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Many settlements in Ireland have had some corporate status, either for local government purposes or to elect members of Parliament.

Table

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Usual name Other names
[th 1] 		County
[th 2] 		Parliament
pf Ireland[th 3] 		After the
union[th 4] 		Corporation
1835–40[th 5] 		Commissioners
[th 6] 		Urban
district[th 7] 		Borough
status[th 8] 		City
status[th 9] 		County
status[th 10] 		Current status
[th 11]
Dublin Dublin 1299 1922 Capable; preserved - - 1170s 1170s 1600 Rep.I. current local government area
Table headings
  1. ^ Former or current names or variant spellings with some official usage or currency in English.
  2. ^ For towns with county status, the surrounding county is given. Where a town has straddled a county boundary, its county in 1899 is given first; the 1898 act assigned such towns entirely to the county where the majority of the population lived. Belfast straddled Antrim and Down before 1898 and was a county borough thereafter; Antrim is listed first here because most of the area and population is in that county, where the original borough was entirely located.
  3. ^ For the 117 parliamentary boroughs, the year is the first in which the town is known to have sent members to the House of Commons of Ireland. The link is to the article about the constituency.
  4. ^ For the 33 boroughs not disfranchised by the Acts of Union 1800, the year and number is the year when the borough was abolished and the number of MPs it sent to the United Kingdom House of Commons. The link is to the article about the constituency.
  5. ^ How the 1835 report of the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Commission described the borough; and how it was treated by the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840.
  6. ^ The year(s) in which the town had commissioners appointed, under either a local act, the 1828 Act, the 1840 Act, or the 1854 Act. The end date indicates either promotion to urban district status or demotion to non-municipal status; compare the "Urban district" column to see which.
  7. ^ When the town gained the status of urban district (under the 1898 act) or urban sanitary district (under the 1874? 1878? act). An end date, unless otherwise footnoted, indicates demotion to non-municipal status.
  8. ^ Dates between which the town had borough status
  9. ^ Dates between which the borough had city status
  10. ^ Dates between which the town had county status (county corporate before 1898; county borough from 1899 to 1972 (Northern Ireland) or 2001 (Republic of Ireland); local government area termed a "city" (since 2001 in the Republic of Ireland)
  11. ^ Current jurisdiction ("Rep.I." republic of Ireland or "NI" Northern Ireland); current local government status if any; otherwise the date it was abolished and the local government area it was merged into.
Name County
[c 1] 		Jur
[c 2] 		Charters
[c 3] 		Ir Parl
[c 4] 		UK Parl
1800[c 5] 		1828
[c 6] 		1840
[c 7] 		1854
[c 8] 		Local
[c 9] 		1878
[c 10] 		UK Parl
1885[c 11] 		1898
[c 12] 		1972 NI
[c 13] 		2001 Rep
[c 14] 		2014 Rep
[c 15] 		2015 NI
[c 16]
Dublin Dublin Rep 1172/3;[1]

1728[2]

1264 Two seats Split in four[n 1] County borough City
Howth Dublin (Fingal Rep UD (established 1918;[3] abolished 1942[n 2])
Galway Galway Rep 1264 One seat (Two seats from 1832) 1836[6]; 1853[7] One seat county borough (1986[8]); borough (1937[9]); UD City
Drogheda Louth Rep 1264 One seat Abolished Borough Borough
Kilkenny Kilkenny Rep 1264? One seat One seat Borough Borough
Belfast Antrim NI 1613 One seat (Two seats from 1832) Split in four[n 3] County borough
Dún Laoghaire[n 4] Dublin (Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown) Rep Borough (1930[n 5]–abolished 1994[10][11]); UD[n 5]
Shannon Clare Rep Comm (1982[12])
Gilford Down NI Comm (dissolved 1959)
Newry Down NI 1612 One seat One seat UD
Tralee Kerry Rep 1613 One seat Abolished UD Town
Callan Kilkenny Rep 1264 Disfranchised UD (Comm 1925; abolished 1994[13])
Granard Longford Rep 1679 Disfranchised UD (downgraded 19??); Comm[14]


