Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act, 1935

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Number 5 of 1935.


ELECTORAL (REVISION OF CONSTITUENCIES) ACT, 1935.


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

The Principal Act.

2.

Revision of Constituencies.

3.

Number of members of Dáil Eireann.

4.

Returning officers and assistant returning officers.

5.

Constituency of the Ceann Comhairle.

6.

Amendment of section 41 of the Principal Act.

7.

Title-page of electors lists, etc

8.

Commencement of this Act.

9.

Short title and citation.


FIRST SCHEDULE.

REVISED CONSTITUENCIES.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

RETURNING OFFICERS AND ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICERS.


Act Referred to

Electoral Act, 1923

No. 12 of 1923

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Number 5 of 1935.


ELECTORAL (REVISION OF CONSTITUENCIES) ACT, 1935.


AN ACT TO REVISE, IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE 26 OF THE CONSTITUTION, THE CONSTITUENCIES (OTHER THAN UNIVERSITY CONSTITUENCIES) BY WHICH THE MEMBERS OF DAIL EIREANN ARE ELECTED AND, IN CONSEQUENCE OF SUCH REVISION, TO ALTER THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF DAIL EIREANN, AND FOR THOSE AND OTHER PURPOSES TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF DAIL EIREANN. [27th February, 1935].

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTAT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:

The Principal Act.

1.—(1) In this Act the expression “the Principal Act” means the Electoral Act, 1923 (No. 12 of 1923).

(2) Every word and expression to which a particular meaning is given by the Principal Act for the purposes of that Act has in this Act the meaning so given, save that the word “prescribed” means prescribed by order made by the Minister for Local Government and Public Health.

Revision of Constituencies.

2.—The Eighth Schedule to the Principal Act is hereby amended as follows, that is to say:—

(a) by the deletion of the words “nineteen hundred and twenty-three” now contained in rule 2 of the said Eighth Schedule and the insertion in that rule of the words “nineteen hundred and thirty-four” in lieu of the words so deleted, and

(b) by the deletion of Part I of the said Eighth Schedule and the insertion in that Schedule of Part I of the First Schedule to this Act in lieu of the Part so deleted, and

(c) by the deletion of Part II of the said Eighth Schedule and the insertion in that Schedule of Part II of the First Schedule to this Act in lieu of the Part so deleted,

and the Principal Act, and in particular section 50 thereof shall be construed and have effect accordingly.

Number of members of Dáil Eireann.

3.—So much of sub-section (1) of section 50 of the Principal Act as enacts that Dáil Eireann shall consist of one hundred and fifty-three members shall cease to have effect on the commencement of this Act, and in lieu thereof it is hereby enacted that Dáil Eireann shall consist of one hundred and thirty-eight members returned by borough constituencies and county constituencies, together with such number of members (if any) as is for the time being required by law to be returned by university constituencies.

Returning officers and assistant returning officers.

4.—(1) The officer specified in the second column of the Second Schedule to this Act opposite the name in the first column of the said Second Schedule of any constituency shall be the returning officer for that constituency.

(2) The provisions contained in the third column of the Second Schedule to this Act opposite the name in the first column of the said Second Schedule of any constituency shall have effect in relation to the assistant returning officer for that constituency.

(3) Sub-section (1) of section 23 of the Principal Act is hereby repealed.

Constituency of the Ceann Comhairle.

5.—The County Constituency of East Galway as defined in Part II of the First Schedule to this Act shall be the constituency corresponding, for the purposes of Article 21 of the Constitution, to the County Constituency of Galway existing at the passing of this Act.

Amendment of section 41 of the Principal Act.

6.—Paragraph (b) of sub-section (2) of section 41 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion of the words “adjoining the constituency” now contained therein, and the insertion of the words “adjoining the county in which the constituency or the greater part thereof is situate” in the said paragraph in lieu of the words so deleted, and the said section shall be construed and have effect accordingly.

Title-page of electors lists, etc.

7.—(1) The title-page of every electors list, list of claimants, list of objections, and register of electors prepared under the First Schedule to the Principal Act after the passing and before the commencement of this Act for a registration unit in a constituency existing at the passing of this Act which is not identical in area and name with a constituency defined in the First Schedule to this Act, shall show in the prescribed manner the name of the constituency defined in the First Schedule to this Act in which such registration unit will be situate as well as the name of the said existing constituency in which such registration unit is situate at the passing of this Act.

