Rathcormack (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Rathcormack
Former borough constituency
for the Irish House of Commons
CountyCounty Cork
BoroughRathcormac
1611 (1611) (1611 (1611))–1801 (1801)
Replaced byDisfranchised

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.