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)

15th century
Year Name
1485–86Peirce Lynch fitz John
1486–87Dominick Dubh Lynch fitz John
1487–88John Blake fitz William
1488–89Geoffrey Lynch
1489–90John Lynch fitz John
1490–91Robuck Lynch
1491–92John Skerrett
1492–93Thomas Lynch fitz Edmond
1493–94James Lynch fitz Stephen
1494–95John Lynch fitz Edmond
1495–96Thomas Blake
1496–97Walter Lynch fitz Robert
1497–98Dominick Dubh Lynch fitz John
1498–99Andrew Lynch
1499–1500James Lynch fitz Martin

16th century
Year Name
1500–01Geoffrey Lynch
1501–02Robuck Lynch
1502–04Edmond Deane
1504–05Stephen Lynch fitz Dominick Dubh
1505–06Walter Lynch fitz Thomas
1506–07Thomas Bodkin
1507–08Arthur Lynch
1508–09Stephen Lynch fitz Dominick Dubh
1509–10Stephen Lynch fitz James
1510–11James Lynch fitz Stephen
1511–12James Lynch fitz Geoffrey
1512–13James Lynch fitz Martin
1513–14Walter Lynch fitz Thomas
1514–15Stephen Lynch fitz Walter
1515–16James Lynch fitz Stephen
1516–17Stephen Lynch fitz James
1517–18Stephen Lynch fitz Dominick Dubh
1518–19John Bodkin fitz Richard
1519–20Wylliam Martin
1520–22Martin Font
1522–23Stephen Lynch fitz Dominick Dubh
1523–24Stephen Lynch fitz James
1524–25Adam Font
1525–26Wylliam Martin
1526–27Rychard Martin
1527–28William Morris
1528–29John Lynch fitz Andrew
1529–30Richard Gare Lynch
1530–31John Óge Kirwan
1531–33James Skerrett
1533–34Richard Blake
1534–35Thomas Kirwan
1535–37Rychard Martin
1537–38Martin Lynch fitz James
1538–39Seán an tSalainn French
1539–40Arthur Lynch fitz Andrew and
Arthur French fitz Geoffrey
1540–41Thomas Lynch
1541–42Dominick Lynch
1542–43Henry Joyce
1543–44Jonathan Lynch
1544–45Edmund Lynch
1545–46Thomas Blake
1546–47Stephen Lynch fitz Arthur
1547–48Thomas Kirwan
1548–49Dominick Lynch fitz John
1549–50Thomas Óge Martyn
1550–51Richard Kirwan
1551–52John Óge Lynch
1552–53John Óge Lynch fitz Stephen
1553–54Patrick Lynch
1554–55Nicholas Lynch fitz Stephen
1555–56Nicholas Blake
1556–57William Skerrett
1557–58James Óge Lynch
1558–59Ambrose Lynch fitz Martin
1559–60Thomas Blake
1560–61Stephen Lynch fitz Arthur
1561–62Nicholas Lynch fitz Stephen
1562–63Thomas Blake
1563–64Thomas Óge Martyn
1564–65Nicholas Blake
1565–66Peter French fitz Valentine
1566–67James Kirwan
1567–68Edmond Kirwan
1568–69Dominick French
1569–70Givane Font
1570–71Denis Kirwan
1571–72Robuck Lynch
1572–73John Lynch
1573–74Pierce Lynch fitz Oliver
1574–75Andrew Browne and
James Kirwan
1575–76Dominick Browne
1576–77Peter French fitz John
1577–78Pierce Lynch
1578–79John Blake fitz Richard
1579–80Martin French
1580–81Dominick Lynch
1581–82Peter Lynch fitz Marcus
1582–83Robuck French fitz John
1583–84Nicholas French
1584–85Nicholas Lynch
1585–86James Lynch fitz Arthur
1586–87William Óge Martyn
1587–88John Blake
1588–89Andrew Morris
1589–90Richard Browne
1590–91James Lynch (fitz Ambrose)
1591–92Ulick Lynch fitz Edmond
1592–93Valentine French
1593–94John Martin
1594–95Rolande Skerrett
1595–96Marcus Lynch fitz Nicholas
1596–97Oliver Óge French
1597–98Anthony Lynch fitz Marcus
1598–99Nicholas Kirwan fitz Denis
1599–1600Michael Lynch