Navan Meath Rep 1469 Disfranchised UD Town
Ennis Clare Rep 1613 One seat Abolished UD Town
Carlow Carlow Rep 1613 One seat Abolished UD Town
Naas Kildare Rep 1570 Disfranchised UD Town
Athlone Westmeath Rep 1607 One seat Abolished UD Town
Letterkenny Donegal Rep UD Town
Tullamore Offaly[n 6] Rep UD Town
Killarney Kerry Rep UD Town
Arklow Wicklow Rep UD Town
Cobh Cork Rep UD Town
Castlebar Mayo Rep 1614 Disfranchised UD Town
Midleton Cork Rep 1671 Disfranchised UD Town
Mallow Cork Rep 1613 One seat Abolished UD Town
Ballina Mayo Rep UD Town
Enniscorthy Wexford Rep 1613 Disfranchised UD Town
Wicklow Wicklow Rep 1614 Disfranchised UD Town
Cavan Cavan Rep 1611 Disfranchised UD Town
Athy Kildare Rep 1614 Disfranchised UD Town
Longford Longford Rep 1669 Disfranchised UD Town
Dungarvan Waterford Rep 1610 One seat Abolished UD Town
Nenagh Tipperary (North) Rep UD Town
Trim Meath Rep 1572 Disfranchised UD Town
New Ross Wexford Rep ? One seat Abolished UD Town
Thurles Tipperary (North) Rep UD Town
Youghal Cork Rep ? One seat Abolished UD Town
Monaghan Monaghan Rep 1613 Disfranchised UD Town
Buncrana Donegal Rep UD Town
Ballinasloe Galway Rep UD Town
Fermoy Cork Rep UD Town
Westport Mayo Rep UD Town
Carrick-on-Suir Tipperary (South) Rep UD Town
Kells Meath Rep 1561 Disfranchised UD Town
Birr Offaly[n 6] Rep UD Town
Tipperary Tipperary (South) Rep UD Town
Carrickmacross Monaghan Rep UD Town
Kinsale Cork Rep 1334? One seat Abolished UD Town
Listowel Kerry Rep UD Town
Clonakilty Cork Rep 1613 Disfranchised UD Town
Cashel Tipperary (South) Rep ? One seat (disfranchised 1870[15]) UD Town
Macroom Cork Rep UD Town
Castleblayney Monaghan Rep UD Town
Kilrush Clare Rep UD Town
Skibbereen Cork Rep UD Town
Bundoran Donegal Rep UD Town
Templemore Tipperary (North) Rep UD Town
Clones Monaghan Rep UD Town
Newbridge Kildare Rep Comm Town
Port Laoise Laois[n 7] Rep 1571[n 8] Disfranchised Comm Town
Mullingar Westmeath Rep 1583 Disfranchised Comm Town
Balbriggan Dublin (Fingal) Rep Comm Town
Greystones Wicklow Rep Comm (1984[16])
Leixlip Kildare Rep Comm (1988[17])
Tramore Waterford Rep Comm (1948[18])
Gorey Wexford Rep 1620 Disfranchised Comm Town
Tuam Galway Rep 1614 Disfranchised Comm Town
Edenderry Offaly[n 6] Rep Comm Town
Bandon Cork Rep 1614[n 9] One seat Abolished Comm Town
Passage West Cork Rep UD (downgraded 19??); Comm[14] Town
Loughrea Galway Rep Comm Town
Antrim Antrim NI 1666 Disfranchised Comm (dissolved 1962)
Ardee Louth Rep 1378 Disfranchised
Ardfert Kerry Rep 1639? Disfranchised
Armagh Armagh NI 1613 One seat Abolished UD
Askeaton Limerick Rep 1614 Disfranchised
Athboy Meath Rep 1613 Disfranchised
Athenry Galway Rep 1310? Disfranchised
Augher Tyrone NI 1614 Disfranchised
Ballynakill Laois[n 7] Rep 1613 Disfranchised
Ballyshannon Donegal Rep 1613 Disfranchised
Baltimore Cork Rep 1614 Disfranchised
Baltinglass Wicklow Rep 1664 Disfranchised
Banagher Offaly[n 6] Rep 1629 Disfranchised
Bangor Down NI 1613 Disfranchised Borough
Bannow Wexford Rep ? Disfranchised
Belturbet Cavan Rep 1614 Disfranchised UD (downgraded 19??); Comm[14]
Blessington Wicklow Rep 1670 Disfranchised
Boyle Roscommon Rep 1614 Disfranchised
Carlingford Louth Rep 13?? Disfranchised
Carrick-on-Shannon Leitrim Rep 1614[n 10] Disfranchised
Carrickfergus Antrim[n 11] NI 1326 One seat Abolished Borough
Carysfort Wicklow Rep 1629 Disfranchised
Castlemartyr Cork Rep 1676 Disfranchised
Charlemont Armagh NI 1613 Disfranchised
Charleville Cork Rep 1673 Disfranchised
Clogher Tyrone NI 1264 Disfranchised
Clonmines Wexford Rep ? Disfranchised
Coleraine Londonderry NI 16?? One seat Abolished Borough
Dingle Kerry Rep 1607 Disfranchised
Donegal Donegal Rep 1613 Disfranchised
