Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1961

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Number 19 of 1961.


ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1961.


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Definitions.

2.

Number of members of Dáil Éireann.

3.

Constituencies.

4.

Number of members to be returned for a constituency.

5.

Re-election of outgoing Ceann Comhairle.

6.

Title page of electors lists, etc.

7.

Returning officers and assistant returning officers.

8.

Temporary arrangement with respect to certain polling districts.

9.

Repeals.

10.

Short title, construction and collective citation.

SCHEDULE.

Constituencies.


Acts Referred to

Electoral Act, 1923 .

1923, No. 12.

Electoral (Chairman of Dáil ÉIreann) Act, 1937 ,

1937, No. 25.

Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1947 ,

1947, No. 31.

Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1959 ,

1959, No. 33.

Electoral Act, 1960 ,

1960, No. 43.

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Number 19 of 1961.


ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1961.


AN ACT TO FIX THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF DÁIL ÉIREANN AND TO REVISE THEIR CONSTITUENCIES AND TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF SUCH MEMBERS. [14th July, 1961.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS :

Definitions.

1.—In this Act—

“the Minister” means the Minister for Local Government ;

“the Principal Act” means the Electoral Act, 1923 .

Number of members of Dáil Éireann.

2.—Dáil Éireann shall, after the dissolution thereof which next occurs after the passing of this Act, consist of One Hundred and Forty-four members.

Constituencies.

3.—(1) The members of Dáil Éireann shall, after the dissolution of Dáil Éireann which next occurs after the passing of this Act, represent the constituencies specified in the Schedule to this Act.

(2) A constituency specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Act shall be a borough constituency and a constituency specified in Part II thereof shall be a county constituency.

(3) An area specified in the Schedule to this Act shall be taken to be that area as constituted on the 1st day of January, 1961, but if any doubt arises as to the constituency in which anytownland or part thereof, or any road or street or part thereof, is included, the doubt shall be determined by the Minister.

(4) In the Schedule to this Act—

(a) a reference to a line drawn along any road or railway shall be construed as a reference to a line drawn along the middle of the road or railway,

(b) a reference to a point at which any road intersects or meets another road shall be construed as a reference to the point at which a line drawn along the middle of the one and a line drawn along the middle of the other would intersect when prolonged, and

(c) a reference to a former rural district shall be construed as a reference to that district as constituted immediately before the 1st day of October, 1925.

Number of members to be returned for a constituency.

4.—A constituency specified in the Schedule to this Act shall return the number of members set out in respect thereof in the third column of that Schedule.

Re-election of outgoing Ceann Comhairle.

5.—For the purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 3 of the Electoral (Chairman of Dáil Éireann) Act, 1937 , the constituency of Clare specified in the Schedule to this Act is hereby declared to correspond to the constituency of Clare specified in the Schedule to the Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1947 .

Title page of electors lists, etc.

6.—(1) Where a registration unit or part of a registration unit is situate in a constituency specified in the Schedule to this Act which is identical in area and name with none of the constituencies existing at the passing of this Act, the Minister may by direction provide for the entry of the name of that constituency in the title page for the registration unit, or in the page or pages for the part of the registration unit, contained in every electors list, list of claimants, list of objections and register of electors which is prepared under the First Schedule to the Principal Act and issued by a registration officer after the passing of this Act, but before the 15th day of April, 1962.

(2) Where a constituency specified in the Schedule to this Act is identical in area and name with none of the constituencies existing at the passing of this Act, a postal voters list shall be prepared in respect of it as soon as may be after such passing.

Returning officers and assistant returning officers.

7.—(1) The returning officer for a constituency specified in the Schedule to this Act shall be—

(a) in case the whole of the constituency is situate in a county or county borough for which there is a sheriff—the sheriff,

(b) in case part of the constituency is situate in a county borough and part in a county and there is a sheriff for the county borough and a sheriff for the county—such one of the sheriffs as the Minister by order appoints from time to time,

(c) in any other case—the county registrar or, where part of the constituency has one county registrar and part another county registrar or parts other county registrars, such one of the county registrars as the Minister by order appoints from time to time.

(2) (a) Where a constituency consists of the whole of a county and part of another county, the returning officer may appoint the county registrar for the county in which that part is situate (and shall appoint him if he so requires) to be assistant returning officer for the part of the constituency in the other county.

(b) Where a constituency consists of the whole of a county and parts of two other counties, then, as respects the county registrar for each of the two other counties, the returning officer may appoint him (and shall appoint him if he so requires) to be assistant returning officer for the part of the constituency in the county for which he is county registrar.

