Angela Lynch-Lupton (died 29 March 2007)[1] served as Mayor of Galway for two terms in 1989 and 1998. She was the eighty-fourth bearer of the name to serve in that office since Peirce Lynch, elected as the first Mayor, in August 1485.
Lynch served two terms as a Fine Gael councillor for the city's west ward.[2] She also ran for the European Parliament in 1989 but won only 3.25% of the vote. She retired in 2004 for health reasons, and died in 2007.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "LUPTON : Acknowledgement". The Irish Times. 8 December 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Infamy, infamy, they've all got it infamy..." Galway Advertiser. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Bradley, Dara (24 March 2023). "Bridie O'Flaherty delivers – from beyond the grave!". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
Sources
[edit]- Henry, William (2002). Role of Honour: The Mayors of Galway City 1485-2001. Galway: Galway City Council. OCLC 51023721 ASIN B003NECRYW