List of mayors of Galway

The Mayor of Galway is the head of Galway City Council and first citizen of Galway, Ireland. This is a list of the mayors of Galway, from 1485 to the present.

"Tribes" period (1485–1654)

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15th century

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Year Name
1485–1486 Peirce Lynch fitz John
1486–1487 Dominick Dubh Lynch fitz John
1487–1488 John Blake fitz William
1488–1489 Geoffrey Lynch
1489–1490 John Lynch fitz John
1490–1491 Robuck Lynch
1491–1492 John Skerrett
1492–1493 Thomas Lynch fitz Edmond
1493–1494 James Lynch fitz Stephen
1494–1495 John Lynch fitz Edmond
1495–1496 Thomas Blake
1496–1497 Walter Lynch fitz Robert
1497–1498 Dominick Dubh Lynch fitz John
1498–1499 Andrew Lynch
1499–1500 James Lynch fitz Martin

16th century

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Year Name
1500–1501 Geoffrey Lynch
1501–1502 Robuck Lynch
1502–1504 Edmond Deane
1504–1505 Stephen Lynch fitz Dominick Dubh
1505–1506 Walter Lynch fitz Thomas
1506–1507 Thomas Bodkin
1507–1508 Arthur Lynch
1508–1509 Stephen Lynch fitz Dominick Dubh
1509–1510 Stephen Lynch fitz James
1510–1511 James Lynch fitz Stephen
1511–1512 James Lynch fitz Geoffrey
1512–1513 James Lynch fitz Martin
1513–1514 Walter Lynch fitz Thomas
1514–1515 Stephen Lynch fitz Walter
1515–1516 James Lynch fitz Stephen
1516–1517 Stephen Lynch fitz James
1517–1518 Stephen Lynch fitz Dominick Dubh
1518–1519 John Bodkin fitz Richard
1519–1520 Wylliam Martin
1520–1522 Martin Font
1522–1523 Stephen Lynch fitz Dominick Dubh
1523–1524 Stephen Lynch fitz James
1524–1525 Adam Font
1525–1526 Wylliam Martin
1526–1527 Rychard Martin
1527–1528 William Morris
1528–1529 John Lynch fitz Andrew
1529–1530 Richard Gare Lynch
1530–1531 John Óge Kirwan
1531–1533 James Skerrett
1533–1534 Richard Blake
1534–1535 Thomas Kirwan
1535–1537 Rychard Martin
1537–1538 Martin Lynch fitz James
1538–1539 Seán an tSalainn French
1539–1540 Arthur Lynch fitz Andrew and
Arthur French fitz Geoffrey
1540–1541 Thomas Lynch
1541–1542 Dominick Lynch
1542–1543 Henry Joyce
1543–1544 Jonathan Lynch
1544–1545 Edmund Lynch
1545–1546 Thomas Blake
1546–1547 Stephen Lynch fitz Arthur
1547–1548 Thomas Kirwan
1548–1549 Dominick Lynch fitz John
1549–1550 Thomas Óge Martyn
1550–1551 Richard Kirwan
1551–1552 John Óge Lynch
1552–1553 John Óge Lynch fitz Stephen
1553–1554 Patrick Lynch
1554–1555 Nicholas Lynch fitz Stephen
1555–1556 Nicholas Blake
1556–1557 William Skerrett
1557–1558 James Óge Lynch
1558–1559 Ambrose Lynch fitz Martin
1559–1560 Thomas Blake
1560–1561 Stephen Lynch fitz Arthur
1561–1562 Nicholas Lynch fitz Stephen
1562–1563 Thomas Blake
1563–1564 Thomas Óge Martyn
1564–1565 Nicholas Blake
1565–1566 Peter French fitz Valentine
1566–1567 James Kirwan
1567–1568 Edmond Kirwan
1568–1569 Dominick French
1569–1570 Givane Font
1570–1571 Denis Kirwan
1571–1572 Robuck Lynch
1572–1573 John Lynch
1573–1574 Pierce Lynch fitz Oliver
1574–1575 Andrew Browne and
James Kirwan
1575–1576 Dominick Browne
1576–1577 Peter French fitz John
1577–1578 Pierce Lynch
1578–1579 John Blake fitz Richard
1579–1580 Martin French
1580–1581 Dominick Lynch
1581–1582 Peter Lynch fitz Marcus
1582–1583 Robuck French fitz John
1583–1584 Nicholas French
1584–1585 Nicholas Lynch
1585–1586 James Lynch fitz Arthur
1586–1587 William Óge Martyn
1587–1588 John Blake
1588–1589 Andrew Morris
1589–1590 Richard Browne
1590–1591 James Lynch (fitz Ambrose)
1591–1592 Ulick Lynch fitz Edmond
1592–1593 Valentine French
1593–1594 John Martin
1594–1595 Rolande Skerrett
1595–1596 Marcus Lynch fitz Nicholas
1596–1597 Oliver Óge French
1597–1598 Anthony Lynch fitz Marcus
1598–1599 Nicholas Kirwan fitz Denis
1599–1600 Michael Lynch