(c) Where a constituency consists either of the whole of two counties or of the whole of two counties and a part of another county, the returning officer—

(i) may appoint the county registrar for the wholecounty forming part of the constituency which is not the county for which the returning officer is county registrar (and shall appoint him if he so requires) to be assistant returning officer for that part of the constituency, and

(ii) in case the constituency consists of the whole of two counties and a part of another county, may appoint the county registrar for the county of which a part forms part of the constituency (and shall appoint him if he so requires) to be assistant returning officer for that part of the constituency.

(d) (i) Where a constituency consists of parts of two counties, the returning officer may appoint the county registrar for the second county (and shall appoint him if he so requires) to be assistant returning officer for the part of the constituency in that county.

(ii) In the foregoing subparagraph “the second county” refers to such one of the relevant two counties as is not that for which the returning officer is the county registrar.

(e) Where a constituency consists of a part of a county and a part of a county borough, the returning officer may appoint the sheriff for the county borough (and shall appoint him if he so requires) to be assistant returning officer for the part of the constituency in the county borough.

(f) Where a constituency consists of the whole of a county borough and part of a county for which there is a sheriff, the returning officer may appoint the sheriff (and shall appoint him if he so requires) to be assistant returning officer for the part of the constituency in the county.

(3) An assistant returning officer shall perform, in the part of a constituency for which he was appointed, such of the duties of the returning officer for the constituency as that officer is not required by law to perform in person, but if any doubt arises as to the duties of an assistant returning officer, the doubt shall be determined by the Minister.

Temporary arrangement with respect to certain polling districts.

8.—(1) Where a polling district existing at the passing of this Act under section 42 of the Principal Act is not wholly situate within one of the constituencies specified in the Schedule to this Act, the returning officer for each constituency so specified in which a part of the district is situate shall, as respects that part,—

(a) join it or parts of it with any adjoining polling district or districts, or

(b) constitute it as a polling district and appoint a polling place for it.

(2) An arrangement made pursuant to paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section shall—

(a) be subject to the sanction of the Minister,

(b) shall not have effect in relation to any bye-election occurring before the dissolution of Dáil Éireann which next occurs after the passing of this Act, and

(c) shall have effect until (and only until) the first division of the county or county borough in which the polling district is situate is made under section 42 of the Principal Act after the passing of this Act.

Repeals.

9.—(1) The Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1947 , is hereby repealed.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on the dissolution of Dáil Éireann which next occurs after the passing of this Act.

(3) The Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1959 , is hereby repealed.

Short title, construction and collective citation.

10.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1961.

(2) The Electoral Acts, 1923 to 1946, Part II of the Electoral Act, 1960 , and this Act shall be construed together as one Act and may be cited together as the Electoral Acts, 1923 to 1961.

SCHEDULE.

Constituencies.

PART I.

Borough Constituencies.

Section 3 .

Name

Area

Number of Members

Cork

The county borough of Cork; and the district electoral divisions of Bishopstown, Rathcooney and St. Mary's in the administrative county of Cork.

Five

Dublin North-Central

The Arran Quay, Inns Quay, Mount joy, North City, North Dock and Rotunda wards.

Four

Dublin North-East

The Artane, Baldoyle, Ballybough, Beann Éadair, Clontarf East, Clontarf West, Coolock, Drumcondra North, Drum-condra South, Raheny and Santry wards and that part of Glasnevin ward lying to the south-east of a line drawn as follows: commencing at the point of intersection of Botanic Road and the ward boundary along Botanic Road to its intersection with Bothar Mobhi and along Bothar Mobhi to the ward boundary.

Five

Dublin North-West

The Cabragh East, Cabragh West, Finglas East, Finglas West and Phoenix Park wards and that part of Glasnevin ward which is not included in the borough constituency of Dublin North-East.

Three

Dublin South-Central

The Kilmainham, Mansion House, Merchants Quay, Royal Exchange, St. Kevin's, South Dock, Usher's and Wood Quay wards.

Five

Dublin South-East

The Pembroke East, Pembroke West, Rathfarnham, Rathfarnham South and Rathmines East wards.

Three

Dublin South-West

The Crumlin, Crumlin West, Kimmage, Rathmines West and Terenure wards and the part of the Ballyfermot ward lying to the south-east of a line drawn along the main Dublin to Cork railway.

Five

Part II.

County Constituencies.

