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This is a list of members of the Irish House of Commons in 1560.

Name Constituency Province and (for boroughs) present-day county Notes
Walter Dowdall Ardee (then known as Athird) Leinster - County Louth [1]
Walter Babe Ardee (then known as Athird) Leinster - County Louth [1]
Ards Ulster Included in the lists of members, but not shired until 1570 and the names of the knights are blank[2]
Michael Moore Athboy Leinster - County Meath [3]A local merchant.[4]
James Blake Athboy Leinster - County Meath [3]A cousin of the Galway Blakes and a local merchant.[4]
Sir Thomas Cusack Athenry Connacht - County Galway [5]
Andrew Browne Athenry Connacht - County Galway [5]
Richard Mothill Athy Leinster - County Kildare [6]
Rowland Cassyn Athy Leinster - County Kildare [6]
John Neill Carlingford Leinster - County Louth [1]From a local merchant family[7]
Sir Henry Radclyffe Carlingford Leinster - County Louth [1]Constable of Maryborough[7]
James Wingfield Carrickfergus Ulster - County Antrim [8]Settler, soldier and constable of Dublin Castle[9]
Humphrey Warren Carrickfergus Ulster - County Antrim [8]Settler[9]
Henry White Clonmel Munster - County Tipperary [10]
John Strich Clonmel Munster - County Tipperary [10]
Connacht[a] Connacht The province was a single large shire until 1570. The identity of the 1560 knights is unknown.[11]
John Meade Cork City Munster - County Cork Generosus[12] A member of one of the city's old ruling families[13]
Stephen Coppinger Cork City Munster - County Cork Generosus[12]A member of one of the city's old ruling families[13]
County Antrim Ulster Included in the lists of members, but not shired until 1570 and the names of the knights are blank[2]
Sir William FitzWilliam County Carlow Leinster Knight[14] Chief Governor[15]
Edmund Butler County Carlow Leinster Gentleman[14] A younger son of James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond[15]
County Clare Munster The list of members of the 1560 parliament includes Clare, but not its MPs[16]
County Cork Munster
County Down Ulster Included in the lists of members, but not shired until 1570 and the names of the knights are blank[2]
Thomas Fitzwilliam County Dublin Leinster Of Holmpatrick - Armiger[17] A major landowner in the county and an influential member of his community[18]
Patrick Finglas County Dublin Leinster Of Westphailstown - Armiger[17][b][19] A major landowner in the county and an influential member of his community[18]
County Kerry Munster
Nicholas Eustace County Kildare Leinster Of Cradokeston[20] A Roman Catholic from an old-established Old English local gentry family[21]
James Flattisbury County Kildare Leinster Of Johnstown[20] A Roman Catholic from an old-established Old English local gentry family[21]
Nicholas White County Kilkenny Leinster Of Whitehall, Wexford[22] From Knocktopher - a member of a local Old English family with substantial property in the area[23] citing [24]
Walter Gall County Kilkenny Leinster [22] From Gallstown - a member of a local Old English family with substantial property in the area. He served as High Sheriff of Wexford in 1562 and as High Sheriff of County Kilkenny in 1572[23] citing [25] See also [26]
County Limerick Munster
Nicholas Taaffe County Louth Leinster [27]Of Ballebragane - from a family established in the area for many centuries[28]
Edward Dowdall County Louth Leinster [27]Of Glassepistell - from a family established in the area for many centuries[28]
Sir Christopher Chevir (or Cheevers) County Meath Leinster [29]Knight - member of the local commission for musters and an important landowner in the county - one of the leaders of the anti-cess campaign [4]
Patrick Barnewall County Meath Leinster [29]Of Stackallan - Armiger - member of the local commission for musters and an important landowner in the county - his son was MP for the county in 1569 and 1585 [4] (which describes him as of Crickstown)
Patrick Sherlock County Tipperary Munster [10]
Oliver Grace County Tipperary Munster [10]
Thomas Power County Waterford Munster Of Comshen[30]
Peter Aylward County Waterford Munster Of Faithlike[30]
Sir George Stanley County Westmeath Leinster Knight[31] - New English - Marshall of the Army (1553) and Commissioner for Ecclesiastical Causes (1562)[32] citing [33]
Sir Thomas Nugent County Westmeath Leinster Knight[31] - Old English[32]
William Hore County Wexford Leinster Of Harperstown[34] - among the county's major landholders[35]
