Arthur Lynch fitz Andrew,
Mayor of Galway
The office of Mayor of Galway is an honorific title used by the 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. Th ...
, 1539–40.
Lynch was a son of Andrew Lynch whose failed attempt to connect the lower
Corrib with Lough Atalia in 1498 was called ''Lynch's Folly.'' Arthur died in office, though the date is not precisely known. His brother,
John Lynch fitz Andrew, served as Mayor for the term 1528–29.
See also
*
Tribes of Galway
References
*''History of Galway'',
James Hardiman
James Hardiman (February 1782 – 13 November 1855), also known as Séamus Ó hArgadáin, was a librarian at Queen's College, Galway and an important historian.
Hardiman is best remembered for his '' History of the Town and County of Galway'' (1 ...
,
Galway
Galway ( ; , ) is a City status in Ireland, city in (and the county town of) 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 List of settleme ...
, 1820.
*''Old Galway'',
Maureen Donovan O'Sullivan
Mary Josephine Donovan O'Sullivan was professor of history at Queens College, Galway (now NUI Galway) from 1914 to 1957.
Biography
One of ten children, four of whom survived infancy, Donovan was born at Fair Hill Road in Galway on 24 November ...
, 1942.
*Henry, William (2002). ''Role of Honour: The Mayors of Galway City 1485-2001''. Galway: Galway City Council.
* Martyn, Adrian (2016). ''The Tribes of Galway: 1124-1642''
Politicians from County Galway
Mayors of Galway
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16th-century Irish businesspeople
Arthur
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