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Galway City Council - previously Galway Corporation - was founded in 1485 by The Tribes of Galway via a Charter of Mayorality granted to the town in December 1484 by King Richard III. First Mayor was Peirce Lynch. Dissolved in 1841 and replaced with the Galway Urban District Council, but revived in 1937 as a borough and in 1985 as a county borough. Events August 22 - Battle of Bosworth Field is fought between the armies of King Richard III of England and rival claimant to the throne of England Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. ... The Tribes of Galway were fourteen merchant families who dominated the political commercial and social life in the town of Galway between the 13th and 16th centuries. ... Richard III Richard III (October 2, 1452 - August 22, 1485) was the King of England from 1483 until his death and the last king from the House of York. ... Peirce Lynch was the first Mayor of Galway. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Pronounced Burrow, or Bo-raw. ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ...
The official title of the council is "The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the County Borough of Galway".
Galway (official Irish name: Gaillimh) is the main city in the province of Connacht in Ireland and capital of County Galway.
Galway remained mostly loyal to the English crown during the Gaelic resurgence as a matter of survival, yet by 1642 the city allied itself with the Catholic Confederation of Kilkenny during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
At the end of the 17th century the city supported the Jacobites in the Williamite war in Ireland (it supported King James II of England against William of Orange) and was captured by the Williamites after a very short siege not long after the Battle of Aughrim in 1691.
GalwayCityCouncil or, to give it its full title, “The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the County Borough of Galway” is the body which administers Local Government in the City.
The CityCouncil meets twice monthly and meetings are open to members of the press and public, thus reflecting the accountability of its members to the community they serve.
GalwayCityCouncil’s mission is to provide, in a democratic and transparent manner, efficient and effective services which will make Galway a better place in which to live, work and visit.
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