Richard Synot County Wexford Leinster Of Ballybrennan[34] - among the county's major landholders - he was MP for Ferns in 1585 and his son Walter was MP for County Wexford in 1613[35]
John Weston Drogheda Leinster - Counties Louth and Meath [17] Apparently a local merchant, of a family originally from Dublin[36]
Robert Burnell Drogheda Leinster - Counties Louth and Meath [17] Apparently a local merchant, presumably of the north Dublin family usually based at Castleknock [36]
James Stanihurst Dublin City Leinster - County Dublin Recorder of Dublin[17]
Robert Golding Dublin City Leinster - County Dublin Alderman[17] Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1558-9[37]
Christopher More Dundalk Leinster - County Louth [1]
Patrick Stanley Dundalk Leinster - County Louth [1]
Henry Stafford (or Gifford) Dungarvan Munster - County Waterford [31]
John Challoner Dungarvan Munster - County Waterford [31]
Nicholas Hackett Fethard (County Tipperary) Munster - County Tipperary [10]
Theobald Nash Fethard (County Tipperary) Munster - County Tipperary [10]
Jonoke Lynch Galway Town Connacht - County Galway [38]
Peter Lynch Galway Town Connacht - County Galway [38]
Thomas Shiele Kells Leinster - County Meath [3]From a family influential only within the Kells barony.[4]
Nicholas Ledwiche Kells Leinster - County Meath [3]From a family influential only within the Kells barony.[4]
John Abells Kildare Borough Leinster - County Kildare [6] Little is known of him.[39]
John Moore Kildare Borough Leinster - County Kildare [6] Little is known of him.[39]
Robert Shee Kilkenny City Leinster - County Kilkenny [22]From an important catholic merchant family[40] Father of Elias Shee, MP for Kilkenny City in 1585[41] See also [42]
Walter Archer Kilkenny City Leinster - County Kilkenny [22]From an important catholic merchant family[40] See also [43]
Kilmallock Munster - County Limerick
King's County Leinster The identity of its 1560 knights is unknown[44]
Sir John Alan Kinsale Munster - County Cork Knight[12]
Francis Agar or Agard Kinsale Munster - County Cork Armiger[12]
Edward Arthur Limerick City Munster - County Limerick [45]
Clement Fanning Limerick City Munster - County Limerick [45]
Nicholas Casey Mullingar Leinster - County Westmeath [46]A local Catholic merchant[47]
James Reling Mullingar Leinster - County Westmeath [46]A local Catholic merchant, from a commercial family of equivalent local importance[47] citing [48]
John Sherlock Naas Leinster - County Kildare [6] A member of a local merchant family[39]
Henry Draycott Naas Leinster - County Kildare [6] Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland and a new English settler[49]
Patrick Warren Navan Leinster - County Meath [50]Member of a local family also called "Waring" - related to Thomas Warren (MP for Navan in 1585) and John Warren (lawyer and MP for Navan in 1613-15).[51]
John Wakeley Navan Leinster - County Meath [50]New English settler, who acquired lands near Navan by 1547 and married Oliver Plunkett, 1st Baron Louth's daughter. Father of Thomas Wakeley, MP for Navan in 1585. The father and son both had many interests in King's County.[51]
Nicholas Heron New Ross Leinster - County Wexford Burgess[34] - apparently from the local merchant community[52]
William Dormer New Ross Leinster - County Wexford Burgess[34] - apparently from the local merchant community[52]
Queen's County Leinster Its 1560 members are unknown[51]
Francis Cosby Thomastown Leinster - County Kilkenny [53] New English settler[40] See also [54]
Henry Colley Thomastown Leinster - County Kilkenny [53] New English settler[40]
John Parker Trim Leinster - County Meath Armiger[3] - Englishman and Master of the Rolls[51]
Patrick Martell Trim Leinster - County Meath [3]Local merchant[51]
Maurice Wise Waterford City Munster - County Waterford [30]
Peter Stronge Waterford City Munster - County Waterford [30]
John Hassane Wexford Borough Leinster - County Wexford [34]Active in the town's government and a member of its oligarchy. Seems to have been part of the town's strong merchant community.[55]
Richard Talbot Wexford Borough Leinster - County Wexford [34]Active in the town's government and a member of its oligarchy. A member of a local family. Seems to have been part of the town's strong merchant community.[55]
John Walch Youghal Munster - County Cork [12]
John Portyngall Youghal Munster - County Cork [12]

The following present-day counties did not yet exist:

Notes

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  1. ^ The medieval county of Connacht was subdivided in 1570 into the modern counties of Galway and Mayo.
