The office of Mayor of Galway, Ireland, was established in December 1484 as the result of a patent solicited by merchants of Galway from King Richard III in London. Many of Galway's Mayors have come from the Tribes of Galway.
The Tribal Mayors of Galway
- 1485-86: Peirce Lynch (the first mayor of Galway)
- 1654 (September to October):
The Ascendency Mayors of Galway
- 1654-55:
- 1840-41: Edmond Blake (last of the "old" mayors)
Galway Urban District Council 1841-1937
The old city council was abolished in 1841, not to be restored until 1937.
The Modern Mayors of Galway
- 1937-38:
- 2004- : Cllr. Catherine Connolly (Labour)
See also
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Last updated: 10-22-2005 07:23:24
