Edmond Deane (Mayor)
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Edmond Deane was 18th Mayor of Galway
, 1502–1504.
A member of one of The Tribes of Galway, Deane was the only member of his family to serve as the town's mayor. He is notable as one of the few who served two successive terms, as he is apparently the same man who held office from 1503 to 1504. His family, who bore the additional surname Allen, came from Bristol
, where there is a record of a Mayor William Deane. The earliest references to the family in Galway occur in 1438 when a Williame Deane was town provost
, while in 1562 William Allen, alias Deane, served as sovereign
and collector of the customs of the port.
During his tenure he was an arbitrator settling disputes among the Blake family, and witnessed the occupation of the town by Clanricarde
. This event led to the Battle of Knockdoe
and the relief
of Galway by the Earl of Kildare.
Mayor of Galway
The office of Mayor of Galway is an honorific title used by the of Galway City Council. The Council has jurisdiction throughout its administrative area which is the city of Galway – the largest city in the province of Connacht, in the Republic of Ireland. The office was originally established by a...
, 1502–1504.
A member of one of The Tribes of Galway, Deane was the only member of his family to serve as the town's mayor. He is notable as one of the few who served two successive terms, as he is apparently the same man who held office from 1503 to 1504. His family, who bore the additional surname Allen, came from Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, where there is a record of a Mayor William Deane. The earliest references to the family in Galway occur in 1438 when a Williame Deane was town provost
Provost (civil)
A provost is the ceremonial head of many Scottish local authorities, and under the name prévôt was a governmental position of varying importance in Ancien Regime France.-History:...
, while in 1562 William Allen, alias Deane, served as sovereign
Sovereign
A sovereign is the supreme lawmaking authority within its jurisdiction.Sovereign may also refer to:*Monarch, the sovereign of a monarchy*Sovereign Bank, banking institution in the United States*Sovereign...
and collector of the customs of the port.
During his tenure he was an arbitrator settling disputes among the Blake family, and witnessed the occupation of the town by Clanricarde
Clanricarde
Clanricarde was a term meaning both a territory and a title in Ireland between the 13th and early 20th centuries.-Territory:The territory, in what is now County Galway, Ireland, stretched from the barony of County Clare in the north-west along the borders of County Mayo, to the River Shannon in the...
. This event led to the Battle of Knockdoe
Battle of Knockdoe
The Battle of Knockdoe was a conflict between the Hiberno-Norman de Burghs and Anglo-Norman Fitzgeralds, along with their respective Irish allies. On the 19th of August 1504, the Parish of Lackagh was the site of what appears to have been an unusually bloody conflict, arising from a dispute...
and the relief
Relief
Relief is a sculptural technique. The term relief is from the Latin verb levo, to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is thus to give the impression that the sculpted material has been raised above the background plane...
of Galway by the Earl of Kildare.