Tribes of Galway
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The Tribes of Galway were fourteen merchant families who dominated the political, commercial, and social life of the city of Galway
in western Ireland between the mid-13th and late-19th centuries. They were the families of Athy, Blake
, Bodkin, Browne
, D'Arcy, Deane, Font
, Ffrench
, Joyce, Kirwan, Lynch
, Martyn
, Morris
and Skerrett. They were of mixed origins, variously Norman
, Hiberno-Norman
, Gaelic
-Irish, French
, Welsh
and English
, or some combination of the above.
Members of the tribes were considered Old English
gentry, and distinguished themselves from the Gaelic
peoples who lived in the hinterland of the city. However the feared suppression of their common faith joined both sides together as Irish Catholics after the Irish Rebellion of 1641
(indeed for many Irish was a second or even first language). During the Irish Confederate Wars
(1641-1653), Galway took the side of the Confederate Catholics of Ireland
, and as a result the Tribes were punished following the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
. The town was besieged
and after the surrender of Galway in April 1652, the Tribes had to face the confiscation of their property by the New Model Army
.
The Tribes lost much of their power within Galway city after English Parliamentarians took over the Galway Corporation in 1654. Because of the uncertain response to this dilemma by the merchant families, Cromwell's forces referred to them by the derogatory name, "The Tribes of Galway", which they themselves later adopted as a mark of defiance.
Galway's urban elite enjoyed a measure of their power restored during the reign of the King Charles II
(1660-1685) and his successor James II
. However, Jacobite
defeat in the War of the Two Kings
(1689-91), marked the end of the Tribes' once overwhelming political influence on the life of the city - which passed to its small Protestant population. Garrison members of the tribes who owned land in Galway and Mayo were protected by the advantageous surrender provisions that were signed on 22 July 1691.
s (USA: traffic circles) located in or around the city's boundaries. The roundabouts are signposted on navy blue signs containing the tribe's name in the Irish language
Galway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
in western Ireland between the mid-13th and late-19th centuries. They were the families of Athy, Blake
Blake
Blake is a surname or a given name which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory is that it is a corruption of "Ap Lake",...
, Bodkin, Browne
Browne
Browne is a surname from the French le Brun which becomes de Brun in Gaelic in Ireland or a variant of the English surname Brown . The Mac an Bhreithamhnaigh clan of Co...
, D'Arcy, Deane, Font
Font
In typography, a font is traditionally defined as a quantity of sorts composing a complete character set of a single size and style of a particular typeface...
, Ffrench
Ffrench
Ffrench or ffrench is a surname, a variant of the name French.The originality of the name arrived from France, in the form of the Normans who landed in Bannow Bay, Co. Wexford, Ireland in 1169. The main areas apart from Co. Wexford where they settled, were Galway, Roscommon and Dublin.In some...
, Joyce, Kirwan, Lynch
Lynch (surname)
Lynch is a surname of Irish origin.-Gaelic-Irish families:In Gaelic, its original forms included* Ó Loingsigh – now Lynch, Lynchy Lynskey, Lindsey.* Mac Loingsigh – Clynch, Lynch, Mac Glinchy, MacClintock, McClinton...
, Martyn
Martyn
Martyn, or Martin is the surname of one of The Tribes of Galway, Ireland.-Family history:The Martyn family were one of a group of fourteen families of mixed Irish, English, Welsh, French and Norman descent who became the premier merchant and political families in the town of Galway during the late...
, Morris
Morris (surname)
Morris is a surname of various origins though mostly of English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh origin. The name in some cases can be of German origin and even an Americanisation of several Jewish surnames...
and Skerrett. They were of mixed origins, variously Norman
Normans
The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
, Hiberno-Norman
Hiberno-Norman
The Hiberno-Normans are those Norman lords who settled in Ireland who admitted little if any real fealty to the Anglo-Norman settlers in England, and who soon began to interact and intermarry with the Gaelic nobility of Ireland. The term embraces both their origins as a distinct community with...
, Gaelic
Gaels
The Gaels or Goidels are speakers of one of the Goidelic Celtic languages: Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx. Goidelic speech originated in Ireland and subsequently spread to western and northern Scotland and the Isle of Man....
-Irish, French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
, Welsh
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
and English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
, or some combination of the above.
History
The "Tribes" were wealthy merchant families who prospered from trade with continental Europe. They dominated Galway's municipal government during the medieval and early modern eras.Members of the tribes were considered Old English
Old English (Ireland)
The Old English were the descendants of the settlers who came to Ireland from Wales, Normandy, and England after the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169–71. Many of the Old English became assimilated into Irish society over the centuries...
gentry, and distinguished themselves from the Gaelic
Gaels
The Gaels or Goidels are speakers of one of the Goidelic Celtic languages: Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx. Goidelic speech originated in Ireland and subsequently spread to western and northern Scotland and the Isle of Man....
peoples who lived in the hinterland of the city. However the feared suppression of their common faith joined both sides together as Irish Catholics after the Irish Rebellion of 1641
Irish Rebellion of 1641
The Irish Rebellion of 1641 began as an attempted coup d'état by Irish Catholic gentry, who tried to seize control of the English administration in Ireland to force concessions for the Catholics living under English rule...
