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Galway is a city in County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht, the fifth most populous city on the island of Ireland and the fourth most populous in the Republic of Ireland, with a population at the 2022 census of 85,910.
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, Darcy/D’Arcy, Deane, Font, French, Joyce, Kirwan, Lynch, Martin, Morris and Skerritt. Of the 14 families, 12 were of Anglo Norman origin, while two—the Darcy and Kirwan families—were Normanised Irish Gaels.
Peirce Lynch, alias Peter Lynch, fl. 1485–1486, was the first Mayor of Galway.
John Lynch may refer to:
Dominick Dubh Lynch, was the second Mayor of Galway.
Thomas Lynch, son of Ambrose Lynch, was elected Mayor of Galway in August 1654, while the town was occupied by British forces in the aftermath of the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. Following a request by the occupiers, the Lord Deputy issued orders to have the power of holding council removed from the Catholics of Galway. This was implemented in October 1654.
Geoffrey Lynch (Mayor), aka Geffere Lynch, fourth Mayor of Galway, fl. 1488–1489.
Andrew Lynch (Mayor), 14th Mayor of Galway, died 25 March 1523.
Arthur Lynch (Mayor), 22nd Mayor of Galway, died 20 November 1507.
Walter Lynch was an American politician who served as Mayor of Galway, fl. 1641-1642.
John Lynch,, fifth Mayor of Galway, 1489–1490.
Robuck Lynch, sixth Mayor of Galway, 1490–91 and 1501–02.
Stephen Lynch was the 23rd Mayor of Galway, serving from 1507 to 1510.
John Lynch fitz Andrew, Mayor of Galway, September 1528-September 1529. Lynch was the son of Andrew Lynch and Eleanor Martin. He had a brother, Arthur Lynch fitz Andrew, who served as Mayor from 1539 to 1540. During his term, laws were introduced which forbade a number of forms of gambling, such as dice, cards, aimed especially against apprentices and members of the Gaelic community. Those found guilty would pay twenty shillings.
Dominick Lynch fitz John, Mayor of Galway, September 1548–September 1549.
Stephen Lynch fitz Arthur, Mayor of Galway 1546–47.
Arthur Lynch fitz Andrew, Mayor of Galway, 1539–40.
Stephen Lynch fitz James, Mayor of Galway, fl. 1499–1524.
Events from the year 1507 in Ireland.
Events from the year 1489 in Ireland.
References
- History of Galway, James Hardiman, Galway, 1820.
- Old Galway, Maureen Donovan O'Sullivan, 1942.
- Henry, William (2002). Role of Honour: The Mayors of Galway City 1485-2001. Galway: Galway City Council. OCLC 51023721 ASIN B003NECRYW
- Martyn, Adrian (2016). The Tribes of Galway: 1124-1642
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