Peirce Lynch, alias Peter Lynch, fl. 1485–1486, was the first
Mayor of Galway
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.
The son of John Lynch fitz Edmond, as well as a brother of
Dominick Dubh Lynch, and a member of one of
The Tribes of Galway
The Tribes of Galway ( ga, Treibheanna na Gaillimhe) 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 ...
, Peirce became the first Mayor of
Galway
Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...
in August 1485, being succeeded by his brother Dominck in August 1486. His grandfather, Edmond Lynch, was
Sovereign
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of Galway in the years 1434 and 1443. Their ancestor, Thomas de Linche, was
provost of Galway in 1274. Descendants of the family continued to hold office regularly up to 1654.
See also
*
Tribes of Galway
The Tribes of Galway ( ga, Treibheanna na Gaillimhe) 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 ...
*
Galway
Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...
References
* ''History of Galway'',
James Hardiman
James Hardiman (1782–1855), also known as Séamus Ó hArgadáin, was a librarian at Queen's College, Galway.
Hardiman is best remembered for his '' History of the Town and County of Galway'' (1820) and '' Irish Minstrelsy'' (1831), one of the f ...
,
Galway
Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...
, 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, ''The Tribes of Galway:1124–1642'', Galway, 2016.
Mayors of Galway
15th-century Irish businesspeople
15th-century Irish politicians
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