Name

Area

Number of Members

Carlow-Kilkenny

The administrative counties of Carlow and Kilkenny; and, in the administrative county of Wexford, the district electoral divisions of :

Kilrush, Kiltealy, Moyacomb, Newtownbarry, Rossard, St. Mary's, Tombrack in the former Rural District of Enniscorthy ;

Ballybeg, in the former Rural District of Gorey.

Five

Cavan

The administrative county of Cavan.

Three

Clare

The administrative county of Clare.

Four

Mid-Cork

The administrative county of Cork except the parts thereof which are comprised in the borough constituency of Cork and the county constituencies of North-East Cork and South-West Cork.

Four

North-East Cork

The district electoral divisions of :

Ballynaglogh, Blackpool, Blarney, Caherlag, Carrignavar, Cobh Rural, Glenville, Greenfort, Killeagh, Knockantota, Knockraha, Riverstown, White-church, in the former Rural District of Cork ;

Aghern, Ballyhooly, Ballynoe, Carrig, Castlecooke, Castle Hyde, Castlelyons, Castletownroche, Coole, Curraglass, Fermoy Rural, Glanworth East, Glanworth West, Gortnaskehy, Gortroe, Kilcor, Kilcummer, Kildinan, Killathy, Kilworth, Knockmourne, Leitrim, Rathcormack, Watergrasshill, in the former Rural District of Fermoy ;

Allow, Barleyhill, Barnacurra, Bawncross, Castlecor, Castlemagner, Clonfert East, Clonfert West, Dromina, Glenlara, Greenane, Kanturk, Kilbrin, Knockatooan, Knocktemple, Milford, New-market, Newtown, Roskeen, Rowls, Tullylease, in the former Rural District of Kanturk ;

Ardskeagh, Ballyclogh, Ballynamona, Buttevant, Caherduggan, Carrig, Churchtown, Clenor, Doneraile, Dromore, Imphrick, Kilmaclenine, Liscarroll, Mallow Rural, Milltown, Monanimy, Rahan, Rathluirc, Shan-ballymore, Skahanagh, Springfort, Streamhill, Templemary, Wallstown, in the former Rural District of Mallow ;

Ballintemple, Ballycottin, Ballyspillane, Carrigtohill, Castlemartyr, Clonmult, Cloyne, Corkbeg, Dangan, Dungourney, Garryvoe, Ightermurragh, Inch, Lis-goold, Midleton Rural, Mogeely, Rostellan, Templebodan, Templena-carriga, in the former Rural District of Midleton ;

Ballyarthur, Derryvillane, Farahy, Kildorrery, Kilgullane, Kilphelan, Marshalstown, Mitchelstown, Temple-molaga, in the former Rural District of Mitchelstown No: 1 ;

Ardagh, Clonpriest, Kilcronat, Killeagh, Kilmacdonogh, Youghal Rural, in the former Rural District of Youghal ;

and the Urban Districts of Cobh, Fermoy, Mallow, Midleton and Youghal.

Five

South-West Cork

The district electoral divisions of: Bengour, in the former Rural District of Bandon ;

Ahil, Bantry Rural, Bantry Urban, Douce, Durrus East, Durrus West, Glanlough, Glengarrif, Kealkill, Kil-caskan, Mealagh, Scart, Seefin, Sheepshead, Whiddy, in the former Rural District of Bantry ;

Adrigole, Bear, Goulagh, Curryglass, Kilcatherine, Killaconenagh, Kilna-managh, in the former Rural District of Castletown ;

Ardfield, Argideen, Cahermore, Castle-ventry, Clonakilty Rural, Coolcraheen, Derry, Kilkerranmore, Kilmoylerane, Kilnagross, Knocks, Rathbarry, Rosscarbery, Rossmore, in the former Rural District of Clonakilty ;

Aultagh, Ballingurteen, Ballymoney, Bealanagarry, Bealock, Carrigboy, Castletown, Coolmountain, Drinagh, Dunmanway North, Dunmanway South, Garrown, Kinneigh, Manch, Milane, Teerelton, in the former Rural District of Dunmanway ;

Bealanageary, Candroma, Cleanrath, Derryfineen, Gortnatubbrid, Greenville, Inchigeelagh, Kilnamartery, Macloneigh, Mashanaglass, Slievereagh, Ullanes, in the former Rural District of Macroom;

Aghadown North, Aghadown South, Bredagh, Caheragh, Cape Clear, Carrigbaun, Castlehaven North, Castlehaven South, Cloghdonnell, Cloonkeen, Drinagh, Dromdaleague North, Dromdaleague South, Garranes, Gortnascreeny, Kilfaughnabeg, Killeenleagh, Knockskagh, Myross, Shreelane, Skibbereen Rural, Tullagh, Woodfort, in the former Rural District of Skibbereen ;

Ballybane, Ballydehob, Coolagh, Crookhaven, Dunbeacon, Dunmanus, Goleen, Kilcoe, Lowertown, Skull, Toormore, in the former Rural District of Skull ;

and the urban districts of Clonakilty, Macroom and Skibbereen.

