Irish House of Commons

The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until 1800.

It was modelled on the Parliament of England and from 1537 comprised two chambers: the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

In the Commons, business was presided over by the Speaker.

The Speaker of the Irish House of Commons was the presiding officer of the Irish House of Commons until its disestablishment in 1800.

By the time of the Union, the shape of the House had been fixed with two members elected for each of the 32 Counties of Ireland, two members for each of 117 Boroughs, and two members for Dublin University, a total of 300 members.

The 300 seats in the Irish House of Commons were reduced to 100 Irish members in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

Ardee (also known as Ardee Borough) was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1378 to 1801.

Antrim County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

Armagh Borough (also known as Armagh City) was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1613 to 1800.

Ardfert was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of Ireland until the Act of Union 1800.

However, the Chief Secretary for Ireland was usually a member of the Irish parliament.

Over time, the post of Chief Secretary gradually increased in importance, particularly because of his role as manager of legislative business for the Government in the Irish House of Commons, in which he sat as an MP.

Armagh County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

The vast majority of parliamentary boroughs were pocket boroughs, the private property of an aristocratic patron.

Before being awarded a peerage, Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington, served in the Irish House of Commons as a Member for the rotten borough of Trim.

Askeaton was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

Ballyshannon (also known as Ballyshannon Borough) was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1613 to 1800.

Athenry was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.

Athy was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.

Potwallopers existed in the Unreformed House of Commons prior to the Reform Act 1832, and in its predecessors the Irish House of Commons and House of Commons of Great Britain (until 1800) and the House of Commons of England (to 1707).

Augher was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until the Acts of Union 1800 came into force on January 1, 1801.

Athlone was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

Baltimore (also known as Baltimore Borough) was a potwalloper constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1614 to 1801.

Athboy was a constituency in County Meath represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

Ballynakill was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

Bannow was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.

Banagher was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

Belfast was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

Bandonbridge was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.

Carlow Borough was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons.