Rathcormack (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
# Rathcormack (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Rathcormack was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800. It was a mix of potwalloping and a Manor Borough established by charter and remained tied to the borough and surrounding area. The franchise was vested in the £5 and until 1793, Protestant freeholders and after 1782 a year's residence was necessary. It was disenfranchised on the 1 January 1801 on the coming into force of the Acts of Union 1800 and compensation of £15,000 was paid to the representatives of the Tonson family.

## Borough

This constituency was the borough of Rathcormack in County Cork. After its establishment in 1611 it had a sovereign, 12 burgesses and freemen.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | First member | First party | | Second member | Second party |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | James Barry | | | Edward Powel | |
| 1692 | James Barry | | | Robert Foulke | |
| September 1703 | James Barry | | | Daniel Gahan | |
| 1703 | John Silver | | | Daniel Gahan | |
| 1713 | James Barry | | | Edward Corker | |
| November 1715 | James Barry | | | Jephson Busteed | |
| 1715 | James Tynte | | | Jephson Busteed | |
| 1727 | James Barry | | | Redmond Barry | |
| 1728 | James Barry | | | William FitzHerbert | |
| 1743 | James Barry | | | Joseph Leeson | |
| 1743 | Brettridge Badham | | | Joseph Leeson | |
| 1745 | John Magill | | | Joseph Leeson | |
| 1757 | John Magill | | | Abraham Devonsher | |
| 1761 | James Dennis | | | Abraham Devonsher | |
| 1768 | James Barry | | | Abraham Devonsher | |
| 1776 | William Tonson | | | Francis Bernard Beamish | |
| 1783 | Charles Francis Sheridan | | | Sackville Hamilton | |
| 1784 | Charles Francis Sheridan | | | Thomas Orde | |
| 1790 | Henry Duquerry | | | John Philpot Curran | Patriot |
| January 1798 | Charles McDonnell | | | Henry Boyle, Viscount Boyle | |
| 1798 | Charles McDonnell | | | William Bagwell | |
| 1801 | Constituency disenfranchised | Constituency disenfranchised | Constituency disenfranchised | Constituency disenfranchised | Constituency disenfranchised |