Doneraile Cork Rep 1640 Disfranchised
Downpatrick Down NI 1586 One seat Abolished UD (1924[19]) Comm
Duleek Meath Rep 1727 Disfranchised
Dungannon Tyrone NI 1613 One seat Abolished UD
Dunleer Louth Rep 1679 Disfranchised
Enniskillen Fermanagh NI 1613 One seat Abolished Borough[n 12]
Fethard Tipperary (South) Rep 1608 Disfranchised UD (Comm 1925; abolished 1994[13])
Fethard-on-Sea Wexford Rep 1613[n 13] Disfranchised
Fore Westmeath Rep ? Disfranchised
Gowran Kilkenny Rep 1609 Disfranchised
Harristown Kildare Rep 1684 Disfranchised
Hillsborough Down NI 1662 Disfranchised
Inistioge Kilkenny Rep ? Disfranchised
Jamestown Leitrim Rep 1622 Disfranchised
Kilbeggan Westmeath Rep 1613 Disfranchised
Kildare Kildare Rep 15?? Disfranchised
Killybegs Donegal Rep 1616 Disfranchised
Killyleagh Down NI 1613 Disfranchised
Kilmallock Limerick Rep 15?? Disfranchised
Knocktopher Kilkenny Rep 1665 Disfranchised
Lanesborough Longford Rep 1642 Disfranchised
Lifford Donegal Rep 1613 Disfranchised
Lisburn Antrim NI 1661 One seat Abolished Borough
Lismore Waterford Rep 1614 Disfranchised
Derry[n 14] Londonderry NI 16??[n 14] One seat[n 14] One seat County borough
Newcastle Dublin (South) Rep c. 1613 Disfranchised
Limavady Londonderry NI 16??[n 15] Disfranchised UD
Newtownards Down NI 1614 Disfranchised Borough
Old Leighlin Carlow Rep ? Disfranchised
Daingean Offaly[n 6] Rep 1571[n 16] Disfranchised
Portarlington Laois[n 7] Rep 1668 One seat Abolished
Randalstown Antrim NI 1683 Disfranchised
Rathcormack Cork Rep c. 1611 Disfranchised
Ratoath Meath Rep ? Disfranchised
Roscommon Roscommon Rep ? Disfranchised UD (Comm 1925; abolished 1994[13])
Irishtown Kilkenny[n 17] Rep 1264?[n 18] Disfranchised
St Johnston Donegal Rep 1618[n 19] Disfranchised
Ballinalee Longford Rep 1628[n 20] Disfranchised
Strabane Tyrone NI 1613 Disfranchised UD
Swords Dublin (Fingal) Rep ? Disfranchised
Taghmon Wexford Rep bef. 1642 Disfranchised
Tallow Waterford Rep ? Disfranchised
Thomastown Kilkenny Rep 1541 Disfranchised
Tulsk Roscommon Rep 1663 Disfranchised
Ballycastle Antrim NI UD
Ballyclare Antrim NI UD
Ballymena Antrim NI Borough
Ballymoney Antrim NI UD
Larne Antrim NI Borough
Portrush Antrim NI UD
Newtownabbey Antrim NI UD
Whitehead Antrim NI UD
Keady Armagh NI UD
Lurgan Armagh NI Borough
Portadown Armagh NI Borough
Tandragee Armagh NI UD
Banbridge Down NI UD
Donaghdee Down NI UD (1905)
Dromore Down NI UD
Holywood Down NI UD
Kilkeel Down NI UD (1936[20])
Newcastle Down NI UD (1905)
Warrenpoint Down NI UD
Portstewart Londonderry NI UD
Cookstown Tyrone NI UD
Omagh Tyrone NI UD
Newcastle West Limerick Rep UD (Comm 1925; abolished 1994[13])
Rathkeale Limerick Rep UD (Comm 1925; abolished 1994[13])
Tullow Carlow Rep UD (1902);[n 21] Comm (1925); abolished 1994[13]
Blackrock Dublin (Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown) Rep UD (abolished 1930[n 5])
Clontarf Dublin Rep [n 22] UD (abolished 1900[n 23])
Dalkey Dublin (Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown) Rep UD (abolished 1930[n 5])
Drumcondra, Clonliffe & Glasnevin[n 24] Dublin Rep UD (abolished 1900[n 23])
Killiney & Ballybrack[n 25] Dublin (Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown) Rep UD (abolished 1930[n 5])
New Kilmainham Dublin Rep UD (abolished 1900[n 23])
Pembroke Dublin Rep [n 26] UD (abolished 1930[n 27])
Rathmines & Rathgar[25] Dublin Rep [n 28] UD (abolished 1930[n 27])
Cootehill Cavan Rep UD (downgraded 19??); Comm[14]
Aughnacloy Tyrone NI Comm (dissolved 1959)
Explanation of columns
  1. ^ County where town is located. Although in the 19th century some towns straddled county boundaries, the main part was always in one county and from 1898 county boundaries were adjusted to encompass the entire municipality.