17th century
Year Name
1600–01Francis Martin fitz Thomas
1601–02Christopher Lynch fitz George
1602–03James Riabhach Darcy and
Christopher Lynch fitz George
1603–04Marcus Lynch fitz Stephen
1604–05Marcus French fitz John
1605–06John Skerrett fitz William
1606–07Edmond French fitz Robuck
1607–08Richard Martin fitz William
1608–09Stephen Kirwan
1609–10Oliver Browne and
Ullick Lynch
1610–11Richard Bodkin
1611–12Sir Valentine Blake and
Richard Martin fitz William
1612–13Sir Thomas Rotheram
1613–14Walter Martyn
1614–15Nicholas Darcy
1615–17Pierce Lynch fitz John Óge
1617–18Francis French fitz Peter
1618–19Nicholas Lynch fitz George
1619–20James Darcy fitz James
1620–21Andrew Lynch fitz John
1621–22Robert Martin and
Richard Martin fitz William
1622–23Patrick Martin fitz Walter
1623–24Marcus Óge French fitz Marcus
1624–25Robert Blake fitz Walter
1625–26Thomas Lynch fitz Nicholas
1626–27James Lynch fitz Martin
1627–28Sir Richard Blake fitz Richard
1628–29John Lynch fitz Richard
1629–30Nicholas Lynch fitz Jonathan
1630–31Sir Valentine Blake
1631–32George Martin fitz Walter
1632–33Geoffrey Martin
1633–34Patrick French
1634–35Sir Dominick Browne
1635–36Nicholas Mór Lynch fitz Marcus
1636–37Anthony Lynch fitz James
1637–38Sir Thomas Blake
1638–39Sir Robuck Lynch
1639–40John Bodkin fitz Dominick
1640–41Francis Blake
1641–42Walter Lynch fitz James
1642–43Richard Óge Martyn
1643–44Sir Valentine Blake
1644–45James Darcy fitz Nicholas
1645–46Edmond Kirwan fitz Patrick
1646–47John Blake fitz Nicholas
1647–48Walter Browne
1648–49Sir Walter Blake
1649–50Thomas Lynch fitz Marcus
1650–51Oliver Óge French
1651–52Richard Kirwan fitz Thomas
1652–53Michael Lynch fitz Stephen
1653–54Martine Lynch fitz Anthony
1654Tomás Lynch fitz Ambrose

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

Penal era (1692–1761)
Year Name
1692–93Thomas Revett
1694–95Thomas Simcokes
1696Thomas Cartwright
1697–98John Gerry
1699Thomas Andrews
1700Richard Browne
1701–02Thomas Staunton
1703James Ribett Vigie
1704–05John Eyre
1707Richard Wall
1708John Gibbs
1709Jarvis Hinds
1710–11Edward Eyre
1712–13Samuel Eyre
1714–14Robert Blakeney
1716Robert Coates
1717–18Mark Wall
1719–20Samuel Simcockes
1721–22William Hinde
1723James Ribett Vigie
1724George Gerry
1725George Staunton
1726Charles Gerry
1727Charles Revett
1728Richard Revett
1729John Gibbs
1730John Staunton
1731Walter Taylor
1732Charles Morgan
1733Geoffrey Cooke
1734John Bird
1735Dominick Burke
1736John Staunton
1737Dominick Burke
1738Richard FitzPatrick
1739Henry Ellis
1740Thomas Holland
1741Robert Cooke
1742John Disney
1743Thomas Shaw
1744George Purdon
1745John Mills
1746Croasdile Shaw
1747James O'Hara
1748James Disney
1749John Eyre
1750Francis Annesley
1751James Staunton
1752John Hamlin
1753Ambrose Poole
1754George Simcockes
1755John Shaw
1756Patrick Blake
1757Robert Cooke
1758Edward Sheilds
1759Croasdaile Shaw
1760Thomas French
1761Charles Revett

