Midleton | |
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Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons |
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Former constituency | |
Created | 1671 |
Abolished | 1800 |
Replaced by | Disenfranchised. |
Midleton was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. Incorporated by Charter, 1671 whereby it was granted to Sir John Brodrick with a Corporation sovereign, two bailiffs and 12 burgesses. It was disenfranchised at the Act of Union and compensation of £15,000 paid to Viscount Midleton.
This constituency was based in the town of Midleton in County Cork.