  2. ^ Current jurisdiction: Rep (Republic of Ireland) or NI (Northern Ireland)
  3. ^ Date(s) of first and last known charter(s); style in charter
  4. ^ Date when borough first sent MPs to House of Commons of Ireland
  5. ^ How many MPs the borough sent to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, if it was not disenfranchised by the Acts of Union 1800.
  6. ^ Date when town commissioners were appointed under the Lighting of Towns Act, 1828
  7. ^ Fate of the borough corporation under the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840
  8. ^ Date when town commissioners adopted greater powers under the Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act 1854
  9. ^ Date of local acts empowering local authorities
  10. ^ Date town was made an urban sanitary district
  11. ^ Number of MPs returned by the borough, if not abolished, under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.
  12. ^ Status, and date of attaining that status, under the terms of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898
  13. ^ Where a town gives its name to a district under the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972, this is noted, as is the style ("district", "borough", or "city") and the date of any change of style.
  14. ^ Title under the terms of the Local Government Act 2001
  15. ^ Status of council (city, merged city–county, or abolished) after the 2014 local elections.
  16. ^ Where a town gives its name to a district under the Proposed reform of local government in Northern Ireland, this is noted, as is the style.
Notes
  1. ^ College Green, Harbour, St Patrick's, St Stephen's Green.
  2. ^ The county borough of Dublin absorbed the urban district of Howth on 24 August 1942.[4][5]
  3. ^ North, South, East, West. The parliamentary borough included parts of Holywood and Newtownbreda outside the municipal borough of Belfast.
  4. ^ "Kingstown" till ???.
  5. ^ a b c d e The borough of Dún Laoghaire was constituted on 14 October 1930 from the urban districts of Blackrock, Dalkey, Killiney & Ballybrack, and Dún Laoghaire.[22][23]
  6. ^ a b c d e "King's County to 1923
  7. ^ a b c "Queen's County" to 1923
  8. ^ Maryborough
  9. ^ "Bandonbridge"
  10. ^ "Carrick"
  11. ^ Actually a separate county corporate.
  12. ^ Abolished 1968
  13. ^ "Fethard"
  14. ^ a b c "Londonderry". See Derry/Londonderry name dispute.
  15. ^ "Newtown Limavady"
  16. ^ "Philipstown"
  17. ^ Actually in the county of the city of Kilkenny rather than county Kilkenny
  18. ^ "St Canice"
  19. ^ "St Johnstown"
  20. ^ "St Johnstown"
  21. ^ Tullow was constituted an Urban District in 1902, but no council was ever elected for it before its abolition in 1994.[21]
  22. ^ The Dublin Clontarf constituency which existed from 1918 to 1922 was named for the urban district, but encompassed a wider area of the county.
  23. ^ a b c The county borough of Dublin absorbed the urban districts of Clontarf; Drumcondra, Clonliffe & Glasnevin; and New Kilmainham on ?? 1900.</ref>
  24. ^ "Drumcondra" till ???, when the area was enlarged.
  25. ^ "Killiney" till ???, when the area was enlarged.
  26. ^ The Dublin Pembroke constituency which existed from 1918 to 1922 was named for the urban district, but encompassed a wider area of the county.
  27. ^ a b The county borough of Dublin absorbed the urban districts of Pembroke and Rathmines & Rathgar on 14 October 1930.[23][24]
  28. ^ The Dublin Rathmines constituency which existed from 1918 to 1922 was named for the urban district, but encompassed a wider area of the county.

