List of Parliaments of Ireland

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This is a list of Parliaments of Ireland to 1801. For subsequent Parliaments, see the list of Parliaments of the United Kingdom. For post-1918 Parliaments, see elections in Ireland. Parliaments before 1264 are not currently listed.

Contents 1 Parliaments of Henry III 2 Parliaments of Edward I 3 Parliaments of Edward II 4 Parliaments of Edward III 5 Parliaments of Richard II 6 Parliaments of Henry IV 7 Parliaments of Henry VI 8 Parliaments of Edward IV 9 Parliaments of Richard III 10 Parliaments of Henry VII 11 Parliaments of Henry VIII 12 Parliaments of Mary I 13 Parliaments of Elizabeth I 14 Parliaments of James I 15 Parliaments of Charles I 16 Interregnum 17 Parliaments of Charles II 18 Parliaments of James II 19 Parliaments of William III and Mary II 20 Parliaments of Anne 21 Parliament of George I 22 Parliament of George II 23 Parliaments of George III 24 References

[edit] Parliaments of Henry III

Number	Opened	Dismissed	Speaker	Sessions
1	18 June 1264	c.29 September 1269	?	2

This Parliament sat at Castledermot, County Kildare

[edit] Parliaments of Edward I

Number	Opened	Dismissed	Speaker	Sessions
1	29 September 1276	9 April 1307	?	19

This Parliament sat at Dublin thirteen times, Kildare once and Kilkenny four times. There was also one Council meeting.

[edit] Parliaments of Edward II

Number	Opened	Dismissed	Speaker	Sessions
1	9 February 1310	8 July 1326	?	14

This Parliament sat at Dublin six times, Kildare once, Kilmainham once and Kilkenny five times.

[edit] Parliaments of Edward III

Number	Opened	Dismissed	Speaker	Sessions
1	10 May 1327	8 January 1377	?	29

This Parliament sat at Dublin twenty times, Ballydoyle/Cashel once and Kilkenny eleven times. There were also eight General Councils and nine Councils

[edit] Parliaments of Richard II

Number	Opened	Dismissed	Speaker	Sessions
1	14 January 1378	Summer 1396	?	13

This Parliament sat at Dublin four times, Trim once and Kilkenny twice and Castledermot four times. There were also five General Councils and eleven Councils

[edit] Parliaments of Henry IV

Number	Opened	Dismissed	Speaker	Sessions
1	Spring 1401	4 February 1412	?	13

This Parliament sat at Dublin seven times, Ross once and Kilkenny twice and Waterford twice. There were also two General Councils and five Councils

[edit] Parliaments of Henry VI

Number	Opened	Dismissed	Speaker	Sessions
1	Not known 1425	9 February 1459	?	32

This Parliament sat at Dublin twenty five times, Trim onceNaas twice,Drogheda five times, and Kilkennyonce. There were also seventeen General Councils and one Council

[edit] Parliaments of Edward IV

Number	Opened	Dismissed	Speaker	Sessions
1	12 June 1461	after 7 February 1483	?	61

This Parliament sat at Dublin thirty one times, Bray once and Trim twice, Naas five times, Limerick once, Drogheda fifteen times, Connell County Kildare once, Wexford once and Waterford once.

[edit] Parliaments of Richard III

Number	Opened	Dismissed	Speaker	Sessions
1	19 March 1484	After 1485	?	6

This Parliament sat at Dublin three times and Naas. There were also two General Councils.

[edit] Parliaments of Henry VII

Number	Opened	Dismissed	Speaker	Sessions
1	14 July 1486	after July 1509	?	20

This Parliament sat at Dublin nine times, Castledermot twice, Trim twice and Drogheda four times. There were also one General Council and one Council.

[edit] Parliaments of Henry VIII

Number	Opened	Dismissed	Speaker	Sessions
1	25 February 1516	19 November 1543	Sir Thomas Cusake: c. 13 June 1541	32

This Parliament sat at Dublin twenty six times, Trim once, Drogheda twice, Limerick twice, Kilkenny once and Cashel once.

[edit] Parliaments of Mary I

Number	Opened	Dismissed	Speaker	Sessions
1	1 June 1557	2 July 1557	James Stanihurst: c. 1 June 1557	1
2	10 November 1557	10 November 1557	?	?
3	1 March 1558	1 March 1558	?	?

[edit] Parliaments of Elizabeth I

Number	Opened	Dismissed	Speaker	Sessions
1	12 January 1560	1 February 1560	James Stanihurst: c. 12 January 1560	1
2	17 January 1569	25 April 1571	James Stanihurst: 17 January 1569	?
3	26 April 1585	14 May 1586	Sir Nicholas Walsh: 26 April 1585	?

[edit] Parliaments of James I

Number	Opened	Dismissed	Speaker	Sessions
1	18 May 1613	24 October 1615	Sir John Davies: 18 May 1613	3

[edit] Parliaments of Charles I

Number	Opened	Dismissed	Speaker	Sessions
1	14 July 1634	18 April 1635	Sir Nathaniel Catelyn: 15 July 1634	4
2	16 March 1640	30 January 1649	Sir Maurice Eustace: 16 March 1640	6

[edit] Interregnum

Between 1653 and 1659, Irish MPs sat in the Parliament of the Protectorate. See the list of Parliaments of England and First Protectorate Parliament for further detail.

[edit] Parliaments of Charles II

Number	Opened	Dismissed	Speaker	Sessions	-Plt
1	8 May 1661	7 August 1666	Sir Audley Mervyn: 8 May 1661	4	68

[edit] Parliaments of James II

Number	Opened	Dismissed	Speaker	Sessions	-Plt	Colloquial name
1	7 May 1689	18 July 1689	Sir Richard Nagle: 7 May 1689	1	67	Patriot Parliament

[edit] Parliaments of William III and Mary II

Number	Opened	Dismissed	Speaker	Sessions	-Plt
1	5 October 1692	26 June 1693	Sir Richard Levinge: 5 October 1692	1	66
2	27 August 1695	14 June 1699	Robert Rochfort: 27 August 1695	2	65

[edit] Parliaments of Anne

No.	Assembled	Dissolved	Sessions	Speaker	-Plt	Note
1st	21 September 1703	6 May 1713	6	Alan Brodrick: 21 September 1703	64
				Hon. John Forster: 19 May 1710
2nd	25 November 1713	1 August 1714	1	Alan Brodrick: 25 November 1713	63	Dissolved by the death of the Queen

[edit] Parliament of George I

No.	Assembled	Dissolved	Sessions	Speaker	-Plt	Note
1st	12 November 1715	11 June 1727	6	William Conolly: 12 November 1715	62	Dissolved by the death of the King

[edit] Parliament of George II

No.	Assembled	Dissolved	Sessions	Speaker	-Plt	Note
1st	28 November 1727	25 October 1760	17	William Conolly: 28 November 1727	61	Dissolved by the death of the King
				Sir Ralph Gore: 13 October 1729
				Henry Boyle: 4 October 1733
				John Ponsonby: 26 April 1756

[edit] Parliaments of George III

No.	Assembled	Dissolved	Sessions	Speaker	-Plt	Note
1st	22 October 1761	28 May 1768	4	John Ponsonby: 22 October 1761	60
2nd	17 October 1769	5 April 1776	5	John Ponsonby: 17 October 1769	59
				Edmund Sexton Pery: 7 March 1771
3rd	18 June 1776	25 July 1783	4	Edmund Sexton Pery: 18 June 1776	58
4th	14 October 1783	8 April 1790	7	Edmund Sexton Pery: 14 October 1783	57
				John Foster: 5 September 1785
5th	2 July 1790	11 July 1797	8	John Foster: 9 July 1790	56
6th	9 January 1798	31 December 1800	3	John Foster: 9 January 1798	55	Dissolved by the Union

The Kingdoms of Ireland and Great Britain joined on 1 January 1801. For subsequent Parliaments see the list of Parliaments of the United Kingdom. As of 2006 there have been 54 Parliaments of the United Kingdom.

[edit] References

• A New History of Ireland, Volume IX, edited by T. W. Moody, F.X. Martin and F.J. Byrne (Clarendon Press 1984), ISBN 0-19-821745-5