was a former United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of
Great Britain and
Ireland took effect on
1 January ,
1801 .
There were problems with the
21 November ,
1868 election in the Borough. A petition was presented by the losing candidate, alleging corruption. As a result the election was declared void. Parliament then passed the Sligo and Cashel Disenfranchisement Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c.38). On
1 August ,
1870 lost the right to elect its own MP. The area was transferred to form part of the
Tipperary (UK Parliament Constituency) .
This constituency was the
Parliamentary Borough of
Cashel in
County Tipperary .
- ''The Parliaments of England'' by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844-50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
- ''Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922'', edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
- ''British Electoral Facts 1832-1987'', compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Research Services, 5th edition, 1989)
