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William Conolly, the Glossary

William Conolly (9 April 1662 – 30 October 1729), also known as Speaker Conolly, was an Irish Whig politician, Commissioner of Revenue, lawyer and landowner.^[1]

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Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Londonderry constituencies
People from Ballyshannon
Speakers of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
Whig (British political party) politicians

Acre

The acre is a unit of land area used in the British imperial and the United States customary systems.

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Airgíalla

Airgíalla (Modern Irish: Oirialla, English: Oriel, Latin: Ergallia) was a medieval Irish over-kingdom and the collective name for the confederation of tribes that formed it.

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Alan Brodrick, 1st Viscount Midleton

Alan Brodrick, 1st Viscount Midleton, PC (Ire) (c. 1656 – 29 August 1728) was a leading Irish lawyer and Whig politician who sat in the Parliament of Ireland between 1692 and 1715 and in the British House of Commons from 1717 to 1728. William Conolly and Alan Brodrick, 1st Viscount Midleton are Irish MPs 1692–1693, Irish MPs 1695–1699, Irish MPs 1703–1713, members of the Privy Council of Ireland, speakers of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) and whig (British political party) politicians.

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Andrea Palladio

Andrea Palladio (Andrea Paładio; 30 November 1508 – 19 August 1580) was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic.

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Anglicanism

Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe.

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Arnold van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle

Arnold Joost van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle, (January 167030 May 1718) was a Dutch States Army officer and nobleman who fought for William III of England and became the first Earl of Albemarle.

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Ó Conghalaigh

Ó Conghalaigh is a Gaelic-Irish surname.

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Ballyshannon

Ballyshannon is a town in County Donegal, Ireland.

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Ballyshannon (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Ballyshannon was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1613 to 1800.

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Belleek, County Fermanagh

Belleek (Flanagan, Deirdre & Laurence; Irish Place Names, page 182. Gill & Macmillan, 2002.) is a large village and civil parish in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

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Bicameralism

Bicameralism is a type of legislature that is divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature.

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Castletown House

Castletown House, Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, is a Palladian country house built in 1722 for William Conolly, the Speaker of the Irish House of Commons.

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Celbridge

Celbridge is a town and townland on the River Liffey in County Kildare, Ireland.

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Clan

A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent.

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Connolly (surname)

Connolly (Ó Conghaile, Ó Conghalaigh) is a surname of Irish origin.

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Conolly's Folly

The Conolly Folly (Baois Uí Chonghaile), a.k.a. The Obelisk, is an obelisk structure located between Celbridge, Leixlip and Maynooth in County Kildare, Ireland.

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Cork (city)

Cork (from corcach, meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland, third largest on the island of Ireland, the county town of County Cork and largest city in the province of Munster.

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County Donegal

County Donegal (Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region.

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County Dublin

County Dublin (Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath or Contae Átha Cliath) is a county in Ireland, and holds its capital city, Dublin.

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County Fermanagh

County Fermanagh is one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of six counties of Northern Ireland.

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County Kildare

County Kildare (Contae Chill Dara) is a county in Ireland.

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County Londonderry (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

County Londonderry was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

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County Meath

County Meath (Contae na Mí or simply an Mhí) is a county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster.

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County Monaghan

County Monaghan (Contae Mhuineacháin) is a county in Ireland.

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Donegal Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Donegal was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

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Dublin

Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland and also the largest city by size on the island of Ireland.

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Firhouse

Firhouse is an outer suburb of Dublin, in the county of South Dublin, in the south of the traditional County Dublin in Ireland.

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Glorious Revolution

The Glorious Revolution is the sequence of events that led to the deposition of James II and VII in November 1688.

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Hercules Rowley

Hercules Rowley (1679 – 19 September 1742) was an Anglo-Irish politician. William Conolly and Hercules Rowley are Irish MPs 1703–1713, Irish MPs 1715–1727, Irish MPs 1727–1760 and members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Londonderry constituencies.

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Hugh Boulter

Hugh Boulter (4 January 1672 – 27 September 1742) was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh, the Primate of All Ireland, from 1724 until his death. William Conolly and Hugh Boulter are members of the Privy Council of Ireland.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.

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Irish House of Commons

The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until the end of 1800.

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Irish language

Irish (Standard Irish: Gaeilge), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language group, which is a part of the Indo-European language family.

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Irish measure

Irish measure or plantation measure was a system of units of land measurement used in Ireland from the 16th century plantations until the 19th century, with residual use into the 20th century.

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Irish people

Irish people (Muintir na hÉireann or Na hÉireannaigh) are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common ancestry, history and culture.

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James II of England

James VII and II (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685.

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John Rochfort (politician)

John Rochfort (– 30 January 1771) was a member of the pre-1801 Parliament of Ireland, in the Irish House of Commons. William Conolly and John Rochfort (politician) are Irish MPs 1727–1760 and members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Donegal constituencies.

