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'''Peirce Lynch''', alias '''Peter Lynch''', fl. 1485–1486, was the first [[Mayor of Galway]].

The son of John Lynch fitz Edmond, as well as a brother of [[Dominick Dubh Lynch]], and a member of one of [[The Tribes of Galway]], Peirce became the first Mayor of [[Galway]] in August 1485, being succeeded by his brother Dominck in August 1486. His grandfather, Edmond Lynch, was [[Sovereign]] of Galway in the years 1434 and 1443. Their ancestor, Thomas de Linche, was [[Provost (civil)|provost]] of Galway in 1274. Descendants of the family continued to hold office regularly up to 1654.

==See also==
* [[Tribes of Galway]]
* [[Galway]]

==References==
* ''History of Galway'', [[James Hardiman]], [[Galway]], 1820.
* ''Old Galway'', [[Maureen Donovan O'Sullivan]], 1942.
* Henry, William (2002). ''Role of Honour: The Mayors of Galway City 1485–2001''. Galway: Galway City Council. {{OCLC|51023721}} {{ASIN|B003NECRYW}}
* Martyn, Adrian, ''The Tribes of Galway:1124–1642'', Galway, 2016. {{ISBN|978-0-9955025-0-5}}

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