References

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  • Commissioners appointed to inquire into the Municipal Corporations in Ireland (1835). First Report. Command papers.
  • Commissioners appointed to inquire into the Municipal Corporations in Ireland (1835). Appendix to the First Report. Command papers.
  • Collins, J. (1954). "Local Government in Municipal Towns" (PDF). Administration. 1 (3). Institute of Public Administration: 35–46.
  • "Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1930". Irish Statute Book. 17 July 1930. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  • Ulster Historical Foundation. "Constituencies". History of the Irish Parliament.
  1. ^ Mun Corp 1835, Dublin p.2
  2. ^ Mun Corp 1835, Dublin p.6
  3. ^ "Some Notes on Town Government". Stronger Local Democracy – Options for Change. Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. 2008.
  4. ^ "S.I. No. 372/1942 — Local Government (Dublin) (Amendment) Act, 1940 (Appointed Day) Order, 1942". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Local Government (Dublin) (Amendment) Act, 1940". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  6. ^ An Act for regulating and improving the Town of Galway in the County of the same town [3&4 Will. IV c.117 (Private)]
  7. ^ Galway Town Improvement Act, 1853 [16&17 Vict. c.200 (Private)]
  8. ^ S.I. No. 425/1985 — Local Government (Reorganisation) Act, 1985, (County Borough of Galway) (Appointed Day) Order, 1985. Irish Statute Book
  9. ^ http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1937/en/act/prv/0003/index.html Irish Statute Book
  10. ^ "S.I. No. 401/1993 — Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1993 Establishment Day Order, 1993". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  11. ^ "Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1993". Irish Statute Book. p. §15(2). Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  12. ^ "S.I. No. 399/1981 — Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act, 1854 (Shannon) Order, 1981". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  13. ^ a b c d e f "Local Government Act, 1994, Section 62". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  14. ^ a b c d Collins 1956, p.40
  15. ^ Sligo and Cashel Disenfranchisement Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c.38)
  16. ^ "S.I. No. 162/1983 — Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act, 1854 (Greystones) Order, 1983". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  17. ^ "S.I. No. 103/1988 — Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act, 1854 (Leixlip) Order, 1988". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  18. ^ "S.I. No. 121/1948 — Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act, 1854 (Tramore) Order, 1948". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  19. ^ Ministry of Home Affairs (13 June 1924). "Town of Downpatrick". Belfast Gazette (155): 836.
  20. ^ Ministry of Home Affairs (24 July 1936). "Town of Kilkeel; Formation of Urban District". Belfast Gazette (787): 274.
  21. ^ Collins 1954, p.40,fn.6
  22. ^ Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1930 §§1, 2(2)
  23. ^ a b "The Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1930 (Appointed Day) Order". Irish Statute Book. 18 September 1930. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  24. ^ Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1930 §§1, 3
  25. ^ "Rathmines" till ???, when the area was enlarged.