(2) This section shall come into operation immediately upon the passing of this Act.

Commencement of this Act.

8.—Save as is otherwise provided by this Act, this Act shall come into operation immediately upon the dissolution of the Oireachtas which shall occur next after the passing of this Act.

Short title and citation.

9.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Electoral (Revision of Constituencies) Act, 1935.

(2) The Electoral Acts, 1923 to 1927, and this Act may be cited together as the Electoral Acts, 1923 to 1935.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

REVISED CONSTITUENCIES.

Part I.

BOROUGH CONSTITUENCIES.

Name of Constituency

Contents or Boundaries of Constituency

Total Number of Members for Constituency

Cork

The County Borough of Cork and the District Electoral Division of Blackrock, in the administrative County of Cork.

Four.

North-East Dublin.

The Clontarf East, Clontarf West, Drumcondra and North Dock Wards; and

Three.

The portion of the Mountjoy Ward bounded by a line drawn as follows:— Starting at the point in the boundary of the said Ward along Seán Mac Dermott Street Lower where it is intersected by a line drawn along the middle of Buckingham Street Upper and Buckingham Street Lower and proceeding thence in a North-Westerly direction along the middle of Buckingham Street Upper to Summerhill and thence in a North-Easterly direction along the middle of Summerhill to the North Circular Road and thence in a North-Easterly direction along the middle of the North Circular Road to meet the existing boundary of the said Ward along Russell Street and Fitzgibbon Street and thence in a North-Easterly, North-Westerly South Easterly and South-Westerly direction along the existing boundary of the said Ward to the starting point; and

The townlands of:—

Artane South, Ballyhoy, Bettyville, Charleville, Clonturk, Edenmore, Foxlands, Furrypark, Glebe, Hampstead Hill, Hampstead South, Harmonstown, Kilbarrack Upper, Killester Demesne, Killester North, Maryville, North Bull (Drumcondra Rural), North Bull (Howth Rural), Puckstown, Raheny North, Raheny South and Sibylhill in so far as the same are situate within the County Borough of Dublin.

North-West Dublin.

The Arran Quay, Glasnevin, Inns Quay, North City and Rotunda Wards.

Five.

The Mountjoy Ward except the portion thereof which is comprised in the Borough constituency of North-East Dublin.

The townlands of:—

Botanic Garden, Cabragh (Castleknock), Cabragh (Finglas), Castleknock (Phoenix Park), Chapelizod, Grangegorman North, Prospect, Slutsend or West Farm, St. James, Tolka Park, Violet Hill Great and Violet Hill Little, in so far as the same are situate within the County Borough of Dublin.

South Dublin.

The Fitzwilliam, Merchants Quay, Mansion House, New Kilmainham, Royal Exchange, South City, South Dock, Trinity, Ushers Quay and Wood Quay Wards, and so much of the townland of Ringsend as is situate in the county borough of Dublin and was not included in the former urban district of Pembroke.

Seven

Dublin Townships

The area referred to in the Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1930, as the added urban districts and also so much of the land described in Part III of the First Schedule to the said Act as is contiguous to the said area and also the townland of Clonskeagh.

Three.

Part II.

COUNTY CONSTITUENCIES.

Name of Constituency

Contents or Boundaries of Constituency

Total Number of Members for Constituency

Dublin

The administrative County of Dublin

Five

The following townlands or portions of townlands comprised in the County Borough of Dublin:—

Annefield, Crumlin, Kimmage (parish of Crumlin), Kimmage (parish of Rathfarnham), Larkfield, Newtown Little, Priesthouse, Rathfamham, Saint Lawrence, Simmonscourt, Stannaway, Terenure and Tonguefield.

Louth

The administrative County of Louth

Three.

Meath-Westmeath.

The administrative County of Meath

The administrative County of Westmeath except the portion thereof which is comprised in the County Constituency of Athlone-Longford.

Five.

Athlone-Longford.

