Richard Connell (1650–1714) was an Irish Member of Parliament for

St Canice Cainnech of Aghaboe (515/16–600), also known as Saint Canice in Ireland, Saint Kenneth in Scotland, Saint Kenny and in Latin Sanctus Canicus, was an Irish abbot, monastic founder, priest and missionary during the early medieval period. Cainn ...

1692–1693, 1695–1699 and 1703–1713. He was active in the politics of the corporations of St Canice and

Kilkenny Kilkenny ( , meaning 'church of Cainnech of Aghaboe, Cainnech'). is a city in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region and in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinst ...

, having followed his father in being Registrar of the Diocese of Ossory, the Sheriff of Kilkenny city, and an alderman of the same. He was also mayor of Kilkenny twice, in 1685–1686–1687. His father, William Connell, had himself been

mayor of Kilkenny The Mayor of Kilkenny () is an honorific title used by the head of Kilkenny Borough Council. The Council has jurisdiction throughout its administrative area which is the city of Kilkenny in the Republic of Ireland. The office was established in th ...

twice, in 1671–1672–1673, and had been Sheriff in 1659–1660. His mother was daughter of John Bishop of Glandonnell, and he was their eldest son. While he was mayor, on 1685-02-05 he was awarded a

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described heraldically as:

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* * * * 1650 births 1714 deaths Irish MPs 1692–1693 Irish MPs 1695–1699 Irish MPs 1703–1713 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kilkenny constituencies {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub