Irish House of Commons

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The Irish House of Commons was the lower chamber of the Parliament of Ireland, representing constituencies across the island until its abolition by the Acts of Union 1800.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct legislative body
lower house
abolishedBy Acts of Union 1800
coatOfArms Arms of the Kingdom of Ireland
coequalWith Irish House of Lords
composedOf Members of Parliament
country Kingdom of Ireland
disestablishedBy union with Great Britain
dissolvedInYear 1800
establishedInYear 1297
excludedGroup most Roman Catholics (by Penal Laws)
gainedLegislativeIndependenceBy Constitution of 1782
hasRole lower chamber of the Parliament of Ireland
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime in Ireland
historicalRegion island of Ireland
houseType lower house
inception 13th century
jurisdiction Ireland
linked to: Island of Ireland
languageOfProceedings English
Latin
Law French
lastSessionYear 1800
legislativeBodyFor Kingdom of Ireland
locatedIn Dublin
Kingdom of Ireland
meetsAt Irish Parliament House, Dublin
memberLabel Member of Parliament
notableEvent Grattan's Parliament era
numberOfMembers 300
partOf Parliament of Ireland
passes bills
replacedRepresentationOf Irish constituencies in Westminster Parliament after 1801
represents boroughs in Ireland
constituencies in Ireland
counties in Ireland
university constituencies in Ireland
restrictedFranchise Protestant property owners
sessionRoom House of Commons chamber, Irish Parliament House
sharesPowerWith Irish House of Lords
subjectTo Poynings' Law (until 1782)
linked to: Poynings' Law
subordinateTo Crown of Ireland
succeededBy House of Commons of the United Kingdom
typeOfParliament bicameral legislature (lower chamber)
underOversightOf British government (before 1782)
votingSystem bloc voting
first-past-the-post

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William Wellesley-Pole memberOf Irish House of Commons
John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont memberOf Irish House of Commons
Constitution of 1782 appliesTo Irish House of Commons
Protestant Ascendancy politicalPowerBase Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Lords otherChamber Irish House of Commons
Parliament of Southern Ireland lowerHouse House of Commons of Southern Ireland
linked to: Irish House of Commons
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington memberOf Irish House of Commons
Hugh Montgomery (MP for Donegal Borough) legislativeBody Irish House of Commons
subject linked to: Hugh Montgomery
Sligo Borough representedIn Irish House of Commons
Sligo Borough sentMembersTo Irish House of Commons
Richard Power (Irish politician, died 1690) memberOf Irish House of Commons
subject linked to: Richard Power
Richard Power (Irish politician, born 1732) memberOf Irish House of Commons
subject linked to: Richard Power
College Green politicallySignificantBuilding former Irish House of Commons
linked to: Irish House of Commons
Privy Council of Ireland relatedTo Irish House of Commons
Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington memberOf Irish House of Commons
Lord Macartney memberOf Irish House of Commons
Ponsonby family hasConnectionTo Irish House of Commons
Francis Wheatley notableWork The Irish House of Commons, 1780
linked to: Irish House of Commons
Coote associatedWithInstitution Irish House of Commons
Ennis preUnionRepresentation Irish House of Commons