(indeed for many Irish was a second or even first language). During the Irish Confederate Wars
Irish Confederate Wars
This article is concerned with the military history of Ireland from 1641-53. For the political context of this conflict, see Confederate Ireland....
(1641-1653), Galway took the side of the Confederate Catholics of Ireland
Confederate Ireland
Confederate Ireland refers to the period of Irish self-government between the Rebellion of 1641 and the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland in 1649. During this time, two-thirds of Ireland was governed by the Irish Catholic Confederation, also known as the "Confederation of Kilkenny"...
, and as a result the Tribes were punished following the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
The Cromwellian conquest of Ireland refers to the conquest of Ireland by the forces of the English Parliament, led by Oliver Cromwell during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Cromwell landed in Ireland with his New Model Army on behalf of England's Rump Parliament in 1649...
. The town was besieged
Siege of Galway
The Siege of Galway took place from August 1651 to May 1652 during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. Galway was the last city held by Irish Catholic forces in Ireland and its fall signalled the end to most organised resistance to the Parliamentarian conquest of the country.The English...
and after the surrender of Galway in April 1652, the Tribes had to face the confiscation of their property by the New Model Army
New Model Army
The New Model Army of England was formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians in the English Civil War, and was disbanded in 1660 after the Restoration...
.
The Tribes lost much of their power within Galway city after English Parliamentarians took over the Galway Corporation in 1654. Because of the uncertain response to this dilemma by the merchant families, Cromwell's forces referred to them by the derogatory name, "The Tribes of Galway", which they themselves later adopted as a mark of defiance.
Galway's urban elite enjoyed a measure of their power restored during the reign of the King Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
(1660-1685) and his successor James II
James II of England
James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
. However, Jacobite
Jacobitism
Jacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...
defeat in the War of the Two Kings
Williamite war in Ireland
The Williamite War in Ireland—also called the Jacobite War in Ireland, the Williamite-Jacobite War in Ireland and in Irish as Cogadh an Dá Rí —was a conflict between Catholic King James II and Protestant King William of Orange over who would be King of England, Scotland and Ireland...
(1689-91), marked the end of the Tribes' once overwhelming political influence on the life of the city - which passed to its small Protestant population. Garrison members of the tribes who owned land in Galway and Mayo were protected by the advantageous surrender provisions that were signed on 22 July 1691.
Blake
- John Blake fitz William, third Mayor of GalwayMayor of GalwayThe 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...
, 1487-1488.
- Captain James "Spanish" Blake (fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1588-1635, spy and purported assassin of Red Hugh O'Donnell
- Joaquín Blake y JoyesJoaquín Blake y JoyesJoaquín Blake y Joyes was a Spanish military officer who served with distinction in the French Revolutionary and Peninsular wars.-Early military career:...
, 1759 – 1827, Spanish military officer who served with distinction in the French Revolutionary and Peninsular wars.
- Sally BlakeSally Blake (duelist)-Background:Blake was a descendant of The Tribes of Galway and born at Belmont, near Milltown, County Galway. The family had an infamous reputation a duelists dating back to the 1440's.She was the wife of Michael Bermingham of Dalgain.-The Duel:...
, landowner and duelist, 1774-1870.
Bodkin
- John Bodkin fitz RichardJohn Bodkin fitz RichardJohn Bodkin fitz Richard, Mayor of Galway, 1518-19.Bodkin was one of the four sons of Richard Bodkin, his brothers being James, Henry, and Laurence. He was married to Janet Morris, daughter of John Morris, town provost in 1477...
, Mayor of Galway, 1518-19.
- Dominick Dáll BodkinDominick Dáll Bodkin-Origins:Bodkin was a member of The Tribes of Galway, and nicknamed Dáll because he was blind in one eye. Pockmarked and a heavy drinker, he had a notorious reputation in the area, and was estranged from his brother, Oliver Bodkin of Carrowbeg House, Belclare, Tuam.Dominick Dáll lived at Carrowbeg...
, mass murderer, executed 8 October 1740.
- John BodkinJohn BodkinFor the suspected serial killer, see John Bodkin AdamsJohn Bodkin, Roman Catholic Warden of Galway, died 1710. After his death, his body was said to have been the subject of a miracle because it was thought to have not decayed.-Life and Death:...
, Roman Catholic Warden of Galway, died 1710. After his death, his body was said to have been the subject of a miracle because it was thought to have not decayed.
