Geoffrey Lynch (Mayor), aka Geffere Lynch, fourth
Mayor of Galway, fl. 1488–1489.
Lynch was a member of one of
The Tribes of Galway, and during his term of office he oversaw the introduction of the
Dominican Order into Galway from
Athenry. They were given a site overlooking The
Claddagh, on the west bank of the river
Corrib.
Lynch is said to have been knighted. He was married to a daughter of Walter Font and had at least one child, Anastasia Lynch. He may be the ''Geffere Lynch'' who was elected mayor in 1500.
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.
* Martyn, Adrian (2016). ''The Tribes of Galway: 1124-1642''
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Politicians from County Galway
Mayors of Galway
15th-century Irish politicians