Members of the 1689 Irish Parliament

The Patriot Parliament is the name given to the Irish Parliament called by James II during the 1689 to 1691 war in Ireland. The first since 1666, it held only one session, from 7 May 1689 to 20 July 1689.

The House of Commons was 70 members short as there were no elections in Counties Fermanagh and Donegal, while its members were overwhelmingly Old English and Catholic.^[1] Sir Richard Nagle was elected Speaker while the Lords was led by Baron Fitton; it contained five Protestant peers and four Church of Ireland bishops, including Anthony Dopping, Bishop of Meath, who acted as leader of the opposition.^[2]

Members of the Lords

Fitton spent much of his adult life in prison for criminal libel; allegedly selected by James because he was a Protestant, he promptly converted to Catholicism.^[3] It included five Protestant peers, Granard, Longford, Barrymore, Howth and Rosse, who was Tyrconnell's son-in-law, plus four Church of Ireland bishops; Anthony Dopping, Bishop of Meath, acted as leader of the opposition.^[2]

The members of the House of Lords are as follows:^[4]

Name	Title
Michael Boyle	Archbishop of Armagh
Alexander MacDonnell	Earl of Antrim
Thomas Nugent (Assumed the title in place of his elder brother Richard, a Capuchin friar.)	Earl of Westmeath
Richard Barry	Earl of Barrymore
Richard or Charles Lambart^[5]	Earl of Cavan
Donough MacCarty	Earl of Clancarty
Richard Power	Earl of Tyrone
Francis Aungier	Earl of Longford
Arthur Forbes	Earl of Granard
William Dongan	Earl of Limerick
Jenico Preston	Viscount Gormanston
Richard Butler	Viscount Mountgarret
Theobald Dillon	Viscount Dillon of Costello-Gallen
Nicholas Netterville	Viscount Netterville of Dowth
Bryan Magennis	Viscount Magennis of Iveagh
Dominick Sarsfield	Viscount Sarsfield of Killmallock
Theobald Bourke	Viscount Mayo
Pierce Butler	Viscount Ikerrin
Maximilian O'Dempsey	Viscount Clanmalier
Nicholas Barnewall	Viscount Barnewall of Kingsland
Pierce Butler	Viscount Galmoye
Daniel O'Brien	Viscount Clare
Richard Parsons	Viscount Rosse
Ulick Bourke	Viscount Galway
Valentine Browne	Viscount Kenmare
Justin MacCarty	Viscount Mountcashell
Anthony Dopping	Bishop of Meath
Ezekiel Hopkins	Bishop of Derry
Thomas Otway	Bishop of Ossory
Simon Digby	Bishop of Limerick
Edward Wetenhall	Bishop of Cork
William Smyth	Bishop of Raphoe
Richard Tennison	Bishop of Killala
Edward Bermingham	Baron Athenry
Almeric de Courcy	Baron Kingsale
William Fitzmaurice	Baron Kerry
Christopher Fleming	Baron Slane
Thomas St Lawrence	Baron Howth
Matthias Barnewall	Baron Trimlestown
Christopher Plunkett	Baron Dunsany
Pierce Butler	Baron Dunboyne
Barnaby Fitzpatrick	Baron Upper Ossory
Matthew Plunkett	Baron Louth
William Bourke	Baron Bourke of Castleconnell
Theobald Butler	Baron Cahir
Theobald Bourke	Baron Bourke of Brittas
Henry Vincent Blayney	Baron Blayney of Monaghan
Dermot Malone^[6]	Baron Glean-O'Mallun and Courchy (This title had probably been extinct since about 1641.)
Roger Maguire^[7]	Baron Maguire of Enniskillen (This title had been forfeit since 1645.)
Claud Hamilton Earl of Abercorn in the peerage of Scotland	Baron Hamilton of Strabane
Robert King	Baron Kingston
John Bellew	Baron Bellew of Duleek
Alexander Fitton Lord Chancellor	Baron Fitton of Gawsworth
John Bourke	Baron Bourke of Bophin
Thomas Nugent Lord Chief Justice	Baron Nugent of Riverston

