Old Leighlin (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Old Leighlin
Former borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
CountyCounty Carlow
BoroughOld Leighlin
 () ( ())–1801 (1801)
Seats2
Replaced byDisfranchised

Old Leighlin was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons, the lower house in the Irish Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland. It based in Old Leighlin, near the town of Leighlinbridge in County Carlow. It was a bishop's borough, controlled by the Church of Ireland Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin.[1]

The borough was disenfranchised by the Acts of Union 1800, with effect from 1 January 1801. £15,000 was paid to the Commissioners of First Fruits to be used at their discretion.

  1. ^ "Old Leighlin". Ulster Historical Foundation. Retrieved 26 December 2022.