Three

North-East Donegal

The administrative county of Donegal except the parts thereof which are comprised in the county constituency of South-West Donegal.

Three

South-West Donegal

The district electoral divisions of: Ballintra, Ballyshannon Rural, Ballyshannon Urban, Bundoran Rural, Carrickboy, Cavangarden, Cliff, in the former Rural District of Ballyshannon ;

Ballintra, Binbane, Bonnyglen, Clogher, Corkermore, Donegal, Dunkineely, Eanymore, Grousehall, Haugh, Inver, Laghy, Lough Eask, Pettigoe, Tantallon, Tawnawully, Templecarn, Tullynaught, in the former Rural District of Donegal ;

Cross Roads, (with the exception of the townlands of Ballyboe, Derryreel and Ray), Dunlewy, Gortahork, Magherclogher, Meenaclady, in the former Rural District of Dunfanaghy ;

Annagary, Aran, Ardara, Crovehy, Crowkeeragh, Crownarad, Dawros, Doocharry, Dunglow, Fintown, Glencolumbkille, Glengesh, Glenleheen, Glenties, Graffy, Inishkeel, Kilcar, Kilgoly, Killybegs, Largymore, Lettermacaward, Maas, Maghery, Malinbeg, Mulmosog, Rutland, Tieveskeelta, in the former Rural District of Glenties ;

Altnapaste, Castlefinn, Cloghan, Cloghard, Convoy (with the exception of the townlands of Aughagault, Aughagault Big, Breen, Drumkeen, Mullaghfin, Stralongford, Treantaboy), Dooish, Gleneely, Goland, Killygordon, Knock, Stranorlar, Urney West ;

the townlands of:

Aghawee, Ardnaglass, Ballybogan, Camus, Churchtown, Gortin South, Gortnavilly, Legnabraid, Tirkeeran, Unshinagh Lower, Unshinagh Upper, in the district electoral division of Clonleigh South; Ardvarnock Glebe, Deerpark, Flemingstown, Kiltole, Tullydonnell Lower, Tullydonnell Upper, in the district electoral division of Figart; in the former Rural District of Stranorlar;

and the urban district of Bundoran.

Three

Dublin

The administrative county of Dublin, except the part thereof which is comprised in the county constituency of Dun Laoghaire and Rathdown ;

and the part of the Ballyfermot ward in the county borough of Dublin which is not included in the borough constituency of Dublin South-West.

Five

Dun Laoghaire and Rathdown

The district electoral divisions of Ballybrack, Rathmichael and Stillorgan, the townlands of Mountanville, Mountmerrion or Callary, Mountmerrion South, Roebuck and Trimleston or Owenstown in the district electoral division of Dundrum and the townlands of Farranboley, Friarland, Rathmines Great and Rathmines Little in the district electoral division of Milltown, in the former Rural District of Rathdown No. 1 ;

and the borough of Dun Laoghaire.

Four

East Galway

The administrative county of Galway, except the part thereof which is comprised in the county constituency of West Galway.

Five

West Galway

The district electoral divisions of:

Ballynakill, Bencorr, Bunowen, Cleggan, Clifden, Cushkillary, Derrycunlagh, Derrylea, Doonloughan, Errislannan, Illion, Inishbofin, Knockboy, Moyrus, Owengowla, Rinvyle, Roundstone, Sillerna, Skannive, in the former Rural District of Clifden ;

Annaghdown, Ballintemple, Barna, Carnmore, Carrowbrowne, Claregalway, Furbogh, Galway Rural, Inishmore, Kilcummin, Killannin, Liscananaun, Moycullen, Oranmore, Selerna, Slieveaneena, Spiddle, Tullokyne, in the former Rural District of Galway;

Camus, Cloonbur, Cong, Crumpaun, Cur, Gorumna, Kilcummin, Letterbrickaun, Letterfore, Lettermore, Oughterard, Ross, Turlough, Wormhole in the former Rural District of Oughterard ;

and the borough of Galway.