Members of the Commons

The House was 70 members short, since no elections were held in the northern provinces of Fermanagh and Donegal. Six members were Protestant, the remaining 224 Catholic, a minority being Gaelic or 'Old Irish', while the majority were from the Old English Catholic elite.^[8] The Speaker or leader was Sir Richard Nagle, a wealthy Catholic lawyer and close ally of Tyrconnell.^[9]

Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
County Antrim
County Antrim	Cormuck O'Neale		Randal Mac Donnell
Belfast	Marcus Talbot		Daniel O'Neale
County Armagh
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Armagh City	Francis Stafford		Constantine O'Neale
County Armagh	Arthur Brownlow		Walter Hovendon
County Carlow
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Carlow	Mark Baggot		John Warren
County Carlow	Dudley Bagenal	(1638–1712)	Henry Luttrell	(d. 1717)
Old Leighlin	Darby Long		Daniel Doran
County Cavan
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Belturbet	Sir Edward Tyrrell Bt.		Philip Tuite	Newcastle, County Cavan
Cavan Borough	Philip Oge O'Reyly		Hugh Reily	Lara
County Cavan	Philip Reyley	Aghnecrevy	John Reyly	Garirobuck
County Clare
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
County Clare	Daniel O'Brien		John MacNamara	Crattlagh
Ennis	Florence MacNamara	Dromod	Theobald Butler	Shrangaloon
County Cork
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Cork City	Sir James Cotter	knight	John Galloway
County Cork	Justin McCarthy		Sir Richard Nagle	Clogher, knight
Kinsale	Andrew Murrogh		Miles de Courcy
Baltimore	Daniel O'Donavan		Jeremiah O'Donovan	Protestant
Bandonbridge	Charles MacCarthy	Ballea	Daniel MacCarthy Reagh	MacCarthy Reagh
Charleville	John Baggot, Sr.	Baggotstown	John Power	Killballane
Clonakilty (also Cloghnakilty)	Lt.-Col. Owen MacCarthy		Daniel Fionn MacCarthy
Doneraile	Daniel O'Donovan		John Baggot, Jr.	Baggotstown
Midleton	Dermod Long		John Long
Mallow (also Moyallow)	John Barret	Castlemore	David Nagle	Carragowne
Rathcormack	James Barry	Barry was later absolved of treason on the basis that he was elected without his knowledge while in England.^[10]	Edward Powel
Youghal	Thomas Uniack	alderman	Edward Gough	alderman
County Dublin
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Dublin City	Sir Michael Creagh	Lord Mayor of Dublin, knight	Terence MacDermott	alderman
County Dublin	Simon Luttrell	Luttrellstowne	Patrick Sarsfield	Lucan
Newcastle	Thomas Arthur	Colganstown	John Talbot	Belgard
Swords	Francis Barnwall	Woodparke, County Meath	Robert Russell	Drynham
Dublin University	Sir John Meade, Bt	knight	Joseph Coghlan
County Down
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
County Down	Murtogh Mac Gennis	Green-Castle	Ever Mac Gennis	Castlewellan
Killyleagh (also Killileagh)	Bernard Mac Gennis	Ballygorianbeg	Torl O'Neile	Drummekelly
Newry	Rowland White		Rowland Savage
County Galway
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Athenry	James Talbot	Mount Talbot	Charles Daly	Dunsandle
Galway Borough	Oliver Martin		Sir John Kirwan
County Galway	Sir Ulick Burke	Glinsk	Sir Walter Blake
Tuam	James Lally	Tullindaly	William Bourk	Carrowfrila
County Kerry
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Ardfert	Col. Roger McElligott		Cornelius MacGillicuddy
Dingle (also Dingle Icouch)	Edward Rice FitzJames	Ballinelig, County Limerick	John Hussey	Culmullin
County Kerry	Nicholas Brown		Sir Thomas Crosbie	knight
Tralee	Maurice Hussey	Kerrys	James Hackett	alderman
County Kildare
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Athy	William FitzGerald		William Archbold
Harristown	James Nihell		Edmond FitzGerald
Kildare	Francis Leigh		Robert Porter
County Kildare	John Wogan		George Aylmer
Naas	Viscount Dungan		Charles White
County Kilkenny
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Callan	Walter Butler		Thady Meagher
Gowran	Colonel Robert Fielding	womaniser	Walter Kelly	doctor of physick
Inistioge	Edward FitzGerald		James FitzGerald
Kilkenny City	John Rooth	Mayor	James Bryan	alderman
County Kilkenny	John Grace	Courtstown	Robert Walsh	Cloneneassy
Knocktopher	Harvey Morres		Henry Meagh
Thomastown	Robert Grace Sr.		Robert Grace Jr.
King's County (Offaly)
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Banagher	Terence Coghlan	Esq.	Terence Coghlan	gent.
