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Stephen Lynch (fl. 1504–1523) was the 23rd Mayor of Galway, serving from 1507 to 1510.
Lynch was a son of Dominick Dubh Lynch, Galway's second Mayor, and nephew of Peirce Lynch, the first Mayor.
It was his wife, Margaret Athy, who founded the Augustinian monastery of Forthill while he was on a trading voyage. He may have had a second wife, a daughter of Mayor John Bodkin. He had at least seven sons, one of whom, Nicholas, was mayor in 1554 and 1561.
Following the sudden death by drowning of Mayor Arthur Lynch, Stephen Lynch was elected to fill out his term. He remained Mayor until September 1510, one of the few early mayors to hold office over successive terms.
He continued the work of his father and mother, Anastacia Martin, by extending what would become known as Lynch's Aisle in St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church. The arms of both Lynch and his wife, along with that of his parents, adorn the upper portion of two windows in the aisle.
References
- History of Galway, James Hardiman, Galway, 1820
- Old Galway, Maureen Donovan O'Sullivan, 1942
- Henry, William, Role of Honour: The Mayors of Galway City 1485–2001, Galway City Council, 2002. OCLC 51023721 ASIN B003NECRYW
- Martyn, Adrian, The Tribes of Galway:1124–1642, Galway, 2016. ISBN 978-0-9955025-0-5
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| Preceded byArthur Lynch | Mayor of Galway November 1507 – September 1510 |
Succeeded byJames Lynch fitz Stephen |
| Civic offices | ||
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| Preceded byEdmond Deane | Mayor of Galway 1504–1505 |
Succeeded byWalter Lynch fitz Thomas |
| Preceded byArthur Lynch | Mayor of Galway 1508–1509 |
Succeeded byStephen Lynch fitz James |
| Preceded byStephen Lynch fitz James | Mayor of Galway 1517–1518 |
Succeeded byJohn Bodkin fitz Richard |
| Preceded byMartin Font | Mayor of Galway 1522–1523 |
Succeeded byStephen Lynch fitz James |
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