Martin Divilly (died August 1979) was Mayor of Galway from 1963 to 1964 and from 1970 to 1971.
Divilly used his terms of office to extend and expand Irish tourist links, particularly in the U.S., where he travelled extensively. He was made an honorary citizen of New Orleans and was officially received by Mayor of New York, Robert Wagner.[ citation needed ]
His first grandson, Jon Richards, now a DJ on Galway Bay FM, was baptised on the opening day of Galway's New Cathedral by Cardinal Cushing of Boston.[ citation needed ]
Divilly died in August 1979.[ citation needed ]
Kilkerrin-Clonberne is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Clonberne, County Galway, Ireland.
John Divilly is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Kilkerrin-Clonberne club. He won the All-Ireland in 1998 and was one of the main players interviewed in the documentary A Year Til Sunday, which used hidden cameras to tell the story of Galway's journey to winning the All-Ireland Football Championship in 1998. He is the manager of the NUIM Sigerson Cup team which was victorious over UUJ in February 2010.
Divilly is an Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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