King's County	Heward Oxburgh		Owen Carrol
Philipstown	John Connor		Heward Oxburgh
County Leitrim
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Jamestown	Alexander Mac Donnell		William Shanley
County Leitrim	Edmond Reynolds		Iriel Farrell
County Limerick
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Askeaton	John Bourke	Cahirmoyhill	Edward Rice
Kilmallock	Sir William Hurley, Bt.		John Lacy
Limerick City	Nicholas Arthur	alderman	Thomas Harrold	alderman
County Limerick	Sir John FitzGerald, Bt.		Gerald FitzGerald	Knight of Glin
County Longford
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Lanesborough	Oliver FitzGerald		Roger Farrell
County Longford	Roger Farrell		Robert Farrell
St Johnstown	Sir William Ellis	Protestant	Lt.-Col. James Nugent
County Louth
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Ardee	Hugh Gernon		John Babe
Carlingford	Christopher Peppard FitzIgnatius		Bryan Dermot
Dundalk	Robert Dermot		John Dowdall
Drogheda	Henry Dowdall	recorder	Christopher Peppard FitzGeorge	alderman
County Louth	Thomas Bellew		William Talbot
County Mayo
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Castlebar	John Bermingham	portreeve	Thomas Bourke
County Mayo	Gerald Moore		Walter Bourke
County Meath
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Athboy	John Trynder		Robert Longfield
Kells	Patrick Everard		John Delamare
County Meath	Sir William Talbot, Bt.		Sir Patrick Barnwall, Bt.
Navan	Christopher Cusack	Corballis	Christopher Cusack	Rathaldran
Ratoath	John Hussey		James FitzGerald
Trim	Capt. Nicholas Cusack		Walter Nangle
County Monaghan
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
	Bryan Mac Mahon		Hugh Mac Mahon
Queen's County (Laois)
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Ballynakill	Sir Gregory Byrne, Bt.		Oliver Grace	Chief Remembrancer of the Exchequer
Maryborough	Pierce Bryan		Thady FitzPatrick
Portarlington	Sir Henry Bond, Bt.		Sir Thomas Hackett	knight
Queen's County	Sir Patrick Trant	knight	Edmond Morres
County Roscommon
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Boyle	Capt. John King		Terence Mac Dermot	alderman
Roscommon	John Dillon		John Kelly
County Roscommon	Charles Kelly		John Bourke
County Sligo
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Sligo	Terence Mac Donogh		James French
County Sligo	Henry Crofton	Longford House, Beltra	Oliver O'Gara
County Tipperary
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Cashel	Denis Kearny	alderman	James Hackett	alderman
Clonmel	Nicholas White	alderman	John Bray	alderman
Fethard	Sir John Everard, Bt.		James Tobin	Fethard
Tipperary	Nicholas Purcell	Loughmore	James Butler	Graingebegg
County Tyrone
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Dungannon	Arthur O'Neale		Peter Donnelly	Dungannon
Strabane	Christopher Nugent		Daniel Donnelly
Tyrone	Colonel Gordon O'Neill		Lewis Doe	Dungannon
County Waterford
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Dungarvan	John Hore		Martin Hore
Waterford City	John Porter		Nicholas FitzGerald
County Waterford	John Power		Matthew Hore
County Westmeath
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Athlone	Edmond Malone	Ballynahoune	Edmond Malone	counsellor at law
Fore (also Fowre)	John Nugent	Donore	Christopher Nugent	Dardistown
Kilbeggan	Bryan Geoghegan	Donore	Charles Geoghegan	Syonane
Mullingar	Gerald Dillon	prime sergeant	Edmond Nugent	Carlanstowne
County Westmeath	William Nugent		Hon. Col. Henry Dillon
County Wexford
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Bannow	Francis Plowden		Dr. Alexius Stafford
Clonmines (also Cloghmine)	Edward Sherlock	Dublin City	Nicholas White	Rosse, merchant
Enniscorthy	James Devereux	Carigmenan	Arthur Waddington	portreeve
Fethard	Rt Hon. Col. James Porter		Capt. Nicholas Stafford
Gorey (also Newburgh)	Abraham Strange	Toberduffe	Richard Doyle	Kilcorky
New Ross	Luke Dormer		Richard Butler
Taghmon	George Hore	Polehore	Walter Hore	Harperstown
Wexford Borough	William Talbot		Francis Rooth	merchant
County Wexford	Walter Butler	Monfin	Patrick Colclough	Mochury
County Wicklow
Constituency	First Member	Notes	Second Member	Notes
Blessington	James Eustace		Sir Maurice Eustace
Carysfort	Hugh Roe Byrne		Pierce Archbold	(upon default of whose appearance Bartholomew Polewhele)
Wicklow	Francis Toole		Thomas Byrne
County Wicklow	Richard Butler		William Talbot