See also

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Parliamentary boroughs
Other

Other sources

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Parliamentary papers

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Index of papers 1801-1852 s.v. "Towns":

Other/later:

1876-8 Local Government and Taxation of Towns Inquiry Commission (Ireland) [these include dates of adoption of 1854 act for most applicable towns.]
Municipal boundary commissioners report
Returns of local taxation in Ireland.

(Appendices I-IV list 11 boroughs, 72 1854 towns, 17 1828 towns, and 17 places with other Commissioners: Carrickfergus under 3&4 Vict.c.108 which merged county and borough; 16 under local acts (8 Dub townships [incl Bray in Wicklow], 4 Dub squares, Rutland-square hospital, Belfast water commissioners, Galway and Sligo [Sligo also had a borough])) Report lists changes eg Sligo 1866-8 switched from 1809 local act to new local act.

Local Govt Board Reports (years ending 31st March)

"alteration of local government areas" site:eppi.dippam.ac.uk

  • 2nd Strabane TC (Monaghan stalled)
  • 3rd Strabane (TC28>54), Lisburn (ditto), Killarney (TC28 abeyance>54), and Magherafelt (no: pop <1500); Castlebar added cleansing; Westport failed to add lighting
  • 4th Tipperary (TC28 abeyance>54) , Arklow (proposed)
  • 5th Arklow (TC agreed but not elected); Balbriggan and Midleton (extend TC54 provs)
  • 6th Strandtown (TC except water supply)
  • 7th Cashel, Holywood, Enniscorthy, Kells, Youghal, Templemore, Wicklow all made USDs; petitions for USDs from Bangor, Killarney, Parsonstown, Thurles (in progress) Ballina, Banbridge (rejected); Arklow TC
  • 10th Letterkenny USD; MAllow TC54
  • 1913-14 Tullow:
    • We referred in our last report to the difficulty which had occurred in carrying on the administration of the municipal affairs of the town of Tullow, owing to the absence of a sufficient number of persons qualified to act as Commissioners. Acting on the representations made by us, the Carlow County Council appointed five members to fill up the vacancies, thus restoring the body of the Commissioners to its full membership. These members, however, resigned office in December after certain liabilities of the Commissioners had been discharged, and a dead¬lock was again created. No nominations for the vacancies were forthcoming at the elections required to be held in January last, and, accordingly, there is still no body of persons qualified to act as Commissioners. In the absence of further steps being taken by the Carlow County Council, the administration of the affairs of the town cannot be carried on, and there is no machinery provided by law by which the town of Tullow can be re-absorbed for all purposes into the rural district in which it is situated.
  • 1914-15 Portstewart TC, Bundoran UD, Buncrana UD (prev yr)
  • 1915-16 Portstewart UD
  • 1916-17 Howth 1st October, 1917, survived challenge from Nth Dub Rur Dist Council
  • 1920-21 Ballycastle TC, Passage West TC
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