The administrative County of Longford

Three

The District Electoral Divisions of:—

Athlone West Rural, Ballydangan, Ballynamona, Caltragh, Carnagh, Carrowreagh, Castlesampson, Cloonburren, Cloonown, Crannagh, Creagh, Culliagh, Drumlosh, Dysart, Kilcar, Kiltoom, Lecarrow, Moore, Rockhill, Taghboy, Taghma-connell, Thomastown and Turrock in the administrative County of Roscommon; and

The District Electoral Divisions of:—

Ardnagragh, Athlone East Rural, Auburn, Carn, Castledaly, Doonis, Grlassan, Killinure, Mount Temple, Moydrum, Muckanagh, Noughaval and Tubbrit and the Urban District of Athlone in the administrative County of Westmeath.

Monaghan

The administrative County of Monaghan

Three.

Cavan

The administrative County of Cavan

Four.

Roscommon

The administrative County of Roscommon except the portion thereof which is comprised in the County Constituency of Athlone-Longford.

Three.

Sligo

The administrative County of Sligo except the portion thereof which is comprised in the County Constituency of Leitrim.

Three.

Leitrim

The administrative County of Leitrim and

The District Electoral Divisions of:—

Three.

Ballintogher East, Ballynakill, Ballynashee, Cliffony North, Cliffony South, Drumcolumb, Killadoon, Kilmactranny, Rossinver East and Shancough in the administrative County of Sligo.

South Mayo.

The District Electoral Divisions of:—

Five.

Aghagower North, Aghagower South, Aghamore, Aillemore, Balla, Ballinafad, Ballinamore, Ballinchalla, Ballindine, Ballinrobe, Ballyhaunis, Ballyhean, Ballyhowly, Ballyovey, Bekan, Bellavary, Bohola, Brackloon, Breaghwy, Bundorragha, Burren, Burriscarra, Cappaghduff, Caraun, Castlebar Rural, Clare Island, Clare-morris, Clogher (Castlebar), Clogher (Westport), Cloghermore, Cloonkeen, Cloonmore, Cong, Coolnaha, Coonard, Course, Croaghmoyle, Croaghpatrick, Crossboyne, Culnacleha, Dalgan, Derryloughan, Doocastle, Drummin, Emlagh, Errifí, Garrymore, Hollymount, Houndswood, Islandeady, Kilbeagh, Kilcolman, Kilcommon, Kilgeever, Kilkelly, Killavally, Killedan, Kilmaclasser, Kilmaine, Kilmeena, Kilmovee, Kilsallagh, Kiltamagh, Kilvine, Knappagh, Knock North, Knock South, Loughanboy, Louis-burgh, Manulla, Mayo, Meelick, Murneen, Neale, Newbrook, Owenbrin, Owennadornaun, Portroyal, Rosslee, Shrule, Slievemahanagh, Sonnagh, Swineford, Tagheen, Tawnynagry, Toocananagh, Turlough, Urlaur, and Westport Rural, and the Urban Districts of Castlebar and Westport in the administrative County of Mayo.

North Mayo.

The administrative County of Mayo except the portion thereof which is comprised in the County Constituency of South Mayo.

Three.

East Donegal

The administrative County of Donegal except the portion thereof which is comprised in the County Constituency of West Donegal.

Four.

West Donegal

The District Electoral Divisions of: Annagary, Aran, Ardara, Ballintra (Ballyshannon), Ballintra (Donegal), Ballyshannon Rural, Ballyshannon Urban, Binbane, Bonnyglen, Bundoran Rural, Carrickboy, Cavangarden, Cliff, Clogher, Corkermore, Cross Roads, Crovehy, Crowkeeragh, Crowarad, Dawros, Donegal, Doocharry, Dunfanaghy, Dunglow, Dunkineely, Dunlewy, Eanymore, Fintown, Glencolumbkille, Glengesh, Glenleheen, Glenties, Gortabork, Graffy, Grousehall, Haugh, Inishkeel, Inver, Kilcar, Kilgoly, Killybegs, Laghy, Largymore, Lettermacward, Lough Eask, Maas, Magheraclogher, Maghery, Malinbeg, Meenaclady, Mountcharles, Mulmosog, Pettigoe, Rutland, Tawnawully, Templecarn, Tieveskeelta, and Tullynaught, and the Urban District of Bundoran in the administrative County of Donegal.