17th century

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Year Name
1600–1601 Francis Martin fitz Thomas
1601–1602 Christopher Lynch fitz George
1602–1603 James Riabhach Darcy and
Christopher Lynch fitz George
1603–1604 Marcus Lynch fitz Stephen
1604–1605 Marcus French fitz John
1605–1606 John Skerrett fitz William
1606–1607 Edmond French fitz Robuck
1607–1608 Richard Martin fitz William
1608–1609 Stephen Kirwan
1609–1610 Oliver Browne and
Ullick Lynch
1610–1611 Richard Bodkin
1611–1612 Sir Valentine Blake and
Richard Martin fitz William
1612–1613 Sir Thomas Rotheram
1613–1614 Walter Martyn
1614–1615 Nicholas Darcy
1615–1617 Pierce Lynch fitz John Óge
1617–1618 Francis French fitz Peter
1618–1619 Nicholas Lynch fitz George
1619–1620 James Darcy fitz James
1620–1621 Andrew Lynch fitz John
1621–1622 Robert Martin and
Richard Martin fitz William
1622–1623 Patrick Martin fitz Walter
1623–1624 Marcus Óge French fitz Marcus
1624–1625 Robert Blake fitz Walter
1625–1626 Thomas Lynch fitz Nicholas
1626–1627 James Lynch fitz Martin
1627–1628 Sir Richard Blake fitz Richard
1628–1629 John Lynch fitz Richard
1629–1630 Nicholas Lynch fitz Jonathan
1630–1631 Sir Valentine Blake
1631–1632 George Martin fitz Walter
1632–1633 Geoffrey Martin
1633–1634 Patrick French
1634–1635 Sir Dominick Browne
1635–1636 Nicholas Mór Lynch fitz Marcus
1636–1637 Anthony Lynch fitz James
1637–1638 Sir Thomas Blake
1638–1639 Sir Robuck Lynch
1639–1640 John Bodkin fitz Dominick
1640–1641 Francis Blake
1641–1642 Walter Lynch fitz James
1642–1643 Richard Óge Martyn
1643–1644 Sir Valentine Blake
1644–1645 James Darcy fitz Nicholas
1645–1646 Edmond Kirwan fitz Patrick
1646–1647 John Blake fitz Nicholas
1647–1648 Walter Browne
1648–1649 Sir Walter Blake
1649–1650 Thomas Lynch fitz Marcus
1650–1651 Oliver Óge French
1651–1652 Richard Kirwan fitz Thomas
1652–1653 Michael Lynch fitz Stephen
1653–1654 Martine Lynch fitz Anthony
1654 Tomás Lynch fitz Ambrose

Commonwealth and Restoration (1654–1691)