- Leo BodkinLeo BodkinMajor Leo Francis Bodkin was a British military officer and writer from Ireland.Born in Galway, he was the son of Thomas George Bodkin, R.M., and grandson of John James Bodkin D.L., M.P. for Galway....
, (1879- 30 August 1919) was a British military officer and writer
- Michael BodkinMichael BodkinMichael Bodkin was the inspiration for Michael Furey in James Joyce's short story The Dead.Michael 'Sonny' Bodkin was a descendant of The Tribes of Galway, and lived at No. 2 Prospect Hill, where his family ran a shop. He worked as a clerk in the local Gas Company, and a student Galway University...
(c.1888-1900), inspiration for Michael Furey in James JoyceJames JoyceJames Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century...
's short story "The Dead"
Browne
- Geoffrey Browne (MP), Irish ConfederateConfederate IrelandConfederate Ireland refers to the period of Irish self-government between the Rebellion of 1641 and the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland in 1649. During this time, two-thirds of Ireland was governed by the Irish Catholic Confederation, also known as the "Confederation of Kilkenny"...
lawyer and politician, died 14 January 1668
- Mary Bonaventure BrowneMary Bonaventure BrowneMother Mary Bonaventure Browne, Poor Clare and Irish historian, born after 1610, died after 1670.-Background:A daughter of Andrew Browne fitz Oliver, a wealthy merchant and a member of The Tribes of Galway. She was a niece of Martin Browne, whose townhouse doorway, the Browne doorway, now stands in...
, Poor Clare and historian, born after 1610, died after 1670
- Garech BrowneGarech BrowneThe Hon. Garech Domnagh Browne, born 25 June, 1939, is a member of the titled family of Oranmore and Browne in the West of Ireland and is a wealthy patron of Irish arts, notably traditional Irish music...
, born 1939, patron of Irish arts and one-time manager of The ChieftainsThe ChieftainsThe Chieftains are a Grammy-winning Irish musical group founded in 1962, best known for being one of the first bands to make Irish traditional music popular around the world.-Name:...
Darcy
- James Riabhach DarcyJames Riabhach DarcyJames Riabhach Darcy, Mayor of Galway, 1602-1603.Darcy was a member of the Tribes of Galway, and the first of his family to become Mayor. The family originally humble farmers from Pártraí, County Mayo, who moved to Galway in the 1480s....
, Mayor of Galway, 1602-1603.
- Patrick D'ArcyPatrick D'ArcyPatrick D'Arcy was an Irish Catholic Confederate and lawyer who wrote the constitution of Confederate Ireland.-Background:Born in County Galway, Ireland, Darcy was the youngest son of James Riabhach Darcy by his second marriage to Elizabeth Martyn. James Riabhach was formerly Vice-President of...
, 1598–1668, Catholic Confederate and lawyer who wrote the constitution of Confederate Ireland.
- Count Patrick D'ArcyCount Patrick D'ArcyCount Patrick D'Arcy was an Irish mathematician, and soldier.Born at Kiltullagh House, County Galway, D'Arcy was a descendant of the Irish Confederate Patrick Darcy , his parents were John D'Arcy and Jane Lynch , both members of the Tribes of Galway...
, 1725-1779, mathematicianMathematicianA mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
and soldier
French
- Christopher FrenchChristopher FrenchChristopher French, Irish Theologian, fl. c. 1650-c.1713.A member of The Tribes of Galway, French joined the Dominican Order while in Galway and travelled to ouvain to complete his studies....
, Theologian, fl. c. 1650-c.1713
- Sir Oliver Óge French, Irish nationalist, died 1666
- Seán an tSalainn FrenchSeán an tSalainn FrenchSeán an tSalainn French was Mayor of Galway from 1538 to 1539.French was born in Galway, a member of one of The Tribes of Galway. Baptised John, he was known as Seán an tSalainn because of the immense wealth he accrued as a merchant. He financed several additions to St. Nicholas' Collegiate...
, 1489–1546, was Mayor of Galway from 1538 to 1539
- Conrad O'Brien-ffrenchConrad O'Brien-FfrenchConrad Fulke Thomond O’Brien-ffrench , was a distinguished British Secret Intelligence Officer, Captain in the Tipperary Rangers of the Royal Irish Regiment and 16th The Queen's Lancers in World War I, and Mountie for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police...
, artist and secret agent, 1893-1986
Joyce
- Henry JoyceHenry JoyceHenry Joyce, Mayor of Galway, 1542-1543.Joyce was a member of one of The Tribes of Galway, and the only member of the Joyce family to become Mayor. Other members of the family included Archbishop William Joyce of Tuam and William Joyce, bailiff of Galway in 1507...
