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.
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
Richard James Cushing (August 24, 1895 – November 2, 1970) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, Archbishop of Boston from 1944 to 1970 and was made a Cardinal (Catholic Church), ca ...
of
Boston.
Divilly died in August 1979.
References
* ''Role of Honour:The Mayors of Galway City 1485-2001'', William Henry, Galway 2001.
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20071119083053/http://www.galwaycity.ie/AllServices/YourCouncil/HistoryofTheCityCouncil/PreviousMayors/
Politicians from County Galway
Mayors of Galway
Year of birth missing
1979 deaths
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