Three.

East Galway.

The administrative County of Galway except the portion thereof which is comprised in the County Constituencies of Clare and West Galway.

Four.

West Galway.

The District Electoral Divisions of:—

Three.

Annaghdown (Galway), Annaghdown (Tuam), Ardrahan, Aughrim (Galway), Ballinduff, Ballin-temple, Ballynacourty, Ballynakill, Barna, Belleville, Bencorr, Bunowen, Camus, Carnmore, Carrowbrowne, Castietaylor, Claregalway, Clarin-bridge, Cleggan, Clifden, Cloonbur, Cong, Crumpaun, Cur, Cushkillary, Deerpark, Derrycunlagh, Derrylea, Donaghpatrick, Doonloughan, Drumacoo, Errislannan, Furbogh, Galway Rural. Gorumna, Headford, Illion, Inishbofin, Inishmore, Kilcoona, Kilcummin (Galway), Kil-cummin (Oughterard), Killannin, Killeany, Killeely Killeenavarra, Killower, Killursa, Knockboy, Lackaghbeg, Letterbrickaun, Letterfore, Lettermore, Liscananaun, Lisheenavalla, Moyeullen, Moyrus, Oranmore, Oughterard, Owengowla, Rahasane, Rinvyle, Ross, Roundstone, Selerna, Sillerna, Skannive, Slieveaneena, Spiddle, Stradbally Tullokyne, Turlough and Wormhole and the Urban District of Galway in the administrative County of Galway.

Clare

The administrative County of Clare and

The District Electoral Divisions of:—

Five

Ardnamullivan, Ballycahalan, Ballynagar, Beagh, Cahermore, Cappard, Coos, Derrylaur, Doorus, Drumkeary, Drummin, Gort, Kilbeacanty, Kill-inny, Kiltartan, Kilthomas, Kinvarra, Loughatorick, Marblehill, Skehanagh and Woodford in the administrative County of Galway.

Limerick.

The County Borough of Limerick and the administrative County of Limerick.

Seven.

North Kerry.

The District Electoral Divisions of:—

Four.

Abbeydorney, Arabela, Ardagh, Ardfert, Astee, Ballincloher, Ballinvoher, Ballyconry, Ballyduff (Dingle), Ballyduff (Listowel), Ballyegan (Listowel), Ballyegan (Tralee), Ballyheige, Ballyhorgan, Ballynorig, Ballynacourty, Ballyna-haglish, Ballyseedy, Banna, Baurtregaun, Beal, Blennerville, Boolteens, Brandon, Brosna, Carrig, Castlegregory, Castleisland, Causeway, Cloghane, Clogherbrien, Cloontubbrid, Crinny, Currans, Deelis, Dingle, Doon, Drommartin, Duagh, Dunquin, Dunurlin, Ennismore, Glin, Gneeves, Gullane, Gunsborough, Inch, Kerryhead, Kilfeighny, Kilfelin, Kilflyn, Ealgarrylander, Kilgobban, Killahan, Killehenny, Killury, Kilmalkedar, Kilmeany, Kilmurry, Kilnanare, Kilquane, Kilshenane, Kiltallagh, Kiltomy, Kinard, Knockglass, Knocknagashel, Lack, Lackabaun, Leitrim, Lislaughtin, Lisselton, Listowel Rural, Lixnaw, Marhin, Minard, Mount Eagle, Moynsha, Newtownsandes, Nohaval, O'Brennan, Ratass, Rathea, Shronowen, Stradbally, Tarbert, Tarmon, Tralee Rural, Trienearagh, Tubrid, Urlee and Ventry and the Urban Districts of Listowel and Tralee in the administrative County of Kerry.

South Kerry.

The administrative County of Kerry except the portion thereof which is comprised in the County Constituency of North Kerry.

Three.

Tipperary.

The administrative County of Tipperary (North Riding) and the administrative County of Tipperary (South Riding).

Seven.

Leix-Offaly

The administrative Counties of Leix and Offaly.

Five.

Carlow-Kildare.

The administrative County of Kildare

Four.

The administrative County of Carlow except the portion thereof which is comprised in the County Constituencies of Wicklow and Wexford.