References

^ Harris 2007, p. 437.
^ ^a ^b Moody, Martin & Byrne 2009, p. 489.
^ Stater 2004.
^ G.E.C., ed. Vicary Gibbs and H. Arthur Doubleday, The Complete Peerage, vol. III (1913) Appendix D.
^ The Complete Peerage, vol. III, p. 117.
^ John D'Alton, King James's Irish Army List, vol. II (1861) p. 413.
^ King James's Irish Army List, vol. II, p. 182.
^ Szechi 1994, pp. 47–48.
^ McGuire 2004, p. Online.
^ "Imposition on Grants". House of Commons Journal. 12. London: British History Online: 278–280. 20 May 1698. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

Sources

Harris, Tim (2007). Revolution: The Great Crisis of the British Monarchy, 1685–1720. Penguin. ISBN 978-0141016528.
McGuire, James (2004). Nagle, Sir Richard (Online ed.). Oxford DNB.
Moody; Martin; Byrne, eds. (2009). A New History of Ireland: Volume III: Early Modern Ireland 1534-1691. OUP. ISBN 9780198202424.
Stater, Victor (2004). "Fitton, Alexander [styled Sir Alexander Fitton], Jacobite Baron Fitton (d. 1699), politician and Jacobite sympathizer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9520. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Szechi, Daniel (1994). The Jacobites: Britain and Europe 1688-1788. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719037740.

External links

[FOOTNOTEHarris2007437-1] Harris 2007, p. 437.

[FOOTNOTEMoodyMartinByrne2009489-2] Moody, Martin & Byrne 2009, p. 489.

[FOOTNOTEStater2004-3] Stater 2004.

[4] G.E.C., ed. Vicary Gibbs and H. Arthur Doubleday, The Complete Peerage, vol. III (1913) Appendix D.

[5] The Complete Peerage, vol. III, p. 117.

[6] John D'Alton, King James's Irish Army List, vol. II (1861) p. 413.

[7] King James's Irish Army List, vol. II, p. 182.

[FOOTNOTESzechi199447–48-8] Szechi 1994, pp. 47–48.

[FOOTNOTEMcGuire2004Online-9] McGuire 2004, p. Online.

[10] "Imposition on Grants". House of Commons Journal. 12. London: British History Online: 278–280. 20 May 1698. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

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