Three

North Kerry

The district electoral divisions of:

Currans, Kilfelin, Kilnanare, in the former Rural District of Killarney;

Ardagh, Astee, Ballincloher, Ballyconry, Ballyduff, Ballyegan, Ballyhorgan, Beal, Carrig, Causeway, Cloontubbrid, Drommartin, Duagh, Ennismore, Gullane, Gunsborough, Kilfeighny, Killehenny, Killury, Kilmeany, Kilshenane, Kiltomy Leitrim, Lislaughtin, Lisselton, Listowel Rural, Lixnaw, Moynsha, Newtownsandes, Rathea, Shronowen, Tarbert, Tarmon, Trienearagh, Urlee, in the former Rural District of Listowel ;

Abbeydorney, Arabela, Ardfert, Ballyegan, Ballyheige, Ballynahaglish, Ballynorig, Ballyseedy, Banna, Baurtregaun, Blennerville, Brosna, Castleisland, Clogherbrien, Cordal, Crinny, Derreen, Doon, Gneeves, Kerryhead, Kilflyn, Kilgobban, Killahan, Kilmurry, Knockglass, Knocknagashel, Lackabaun, Mount Eagle, Nohaval, O'Brennan, Ratass, Tralee Rural, Tubrid, in the former Rural District of Tralee ;

and the urban districts of Listowel and Tralee.

Three

South Kerry

The administrative county of Kerry, except the part thereof which is comprised in the county constituency of North Kerry.

Three

Kildare

The administrative county of Kildare; and, in the administrative county of Meath, the district electoral divisions of :

Rodanstown, in the former Rural District of Dunshaughlin ;

Ardnamullan, Ballyboggan, Castlejordan, Castlerickard, Gallow, Hill of Down, Innfield, Killaconnigan, Killyon, Rahinstown, Rathmolyon, in the former Rural District of Trim;and, in the administrative county of Westmeath, the district electoral divisions of:

Riverdale, in the former Rural District of Delvin;

Ballykilmore, Carrick, Castle, Castlelost, Cloghan, Clonfad, Clonlost, Derrymore, Enniscoffey, Gaybrook, Griffinstown, Heathstown, Huntingdon, Killucan, Kinnegad, Milltown, Newtown, Raharney, Rahugh, Russellstown, in the former Rural District of Mullingar.

Four

Laoighis-Offaly

The administrative counties of Laoighis and Offaly.

Five

East Limerick

The district electoral divisions of :

Fedamore, Grange, Kilpeacon, Rathmore, in the former Rural District of Croom ;

Bruff, Cahercorney, Glenbrohane, Hospital, Kilteely, Knockainy, Knocklong, Uregare, in the former Rural District of Kilmallock;

Abington, Ballybricken, Ballysimon, Ballyvarra, Caherconlish East, Caherconlish West, Caherelly, Cappamore, Castleconnell, Clonkeen, Doon West, Glenstal, Kilmurry, Limerick North Rural, Limerick South Rural, Roxborough, in the former Rural District of Limerick No. 1 ;

Anglesborough, Ballylanders, Cullane, Duntryleague, Galbally, Kilbeheny, Kilglass, Knocknascrow, Riversdale, in the former Rural District of Mitchelstown No. 2 ;

Bilboa, Doon South, Grean, Oola, Templebredon in the former Rural District of Tipperary No.2;and the county borough of Limerick.

Four

West Limerick

The administrative county of Limerick, except the part thereof which is comprised in the county constituency of East Limerick.

Three

Longford-Westmeath

The administrative county of Longford and the administrative county of Westmeath, except the part thereof which is comprised in the county constituency of Kildare.

Four

Louth

The administrative county of Louth, except the part thereof which is comprised in the county constituency of Monaghan.