Kilkenny

The administrative County of Kilkenny

Three.

Wicklow

The administrative County of Wicklow

The District Electoral Divisions of:—

Clonmore, Hacketstown, Haroldstown, Kineagh, Rahul, Rathvilly, Tiknock and Williamstown in the administrative County of Carlow.

Three.

Wexford

The administrative County of Wexford and

The District Electoral Divisions of:—

Ballyellin, Ballymurphy, Borris, Coonogue, Corries, Glynn, Killedmond, Kyle, Marley, Rath-anna, Sliguff and Tinnahinch in the administrative County of Carlow.

Five.

Waterford

The County Borough of Waterford and

The administrative County of Waterford and

The District Electoral Divisions of: — Ardagh, Clonpriest, Kilcronat, Killeagh (Youghal), Kilmacdonogh, Youghal Rural and the Urban District of Youghal in the administrative County of Cork.

Four.

North Cork

The District Electoral Divisions of:—

Aghern, Allow, Ardskeagh, Ballyarthur, Bally-clogh, Ballyhoolahan, Ballyhooly, Ballynamona, Ballynoe, Banteer, Barleyhill, Barnacurra, Bawn-cross, Boherboy, Buttevant, Caherbarnagh, Caherduggan, Carrig (Mallow), Carrig (Fermoy), Castlecooke, Castlecor, Castle Hyde, Castlelyons, Castlemagner, Castletownroche, Charleville, Churchtown, Clenor, Clonfert East, Clonfert West, Clonmeen, Coolclogh, Coole, Coomlogane, Crinnaloo, Cullen, Curraglass, Derragh, Derry-villane, Doneraile, Doonasleen, Drishane, Dromina, Dromore, Farahy, Fermoy Rural, Glanworth East, Glanworth West, Glenlara, Gortmore, Gortnaskehy, Gortroe, Greenane, Imprick, Kanturk, Keale, Kilbrin, Kilcor, Kil-corney, Kilcummer, Kildinan, Kildorrery, Kil-gullane, Killathy, Kilmaclenine, Kilmeen, Kilphelan, Kilshannig, Kilworth, Knockatooan, Knockmourne, Knocknagree, Knocktemple, Leitrim, Liscarroll, Mallow Rural, Marshals-town, Meens, Milford, Milltown, Mitchelstown, Monanimy, Nad, Newmarket, Newtown, Rahan, Rathcool, Rathcormack, Roskeen, Rosnalee, Rowls, Shanballymore, Skagh, Skahanagh, Springfort, Streamhill, Templemary, Temple-molaga, Tincoora, Tullylease, Wallstown, Watergrasshill and Williamstown and the Urban Districts of Fermoy and Mallow in the administrative County of Cork.

Four.

South-East Cork.

The District Electoral Divisions of:—

Ballincollig, Ballintemple, Ballycottin, Bally-feard, Ballyfoyle, Ballygarvan, Ballymartle, Ballynaglogh, Ballyspillane, Bishopstown, Blackpool, Blarney, Caherlag, Carrigaline (Cork), Carrigaline (Kinsale), Carrignavar, Carrigrohane Beg, Carrigtohill, Castlemartyr, Clonmult, Cloyne, Cobh Rural, Corkbeg, Cullen, Dangan, Douglas, Dripsey, Dunderrow, Dungourney, Farrenbrien, Firmount, Garryvoe, Glenville, Greenfort, Ighter-murragh, Inch, Inishkenny, Killeagh (Cork) Kilmonoge, Kilpatriek, Kinure, Knockantota, Knockraha, Lehenagh, Liscleary, Lisgoold, Matehy, Middleton Rural, Mogeely, Monkstown Rural, Nohaval, Ovens, Rathcooney, Rivers-town, Rostellan, St. Mary's, Teniplebodan, Templebreedy, Templemichael, Templenacarriga and Whiteehurch and the Urban Districts of Cobh, Middleton and Passage West in the administrative County of Cork.

Three.