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Year Name
1654 Peter Stubbers
1655 Humphrey Hurd
1656 Paul Dodd
1657 Gabriel King
1658 Sir Charles Coote
1659 John Mathews
1660 John Morgan
1661 John Eyre
1662 Henry Greneway
1663 Edward Eyre
1664 John Morgan
1665 John Spencer (till 1668)
1669 John Peters
1670 John May
1671 Richard Ormsby
1672 Gregory Constable (till 1673)
1674 Theodore Russell (till 1685)
1686 John Kirwan (fitz Stephen) (till 1687)
1688 Dominick Browne (till 1689)
1690 Alexandar McDonnell
1691 Sir Henry Bellasyse

Penal era (1692–1761)

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Year Name
1692–1693 Thomas Revett
1694–1695 Thomas Simcokes
1696 Thomas Cartwright
1697–1698 John Gerry
1699 Thomas Andrews
1700 Richard Browne
1701–1702 Thomas Staunton
1703 James Ribett Vigie
1704–1705 John Eyre
1707 Richard Wall
1708 John Gibbs
1709 Jarvis Hinds
1710–1711 Edward Eyre
1712–1713 Samuel Eyre
1714–1714 Robert Blakeney
1716 Robert Coates
1717–1718 Mark Wall
1719–1720 Samuel Simcockes
1721–1722 William Hinde
1723 James Ribett Vigie
1724 George Gerry
1725 George Staunton
1726 Charles Gerry
1727 Charles Revett
1728 Richard Revett
1729 John Gibbs
1730 John Staunton
1731 Walter Taylor
1732 Charles Morgan
1733 Geoffrey Cooke
1734 John Bird
1735 Dominick Burke
1736 John Staunton
1737 Dominick Burke
1738 Richard FitzPatrick
1739 Henry Ellis
1740 Thomas Holland
1741 Robert Cooke
1742 John Disney
1743 Thomas Shaw
1744 George Purdon
1745 John Mills
1746 Croasdile Shaw
1747 James O'Hara
1748 James Disney
1749 John Eyre
1750 Francis Annesley
1751 James Staunton
1752 John Hamlin
1753 Ambrose Poole
1754 George Eyre Simcocks
1755 John Shaw
1756 Patrick Blake
1757 Robert Cooke
1758 Edward Sheilds
1759 Croasdaile Shaw
1760 Thomas French
1761 Charles Revett

Daly regime (1762–1840)

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Year Name
1762–1763 Charles Daly
1763–1764 Henry Ellis
1764–1765 John Eyre
1765–1766 James Daly
1766–1767 Henry White
1767–1768 John Gibson
1768–1769 Thomas Taylor
1769–1770 Denis Daly
1770–1771 Anthony Daly
1772–1773 Denis Daly
1774
1775 Elias Tankervill
1776 George Carter
1777 James Shee
1778 Denis Daly
1799 Peter Daly
1800 Hyacinth Daly
1801 Peter Daly
1802 Hyacinth Daly
1803 Denis Bowes Daly
1804 James Daly
1805 Hyacinth Daly
1806–1807 Denis Bowes Daly
1808 Hyacinth Daly
1809 Denis Bowes Daly
1810 James Daly
1811 Hyacinth Daly
1812 Denis Bowes Daly
1813–1816 Hyacinth Daly
1817 Parnell Gale
1818–1819 James Daly
1820–1822 James Hardiman Burke
1823–1824 James Daly
1825–1829 James Hardiman Burke
1830–1836 John Blake
1836–1840 Edmond Blake

Galway Urban District Council

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Galway Corporation was abolished in 1841 under the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840. It became an urban district under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. Its borough corporation was in 1937.[1]