Three

North Mayo

The district electoral divisions of :

Ardagh, Ardnaree North, Ardnaree South Rural, Attymass East, Attymass West, Ballina Rural, Ballycastle, Bally-sakeery, Beldergmore, Bunaveela, Carrowmore, Crossmolina North, Cross-molina South, Deel, Deny, Fortland, Kilfian East, Kilfian South, Kilfian West, Kilgarvan, Killala, Lackan North, Lackan South, Letterbrick, Mount Falcon, Rathoma, Sallymount, Sraheen, in the former Rural District of Ballina ;

Bangor, Barroosky, Belmullet, An Geata Mor Thuaidh, An Geata Mor Theas, Glenamoy, Glencastle, Glenco, Goolamore, Knockadaff, Knocknalower, Muingnabo, Muings, Rath Hill, Sheskin, in the former Rural District of Belmullet ;

Addergoole, Ballynagoraher, in the former Rural District of Castlebar;

Callow, Cuildoo, Meelick, Sonnagh, Swineford, Toomore, Tumgesh, in the former Rural District of Swineford ;

Achill, Ballycroy North, Ballycroy South, Corraun Achill, Dooega, Glen-hest, Newport East, Newport West, Slievemore, Srahmore, in the former Rural District of Westport ;

and the urban district of Ballina.

Three

South Mayo

The administrative county of Mayo, except the part thereof which is comprised in the county constituency of North Mayo ;

and, in the administrative county of Roscommon, the district electoral division of Ballaghaderreen and the townland of Cloonlumney in the district electoral division of Edmondstown, in the former Rural District of Castlereagh.

Four

Meath

The administrative county of Meath, except the part thereof which is comprised in the county constituency of Kildare.

Three

Monaghan

The administrative county of Monaghan and, in the administrative county of Louth, the district electoral divisions of :

Barronstown, Castlering, Creggan Upper, Killanny, in the former Rural District of Dundalk ;

Ardee Urban, Clonkeen, Tallanstown, and the townlands of:

Artnalevery, Ballybailie, Ballygowan, Bogtown, Boharnamoe, Cappocksgreen, Charlestown, Cookstown, Coole, Dowds-town, Glebe, Greenlane, Gudderstown, Harristown (part of, north of the river Dee), Irishtown, Knockcurlan, Knock-lore, Lambtown, Lisrenny, Manistown, Mapastown, Mullacloe, Mullanstown, Pepperstown, Philbenstown, Rahanna, Riverstown, Rock, Scogganstown, Streamstown and Townparks in the district electoral division of Ardee Rural in the former Rural District of Ardee No. 1.

Three

Roscommon

The administrative county of Roscommon, except the part thereof which is comprised in the county constituency of South Mayo ;

and, in the administrative county of Leitrim, the district electoral divisions of:

Corrala, Killygar, in the former Rural District of Ballinamore ;

Annaduff, Carrick-on-Shannon, Drumsna, Gortnagullion, Gowel, Keshcarrigan, Kiltubbrid, Leitrim, in the former Rural District of Carrick-on-Shannon No. 1;

Aghavas, Beihy, Breandrum Bunny-beg, Carrigallen East, Carrigallen West, Cashel, Castlefore, Cattan, Cloone,

Corriga, Drumard, Drumdoo, Drumod, Fenagh, Gortermone, Keeldra, Lisgillock, Mohill, Rinn, Riverstown, Roosky, Rowan, in the former Rural District of Mohill.

Four

Sligo-Leitrim

The administrative county of Sligo and the administrative county of Leitrim, except the part thereof which is comprised in the county constituency of Roscommon.

Four

North Tipperary

The administrative county of Tipperary, North Riding,

and, in the administrative county of Tipperary, South Riding, the district electoral divisions of :

Clonoulty East, in the former Rural District of Cashel ;

Buolick, Fennor, Kilcooly, New Birmingham, Poyntstown, in the former Rural District of Slievardagh.

Three

South Tipperary

The administrative county of Tipperary, South Riding, except the part thereof which is comprised in the county constituency of North Tipperary ;

and, in the administrative county of Waterford, the district electoral divisions of :

Ballymacarbry, Graignagower, Gurteen, Kilmacomma, Kilronan, St. Mary's, in the former Rural District of Clonmel No. 2;

Dromana, Dromore, in the former Rural District of Dungarvan;

Ballyduff, Ballyhane, Bally in, Ballynamult, Ballysaggartmore, Cappoquin, Castlerichard, Drumroe, Gortnapeaky, Kilcockan, Kilwatermoy East, Kilwatermoy West, Lismore Rural, Lismore Urban, Mocollop, Modelligo, Tallow, in the former Rural District of Lismore ;

Templemichael, in the former Rural District of Youghal No. 2.

Four

Waterford

The administrative county of Waterford, except the part thereof which is comprised in the county constituency of South Tipperary; and the county borough of Waterford.

Three

Wexford

The administrative county of Wexford, except the part thereof which is comprised in the county constituency of Carlow-Kilkenny.

Four

Wicklow

The administrative county of Wicklow.

Three