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 (1485âÂÂ1654)
15th century
16th century
17th century
Commonwealth and Restoration (1654âÂÂ1691)
Penal era (1692âÂÂ1761)
Daly regime (1762âÂÂ1840)
Galway Urban District Council
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.
Mayoralty restored: Mayors since 1937
20th century
21st century
See also
References
Sources
- "History of Galway", James Hardiman, 1820.
- "Blake Family Records", Vol. I, Martin J. Blake, 1902.