  2. ^ McGrath states that he was Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer, but Patrick Finglas, who had held that office, had died in 1537.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f (House of Lords 1878, p. 626)
  2. ^ a b c (McGrath 1998, p. A29)
  3. ^ a b c d e f (House of Lords 1878, p. 628)
  4. ^ a b c d e f (McGrath 1998, p. A19)
  5. ^ a b (House of Lords 1878, p. 617)
  6. ^ a b c d e f (House of Lords 1878, p. 619)
  7. ^ a b (McGrath 1998, p. A17)
  8. ^ a b (House of Lords 1878, p. 605)
  9. ^ a b (McGrath 1998, p. A31)
  10. ^ a b c d e f (House of Lords 1878, p. 632)
  11. ^ (McGrath 1998, p. A59)
  12. ^ a b c d e f (House of Lords 1878, p. 609)
  13. ^ a b (McGrath 1998, p. A48)
  14. ^ a b (House of Lords 1878, p. 606)
  15. ^ a b (McGrath 1998, p. A4)
  16. ^ (McGrath 1998, p. A45)
  17. ^ a b c d e f (House of Lords 1878, p. 614)
  18. ^ a b (McGrath 1998, p. A6)
  19. ^ McGrath cites Ellis, Steven G. (1985). Tudor Ireland:crown, community and the conflict of cultures, 1470-1603. London: Longman. p. 30, 123, 137. ISBN 0582493412.
  20. ^ a b (House of Lords 1878, p. 618)
  21. ^ a b (McGrath 1998, p. A9)
  22. ^ a b c d (House of Lords 1878, p. 620)
  23. ^ a b (McGrath 1998, p. A12)
  24. ^ (Burtchaell 1888, p 6)
  25. ^ (Burtchaell 1888, p 8)
  26. ^ Carrigan, William (1905). The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory. Vol. 4. Dublin: Sealy, Bryers & Walker. p. 141.
  27. ^ a b (House of Lords 1878, p. 625)
  28. ^ a b (McGrath 1998, p. A16)
  29. ^ a b (House of Lords 1878, p. 627)
  30. ^ a b c d (House of Lords 1878, p. 634)
  31. ^ a b c d (House of Lords 1878, p. 635)
  32. ^ a b (McGrath 1998, p. A22)
  33. ^ Hughes, James L. J. (1960). Patentee officers in Ireland, 1173-1826 (PDF). Dublin: Irish Manuscripts Commission. p. 122.
  34. ^ a b c d e f (House of Lords 1878, p. 637)
  35. ^ a b (McGrath 1998, p. A25)
  36. ^ a b (McGrath 1998, p. A18)
  37. ^ (McGrath 1998, p. A7)
  38. ^ a b (House of Lords 1878, p. 616)
  39. ^ a b c (McGrath 1998, p. A10)
  40. ^ a b c d (McGrath 1998, p. A13)
  41. ^ (Burtchaell 1888, p 18)
  42. ^ (Burtchaell 1888, p 9)
  43. ^ (Burtchaell 1888, p 10)
  44. ^ (McGrath 1998, p. A14)
  45. ^ a b (House of Lords 1878, p. 623)
  46. ^ a b (House of Lords 1878, p. 636)
  47. ^ a b (McGrath 1998, p. A24)
  48. ^ McGrath, Brid (1986). The membership of the Irish house of commons, 1613-1615 (M. Litt. thesis). University of Dublin.
  49. ^ (McGrath 1998, p. A11)
  50. ^ a b (House of Lords 1878, p. 629)
  51. ^ a b c d e (McGrath 1998, p. A20)
  52. ^ a b (McGrath 1998, p. A26)
  53. ^ a b (House of Lords 1878, p. 621)
  54. ^ (Burtchaell 1888, p 9)
  55. ^ a b (McGrath 1998, p. A27)
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