Daly regime (1762–1840)
Year Name
1762–63Charles Daly
1763–64Henry Ellis
1764–65John Eyre
1765–66James Daly
1766–67Henry White
1767–68John Gibson
1768–69Thomas Taylor
1769–70Denis Daly
1770–71Anthony Daly
1772–73Denis Daly
1774
1775Elias Tankervill
1776George Carter
1777James Shee
1778Denis Daly
1799Peter Daly
1800Hyacinth Daly
1801Peter Daly
1802Hyacinth Daly
1803Denis Bowes Daly
1804James Daly
1805Hyacinth Daly
1806–07Denis Bowes Daly
1808Hyacinth Daly
1809Denis Bowes Daly
1810James Daly
1811Hyacinth Daly
1812Denis Bowes Daly
1813–16Hyacinth Daly
1817Parnell Gale
1818–19James Daly
1820–22James Hardiman Burke
1823–24James Daly
1825–29James Hardiman Burke
1830–36John Blake
1836–40Edmond Blake

Galway Urban District Council

Galway Corporation was abolished in 1841, and was not restored until 1937.

Mayoralty restored: Mayors since 1937

20th century
Year Name Party Notes
1937–50 Joseph J. Costello
1950–52 Michael O'Flaherty
1952–53 Michael Lydon Fianna Fáil
1953–54 Joseph Owens
1954–60 Peter Greene
1960–61 James Redington
1961–62 Fintan Coogan Snr Fine Gael
1962–63 Patrick D. Ryan
1963–64 Martin Divilly
1964–65 Patrick O'Flaherty
1965–66 Brendan Holland
1966–67 Brendan Holland
1967–68 Thomas Tierney
1968–69 Bobby Molloy Fianna Fáil
1969–70 Fintan Coogan Snr Fine Gael
1970–71 Martin Divilly
1971–72 Mickey Smyth Labour Party
1972–73 Michéal Ó hUiginn Fianna Fáil
1973–74 Patrick O'Flaherty
1974–75 Fintan Coogan Snr Fine Gael
1975–76 Mary Byrne Fianna Fáil First female mayor
1976–77 Gerard G. Colgan
1977–78 Shelia Jordan
1978–79 John Francis King
1979–80 Michéal Ó hUiginn Fianna Fáil
1980–81 Bridie O'Flaherty Fianna Fáil
Jul–Dec 1981 Claude Toft Died in Office
Dec 1981–82 Michael D. Higgins Labour Party
1982–83 Pat McNamara Independent
1983–84 Michael Leahy Fianna Fáil
1984–85 Mary Byrne Fianna Fáil
1985–86 Bridie O'Flaherty Fianna Fáil Joined the Progressive Democrats while mayor
1986–87 John Mulholland Fine Gael
1987–88 Martin Connolly Progressive Democrats
1988–89 Fintan Coogan Jnr Fine Gael
1989–90 Angela Lupton Fine Gael
1990–91 Michael D. Higgins Labour Party
1991–92 Michael Leahy Fianna Fáil
1992–93 Pádraic McCormack Fine Gael
1993–94 Henry O'Connor Fianna Fáil
1994–95 Fintan Coogan Jnr Fine Gael
1995–96 Michéal Ó hUiginn Fianna Fáil
1996–97 John Mulholland Fine Gael
1997–98 Michael Leahy Fianna Fáil
1998–99 Angela Lynch-Lupton Fine Gael
1999–2000 Declan McDonnell Progressive Democrats

21st century
Year Name Party Notes
2000–01 Martin Quinn Fianna Fáil
2001–02 Donal Lyons Progressive Democrats
2002–03 Val Hanley Fianna Fáil
2003–04 Terry O'Flaherty Progressive Democrats Daughter of former mayor Bridie O'Flaherty
2004–05 Catherine Connolly Labour Party
2005–06 Brian Walsh Fine Gael Youngest recorded Mayor of Galway [1]
2006–07 Niall Ó Brolcháin Green Party
2007–08 Tom Costello Labour Party
2008–09 Pádraig Conneely Fine Gael
2009–10 Declan McDonnell Independent
2010–11 Michael Crowe Fianna Fáil
2011–12 Hildegarde Naughton Fine Gael
2012–13 Terry O'Flaherty Independent
2013–14 Pádraig Conneely Fine Gael
2014–15 Donal Lyons Independent
2015–16 Frank Fahy Fine Gael
2016–17 Noel Larkin Independent
2017–18 Pearce Flannery Fine Gael
2018–2019 Níall McNelis Labour Party

See also

References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20110622075657/http://archives.tcm.ie/westernpeople/2005/06/29/story26071.asp

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