John Lynch fitz Andrew
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John Lynch fitz Andrew, Mayor of Galway
, September 1528-September 1529.
Lynch was the son of Andrew Lynch
(Mayor 1498-99) and Eleanor Martin. He had a brother, Arthur Lynch fitz Andrew
, who would served as Mayor 1539-40. During his term, laws were introduced which forbade a number of forms of gambling, such as dice
, cards
, aimed especially against apprentices and members of the Gaelic
community. Those found guilty would pay twenty shillings.
Lynch married his kinswoman, Redish Lynch, by whom he had at least one son, Dominick Lynch fitz John
, who served as Mayor 1548-49.
Mayor of Galway
The office of Mayor of Galway is an honorific title used by the of Galway City Council. The Council has jurisdiction throughout its administrative area which is the city of Galway – the largest city in the province of Connacht, in the Republic of Ireland. The office was originally established by a...
, September 1528-September 1529.
Lynch was the son of Andrew Lynch
Andrew Lynch (Mayor)
Andrew Lynch , 14th Mayor of Galway, died 25 March 1523.Lynch was a member of The Tribes of Galway, and served the term 1498-1499. He is notable in that he attempted to connect the Corrib with Lough Atalia on the east of the town...
(Mayor 1498-99) and Eleanor Martin. He had a brother, Arthur Lynch fitz Andrew
Arthur Lynch fitz Andrew
Arthur Lynch fitz Andrew, Mayor of Galway, 1539–40.Lynch was a son of Andrew Lynch who's failed attempt to connect the lower Corrib with Lough Atalia in 1498 was called Lynch's Folly. Arthur died in office, though the date is not precisely known...
, who would served as Mayor 1539-40. During his term, laws were introduced which forbade a number of forms of gambling, such as dice
Dice
A die is a small throwable object with multiple resting positions, used for generating random numbers...
, cards
Playing card
A playing card is a piece of specially prepared heavy paper, thin cardboard, plastic-coated paper, cotton-paper blend, or thin plastic, marked with distinguishing motifs and used as one of a set for playing card games...
, aimed especially against apprentices and members of the Gaelic
Gaels
The Gaels or Goidels are speakers of one of the Goidelic Celtic languages: Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx. Goidelic speech originated in Ireland and subsequently spread to western and northern Scotland and the Isle of Man....
community. Those found guilty would pay twenty shillings.
Lynch married his kinswoman, Redish Lynch, by whom he had at least one son, Dominick Lynch fitz John
Dominick Lynch fitz John
Dominick Lynch fitz John, Mayor of Galway, September 1548–September 1549.Lynch was the son of John Lynch fitz Andrew, and a grandson of Andrew, who had been Mayor for the term 1498–99....
, who served as Mayor 1548-49.