John Óge Lynch fitz Stephen explained

John Óge Lynch fitz Stephen, Mayor of Galway 1552-53.

Information

Lynch was elected mayor in August 1552 and sworn into office in September. He passed into town law a statute ordering that no person could approach any child or apprentice with a contract of work without first approaching the child's father or guardians.

Notes

• 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.
• Martyn, Adrian (2016). The Tribes of Galway: 1124-1642