |
Tallow |
Elected April 1661. Died May 1661.
|
| Edward Smith |
Lisburn |
Resigned in 1665 on appointment as Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland)
|
| Erasmus Smith |
Ardee |
Replaced John Ruxton, who had been expelled
|
| Richard Southwell |
Askeaton |
|
| Sir Thomas Stanley |
County Louth |
|
| Alexander Staples |
Strabane |
Expelled and replaced 1665 by Sir Peter Harvey
|
| Richard Stephens |
Ardee |
Replaced John Chambers, who had been expelled
|
| Archibald Stewart |
Tallow |
By-election May 1661
|
| John Temple |
Carlow |
Solicitor-General for Ireland. Acted as Speaker, 1661-2, while the previous Speaker, Sir Audley Mervyn was in London.
|
| Sir John Temple |
County Carlow |
|
| Sir William Temple |
County Carlow |
|
| Sir Henry Tichborne |
Sligo Borough |
|
| Richard Townsend |
Baltimore |
|
| Marcus Trevor |
County Down |
Ennobled 1662 and replaced by Vere Essex Cromwell
|
| Sir Henry Tynte |
County Cork |
Died 1661 and replaced by Sir John Perceval, 1st Baronet.
|
| Arthur Upton |
Carrickfergus |
|
| Nicholas Ward |
Downpatrick |
|
| Sir James Ware |
Dublin University |
|
| John Weaver |
King's County |
|
| William Weldon |
Athy |
|
| Oliver Wheeler |
St Canice |
|
| Folliott Wingfield |
Tallow |
April 1661 - sat for County Wicklow |
|
| Folliott Wingfield |
County Wicklow |
Created Viscount Powerscourt in 1665
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References
- "Part II; Parliaments of Ireland". Return of the name of every member of the lower house of parliament of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with name of constituency represented, and date of return, from 1213 to 1874. Command papers. Vol. C.69-I. HMSO. 1878. pp. 603–691.
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