West-Cork

The District Electoral Divisions of:—

Abbeymahon, Adrigole, Aghadown North, Aghadown South, Aghinagh, Aglish, Ahil, Ardfield, Argideen, Aultagh, Ballygroman, Bal-linadee, Ballingurteen, Ballinspittle, Ballybane, Ballydehob, Ballymackean, Ballymodan, Bally-money, Ballymurphy, Bandon, Bantry Rural, Bantry Urban, Baurleigh, Bealanagarry Beala-nageary, Bealock, Bear, Bengour, Boulteen, Bredagh, Brinny, Butlerstown, Caheragh, Cahermore, Candroma, Cannaway, Cape Clear, Carrigbaun, Carrigboy, Cashel, Castlehaven North, Castlehaven South, Castletown, Castle-ventry, Cleanrath, Cloghdonnell, Clonakilty Rural, Clondrohid, Clonmoyle, Cloonkeen, Coolagh, Coolcraheen, Coolmain, Coolmountain, Coulagh, Courtmacsherry, Crookhaven, Curry-glass, Derry, Derryfineen, Douce, Drinagh (Dunmanway), Drinagh (Skibbereen), Drom-daleague North, Dromdaleague South, Dun-beacon, Dunmanus, Dunmanway North, Dunmanway South, Durrus East, Durrus West, Garranes, Garrown, Glanlough, Glengarriff, Goleen, Gortnascreeny, Gortnatubbrid, Gowlane, Greenville, Inchigeelagh, Innishannon, Kealkill, Kilberrihert, Kilbonane, Kilbrittain, Kil-brogan, Kilcaskan, Kilcatherine, Kilcoe, Kil-cullen, Kilfaughnabeg, Kilkerranmore, Killa-conenagh, Killeenleagh, Kilmaloda East, Kil-maloda West, Eolmoylerane, Kilnagross, Kil-namanagh, Kilnamartery, Kinneigh, Kinsale Rural, Knockavilly, Knockroe, Knocks, Knock-skagh, Laherne, Leighmoney, Lowertown, Macloneigh, Magourney, Manch, Mashanaglass, Mealagh, Milane, Mountrivers, Moviddy, Murragh, Myross, Rahalisk, Rathbarry, Rathclarin, Ross-carbery, Rossmore, Scart, Seefin, Sheepshead, Shreelane, Skibbereen Rural, Skull, Slievereagh, Teadies, Teerelton, Templemartin, Templeomalus, Timoleague, Toormore, Tullagh, Ullanes, Warrenscourt, Whiddy and Woodfort and the Urban Districts of Clonakilty, Kinsale, Macroom and Skibbereen in the administrative County of Cork.

Five.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

RETURNING OFFICERS AND ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICERS.

Part I.

BOROUGH CONSTITUENCIES.

Constituency

Returning Officer

Assistant Returning Officer

Cork

The Under Sheriff of the Borough of Cork, or, on that office ceasing to exist, the County Registrar of the County Borough of Cork.

The Under Sheriff of the County of Cork, or, on that office ceasing to exist, the County Registrar of the County of Cork, shall, if he so desire, be appointed, and may be required by the Returning Officer to act as Assistant Returning Officer in the portion of the constituency which is comprised in the administrative County of Cork.

North-East Dublin.

The Under Sheriff of the County Borough of Dublin, or, on that office ceasing to exist, the County Registrar of the County Borough of Dublin.

North-West Dublin.

The Under Sheriff of the County Borough of Dublin, or, on that office ceasing to exist, the County Registrar of the County Borough of Dublin.

South Dublin.

The Under Sheriff of the County Borough of Dublin, or, on that office ceasing to exist, the County Registrar of the County Borough of Dublin.

Dublin Townships

The Under Sheriff of the County of Dublin, or, on that office ceasing to exist, the County Registrar of the County of Dublin.

Part II.

COUNTY CONSTITUENCIES.

Constituency

Returning Officer

Assistant Returning Officer

Dublin

The Under Sheriff of the County of Dublin, or, on that office ceasing to exist, the County Registrar of the County of Dublin.

Louth

The County Registrar of the County of Louth.

Meath-Westmeath.

The Under Sheriff of the County of Meath, or, on that office ceasing to exist, the County Registrar of the County of Westmeath.

The Under Sheriff of the County of Meath may require the County Registrar of the County of Westmeath to act as Assistant Returning Officer in the portion of the Constituency which is comprised in the administrative County of Westmeath, and on the said office of Under-Sheriff ceasing to exist, the Returning Officer may require the County Registrar of the County of Meath to act as Assistant Returning Officer in the portion of the Constituency which is comprised in the administrative County of Meath.

