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Galway is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht. It is the county town of County Galway, which is named after it. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, and is the sixth most populous city in Ireland, with a population at the 2016 Census of 79,934.
The Tribes of Galway were 14 merchant families who dominated the political, commercial and social life of the city of Galway in western Ireland between the mid-13th and late 19th centuries. They were the families of Athy, Blake, Bodkin, Browne, D'Arcy, Deane, Font, Ffrench, Joyce, Kirwan, Lynch, Martin, Morris and Skerritt. Of the 14 families, 12 were of Anglo Norman origin, while two — the D'Arcy and Kirwan families — were Normanised Irish Gaels.
Galway City Council is the authority responsible for local government in the city of Galway in Ireland. As a city council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 18 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Mayor. The city administration is headed by a Chief Executive, Brendan McGrath. The council meets at City Hall, College Road, Galway.
The office of Mayor of Galway is an honorific title used by the Irish: Cathaoirleach of Galway City Council. The Council has jurisdiction throughout its administrative area of the city of Galway which is the largest city in the province of Connacht, in Ireland. The current Mayor is Cllr. Mike Cubbard, Independent.
Peirce Lynch, alias Peter Lynch, fl. 1485–1486, was the first Mayor of Galway.
Dominick Dubh Lynch, second Mayor of Galway.
Wylliam Martin was the 34th Mayor of Galway.
Geoffrey Lynch (Mayor), aka Geffere Lynch, 4th Mayor of Galway, fl. 1488-1489.
Arthur Lynch (Mayor), 22nd Mayor of Galway, died 20 November 1507.
Richard Huskard was an Anglo-Irish settler. He was an ancestor of the family of Skerrett, who later became one of The Tribes of Galway. Later bearers of the name included John Skerrett (Mayor) (fl.1491-1492) and John Skerrett (Augustinian) (c.1620-c.1688). An earlier Richard Huskard held land near Galway in 1278.
Peter Greene (Mayor) was Mayor of Galway from 1954 to 1960.
Mary Byrne (1917–2004) was the Mayor of Galway from 1975 to 1976 and again from 1984 to 1985.
Stephen Lynch was the 23rd Mayor of Galway, serving from 1507 to 1510.
Peter Stubbers, Mayor of Galway, fl. 1654.
Dominick Browne, Mayor of Galway, 1688–1689.
Rychard Martin, Mayor of Galway, fl. 1519-37.
John Bodkin fitz Richard was Mayor of Galway, 1518-19.
John Bodkin fitz Dominick was the mayor of Galway from 1638 to 1640.
Paul Dodd, was Mayor of Galway, from 1656 to 1657.
Arthur Lynch fitz Andrew, Mayor of Galway, 1539–40.
References
- "History of Galway", James Hardiman, 1820
- "Old Galway", Maureen Donovan O'Sullivan, 1942
- The Tribes of Galway", Adrian J. Martyn, 2001
- Henry, William (2002). Role of Honour: The Mayors of Galway City 1485-2001. Galway: Galway City Council. OCLC 51023721 ASIN B003NECRYW
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| Preceded by Peter Stubbers | Mayor of Galway October 1655–September 1656 | Succeeded by Paul Dodd |