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Katherine Conolly

Katherine Conolly (c.1662 – 1752) was an Irish political hostess, landowner, and philanthropist. William Conolly and Katherine Conolly are 1662 births.

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Lady Louisa Conolly

Lady Louisa Conolly (5 December 1743 – August 1821) was an English noblewoman.

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Lawyer

A lawyer is a person who practices law.

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Leixlip

Leixlip is a town in north-east County Kildare, Ireland.

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Mary II

Mary II (30 April 166228 December 1694) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, co-reigning with her husband, King William III and II, from 1689 until her death in 1694. William Conolly and Mary II are 1662 births.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district.

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Mountcharles

Mountcharles is a village and townland (of 650 acres) in the south of County Donegal, Ireland.

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Newtown Limavady (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Newtown Limavady was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country, province or region.

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Owen Wynne (British Army officer)

Lieutenant-General Owen Wynne (1665–1737) was an Irish general and commander in the British Army, and a member of the Parliament of Ireland. William Conolly and Owen Wynne (British Army officer) are Irish MPs 1692–1693, Irish MPs 1715–1727, Irish MPs 1727–1760, members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Donegal constituencies and members of the Privy Council of Ireland.

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Parliament House, Dublin

Parliament House (Tithe na Parlaiminte) in Dublin, Ireland, was home to the Parliament of Ireland, and since 1803 has housed the Bank of Ireland.

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Politician

A politician is a person who has political power in the government of a state, a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government.

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Rathfarnham

Rathfarnham is a southside suburb of Dublin, Ireland in County Dublin.

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River Erne

The River Erne (Abhainn na hÉirne or An Éirne) in the northwest of the island of Ireland, is the second-longest river in Ulster, flowing through Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and forming part of their border.

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Sir Ralph Gore, 4th Baronet

Sir Ralph Gore, 4th Baronet (c. 1675 – 23 February 1733) was a Speaker of the Irish House of Commons. William Conolly and Sir Ralph Gore, 4th Baronet are Irish MPs 1703–1713, Irish MPs 1715–1727, Irish MPs 1727–1760, members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Donegal constituencies, members of the Privy Council of Ireland and speakers of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801).

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Sir Tristram Beresford, 3rd Baronet

Sir Tristram Beresford, 3rd Baronet (1669 – 16 June 1701) was an Anglo-Irish soldier, politician and baronet. William Conolly and Sir Tristram Beresford, 3rd Baronet are Irish MPs 1692–1693, Irish MPs 1695–1699 and members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Londonderry constituencies.

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Slane Castle

Slane Castle (Cáisleán Bhaile Shláine) is located in the village of Slane, within the Boyne Valley of County Meath, Ireland.

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Solicitor

A solicitor is a legal practitioner who traditionally deals with most of the legal matters in some jurisdictions.

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Speaker (politics)

The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair.

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Speaker of the Irish House of Commons

The Speaker of the Irish House of Commons was the presiding officer of the Irish House of Commons until its disestablishment in 1800.

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The Old Custom House, Dublin

The Custom House was a large brick and limestone building located at present day Wellington Quay in Dublin, Ireland which operated as a custom house, hosting officials overseeing the functions associated with the import and export of goods to Dublin from 1707 until 1791.

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The Wonderful Barn

The Wonderful Barn is a corkscrew-shaped building on the edge of Castletown House Estate, formerly of the Conolly family, in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland.

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Thomas Conolly (1738–1803)

Thomas Conolly (Leixlip Castle, 1738 – 27 April 1803 Celbridge) was an Irish landowner and Member of Parliament. William Conolly and Thomas Conolly (1738–1803) are members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Donegal constituencies, members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Londonderry constituencies and members of the Privy Council of Ireland.

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Thomas Dongan, 2nd Earl of Limerick

Thomas Dongan, (pronounced "Dungan")Channing, 1907, p. 336 2nd Earl of Limerick (1634 – 14 December 1715), was a member of the Irish Parliament, Royalist military officer during the English Civil War, and Governor of the Province of New York.

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Ulster Scots people

The Ulster Scots people are an ethnic group descended largely from Scottish and English settlers who moved to the north of Ireland during the 17th century.

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Whigs (British political party)

The Whigs were a political party in the Parliaments of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom.

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William Cairnes

William Cairnes (1669 – August 1707) was an Irish politician and merchant. William Conolly and William Cairnes are Irish MPs 1703–1713 and members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Londonderry constituencies.

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William III of England

William III (William Henry;; 4 November 16508 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from the 1670s, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702.

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William James Conolly

William James Conolly (died 2 January 1754) was an Irish landowner and Whig politician who sat in the Irish House of Commons from 1727 to 1754 and in the British House of Commons from 1734 to 1754. William Conolly and William James Conolly are Irish MPs 1727–1760, members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Donegal constituencies and members of the Privy Council of Ireland.

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