Athlone-Longford.

The Under Sheriff of the County of Longford, or, on that office ceasing to exist, the County Registrar of the County of Longford.

The County Registrars of the Counties of Roscommon and Westmeath may be required by the Returning Officer to act as Assistant Returning Officers in the respective portions of the Constituency which are comprised in the administrative Counties of Roscommon and Westmeath.

Monaghan

The County Registrar of the County of Monaghan.

Cavan

The Under Sheriff of the County of Cavan, or, on that office ceasing to exist, the County Registrar of the County of Cavan.

Roscommon

The County Registrar of the County of Roscommon.

Sligo

The Under Sheriff of the County of Sligo, or, on that office ceasing to exist, the County Registrar of the County of Sligo.

Leitrim

The County Registrar of the County of Leitrim.

The Under Sheriff of the County of Sligo, or, on that office ceasing to exist, the County Registrar of the County of Sligo shall, if he so desire, be appointed, and may be required by the Returning Officer to act as Assistant Returning Officer in that portion of the, Constituency which is comprised in the administrative County of Sligo.

South Mayo.

The Under Sheriff of the County of Mayo, or, on that office ceasing to exist, the County Registrar of the County of Mayo.

North Mayo.

The County Registrar of the County of Mayo.

East Donegal.

The Under Sheriff of the County of Donegal, or, on that office ceasing to exist, the County Registrar of the County of Donegal.

West Donegal.

The County Registrar of the County of Donegal.

East Galway.

The County Registrar of the County of Galway.

West Galway.

The County Registrar of the County of Galway.

Clare

The Under Sheriff of the County of Clare, or, on that office ceasing to exist, the County Registrar of the County of Clare.

The Returning Officer may require the County Registrar of the County of Galway to act as Assistant Returning Officer in the portion of the Constituency which is comprised in the administrative County of Galway.

Limerick.

The County Registrar of the County of Limerick.

North Kerry.

The Under Sheriff of the County of Kerry, or, on that office ceasing to exist, the County Registrar of the County of Kerry.

South Kerry.

The County Registrar of the County of Kerry.

Tipperary.

The Under Sheriff of the County of Tipperary, or, on that office ceasing to exist, the County Registrar of the County of Tipperary.

Leix-Offaly.

The Under Sheriff of the County of Leix, or, on that office ceasing to exist, the County Registrar of the County of Leix.

The Returning Officer may require the County Registrar of the County of Offaly to act as Assistant Returning Officer in the portion of the Constituency which is comprised in the administrative County of Offaly.

Carlow-Kildare.

The County Registrar of the County of Kildare.

The Returning Officer may require the County Registrar of the County of Carlow to act as Assistant Returning Officer in the portion of the constituency which is comprised in the administrative County of Carlow.

Kilkenny

The County Registrar of the County of Kilkenny.

Wicklow

The Under Sheriff of the County of Wicklow, or, on that office ceasing to exist, the County Registrar of the County of Wicklow.

The Returning Officer may require the County Registrar of the County of Carlow to act as Assistant Returning Officer in the portion of the constituency which is comprised in the administrative County of Wicklow.

Wexford

The County Registrar of the County of Wexford.

The Returning Officer may require the County Registrar of the County of Carlow to act as Assistant Returning Officer in the portion of the Constituency which is comprised in the administrative County of Carlow.

Waterford

The County Registrar of the County of Waterford.

The Under Sheriff of the County of Cork, or, on that office ceasing to exist, the County Registrar of the County of Cork shall, if he so desire, be appointed, and may be required by the Returning Officer to act as Assistant Returning Officer in the portion of the constituency which is comprised in the administrative County of Cork.

North Cork

The Under Sheriff of the County of Cork, or, on that office ceasing to exist, the County Registrar of the County of Cork.

South-East Cork.

The Under Sheriff of the County of Cork, or, on that office ceasing to exist, the County Registrar of the County of Cork.

West Cork.

The Under Sheriff of the County of Cork, or, on that office ceasing to exist, the County Registrar of the County of Cork.