Joseph Philip Ronayne
Introduction


**Joseph Philip Ronayne** (c. 1822 – 7 May 1876\) was an [Irish](/wiki/Irish_people "Irish people") [civil engineer](/wiki/Civil_engineer "Civil engineer") notable for his role in the development of [Irish railways](/wiki/History_of_rail_transport_in_Ireland "History of rail transport in Ireland"). A member of the [Home Rule League](/wiki/Home_Rule_League "Home Rule League"), he was a [Member of Parliament](/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_%28United_Kingdom%29 "Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)") (MP) for [Cork City](/wiki/Cork_City_%28UK_Parliament_constituency%29 "Cork City (UK Parliament constituency)") from 1872 to 1876\.


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