Clogher (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Pre-1801 Irish constituency / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
54.410°N 7.173°W / 54.410; -7.173
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Clogher | |
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Former borough constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
County | County Tyrone |
Borough | Clogher |
1264 (1264) (1264 (1264))–1801 (1801) | |
Seats | 2 |
Replaced by | Disfranchised |
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Clogher was a borough constituency in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. It represented the "city" of Clogher in County Tyrone. The city, actually no more than a village, gained its importance as the site of the cathedral of the Church of Ireland diocese of Clogher. The constituency was a rotten borough in the gift of the bishop. When the constituency was disestablished, bishop John Porter's claim for £15,000 compensation was disallowed.[1]