Mayoralty restored: Mayors since 1937

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20th century

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Year Name Party Notes
1937–1950 Joseph J. Costello
1950–1952 Michael O'Flaherty
1952–1953 Michael Lydon Fianna Fáil
1953–1954 Joseph Owens
1954–1960 Peter Greene
1960–1961 James Redington
1961–1962 Fintan Coogan Snr Fine Gael
1962–1963 Patrick D. Ryan
1963–1964 Martin Divilly
1964–1965 Patrick O'Flaherty
1965–1966 Brendan Holland
1966–1967 Brendan Holland
1967–1968 Thomas Tierney
1968–1969 Bobby Molloy Fianna Fáil
1969–1970 Fintan Coogan Snr Fine Gael
1970–1971 Martin Divilly
1971–1972 Mickey Smyth Labour
1972–1973 Michéal Ó hUiginn Fianna Fáil
1973–1974 Patrick O'Flaherty
1974–1975 Fintan Coogan Snr Fine Gael
1975–1976 Mary Byrne Fianna Fáil First female mayor
1976–1977 Gerard G. Colgan
1977–1978 Shelia Jordan
1978–1979 John Francis King
1979–1980 Michéal Ó hUiginn Fianna Fáil
1980–1981 Bridie O'Flaherty Fianna Fáil
Jul–Dec 1981 Claude Toft Died in Office
Dec 1981–1982 Michael D. Higgins Labour
1982–1983 Pat McNamara Independent
1983–1984 Michael Leahy Fianna Fáil
1984–1985 Mary Byrne Fianna Fáil
1985–1986 Bridie O'Flaherty Fianna Fáil Joined the Progressive Democrats while mayor
1986–1987 John Mulholland Fine Gael
1987–1988 Martin Connolly Progressive Democrats
1988–1989 Fintan Coogan Jnr Fine Gael
1989–1990 Angela Lupton Fine Gael
1990–1991 Michael D. Higgins Labour
1991–1992 Michael Leahy Fianna Fáil
1992–1993 Pádraic McCormack Fine Gael
1993–1994 Henry O'Connor Fianna Fáil
1994–1995 Fintan Coogan Jnr Fine Gael
1995–1996 Michéal Ó hUiginn Fianna Fáil
1996–1997 John Mulholland Fine Gael
1997–1998 Michael Leahy Fianna Fáil
1998–1999 Angela Lynch-Lupton Fine Gael
1999–2000 Declan McDonnell Progressive Democrats

21st century

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Year Name Party Notes
2000–2001 Martin Quinn Fianna Fáil
2001–2002 Donal Lyons Progressive Democrats
2002–2003 Val Hanley Fianna Fáil
2003–2004 Terry O'Flaherty Progressive Democrats Daughter of former mayor Bridie O'Flaherty
2004–2005 Catherine Connolly Labour
2005–2006 Brian Walsh Fine Gael Youngest recorded Mayor of Galway[2]
2006–2007 Niall Ó Brolcháin Green
2007–2008 Tom Costello Labour
2008–2009 Pádraig Conneely Fine Gael
2009–2010 Declan McDonnell Independent
2010–2011 Michael Crowe Fianna Fáil
2011–2012 Hildegarde Naughton Fine Gael
2012–2013 Terry O'Flaherty Independent
2013–2014 Pádraig Conneely Fine Gael
2014–2015 Donal Lyons Independent
2015–2016 Frank Fahy Fine Gael
2016–2017 Noel Larkin Independent
2017–2018 Pearce Flannery Fine Gael
2018–2019 Níall McNelis Labour
2019–2021 Mike Cubbard Independent
2021–2022 Colette Connolly Independent
2022–2023 Clodagh Higgins Fine Gael
2023–2024 Eddie Hoare Fine Gael
2024–present Peter Keane Fianna Fáil

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Local Government (Galway) Act 1937, s. 4: Formation of the Borough of Galway (No. 3P of 1937, s. 4). Enacted on 10 June 1937. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". archives.tcm.ie. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Sources

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  • "History of Galway", James Hardiman, 1820.
  • "Blake Family Records", Vol. I, Martin J. Blake, 1902.
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