, Mayor of Galway, 1542-1543
- Richard Joyce, c. 1660 – c. 1737, creator of the Claddagh RingCladdagh RingThe Claddagh ring is a traditional Irish ring given as a token of friendship, love and/or as a wedding ring. The design and customs associated with it originated in the Irish fishing village of Claddagh, located just outside the city of Galway...
- William JoyceWilliam JoyceWilliam Joyce , nicknamed Lord Haw-Haw, was an Irish-American fascist politician and Nazi propaganda broadcaster to the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He was hanged for treason by the British as a result of his wartime activities, even though he had renounced his British nationality...
, aka Lord Haw-HawLord Haw-HawLord Haw-Haw was the nickname of several announcers on the English-language propaganda radio programme Germany Calling, broadcast by Nazi German radio to audiences in Great Britain on the medium wave station Reichssender Hamburg and by shortwave to the United States...
, fascist and Nazi, 1906 – 1946
- James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) novelist and poet
- Patrick Weston Joyce (1827 – November 1914) historian, writer and music collector
Kirwan
- Dominick KirwinDominick KirwinDominick Kirwin was an Irish Confederate, fl. 1642–1653?Kirwin was a member of one of The Tribes of Galway, and led the raiding party that seized a ship anchored near Galway early in the morning of 19 March 1642. It was a British naval vessel under the command of a Captain Clarke, and had been sent...
, Irish Confederate, fl. 1642–1653?
- Joseph W. KirwanJoseph W. KirwanRev. Dr. Joseph William Kirwan was an Irish clergyman and educationalist, who served as the first president of Queen's College Galway.Kirwan was born in Galway in 1796. He entered the National Seminary at St...
, 1796-1849, first president of Queen's College, Galway
- Magdalen KirwanMagdalen KirwanMagdalen Kirwan, member of the Sisters of Mercy and manager of Goldenbridge penal refuge, c. 1830 - February 1906.-Background:Kirwan was a member of one of The Tribes of Galway, been a descendant of William Ó Ciardhubháin, , a Gaelic-Irish merchant who established the family in the town of Galway...
, c.1830-1906, Sister of Mercy and manager of Goldenbridge penal refuge
- Richard KirwanRichard KirwanRichard Kirwan FRS was an Irish scientist. He is remembered today, if at all, for being one of the last supporters of the theory of phlogiston. Kirwan was active in the fields of chemistry, meteorology, and geology...
(1733-1812), president of the Royal Irish AcademyRoyal Irish AcademyThe Royal Irish Academy , based in Dublin, is an all-Ireland, independent, academic body that promotes study and excellence in the sciences, humanities and social sciences. It is one of Ireland's premier learned societies and cultural institutions and currently has around 420 Members, elected in...
- Risteárd Buidhe KirwanRisteárd Buidhe KirwanRisteárd Buidhe Kirwan was an Irish soldier and duellist.-Biography:Kirwan was a son of Patrick Kirwan of Cregg and Mary Martin of Dangan. Both towns are in County Galway, and his parents were members of the Tribes of Galway...
, soldier and duellist, 1708-1779
Lynch
- Anthony Lynch (STM)Anthony Lynch (STM)Anthony Lynch , Master of Sacred Theology and slave, c. 1576-after 1636.Lynch was born in the town of Galway, Ireland, a son of Nicholas Lynch and Juliana Martin. He spent some years in trade before leaving for Lisbon where he studied humanities at St. Patrick's College. There, he received his...
, slave, c. 1576-after 1636
- Christopher LynchChristopher Lynch (Mayor)Christopher Lynch was Mayor of Galway, fl. 1601–1604.A member of one of The Tribes of Galway, Lynch was elected mayor during the Nine Years' War , which had devastated Ireland and left the town of Galway deeply impoverished and depopulated...
, Mayor of Galway, fl. 1601–1604
- Dominick Dubh LynchDominick Dubh LynchDominick Dubh Lynch, died 14 August 1508, second Mayor of Galway.A member of The Tribes of Galway, Lynch was instrumental in securing the Mayoralty for Galway from Richard III, his brother Peirce becoming the town's fist Mayor in September 1485. He himself served as Mayor 1486-87, and 1497-98.His...
, died 14 August 1508, second Mayor of Galway
- Germyn LynchGermyn LynchGermyn Lynch was a merchant and entrepreneur from Galway, Ireland.Lynch was a member of one of The Tribes of Galway and is remarkable in that It is most unusual to be able to trace for over forty years the fate and fortunes of a common man in late medieval Ireland. He was at various times a...
, fl. 1441 - 1483, merchant and entrepreneur
- John Lynch (Gratianus Lucius)John Lynch (Gratianus Lucius)John Lynch, pseudonym Gratianus Lucius, D.D., was an Irish Roman Catholic priest, known as a historian and Archdeacon of Tuam.-Life:...
, 1599?–1677?, historian and Archdeacon of Tuam
- Maire LynchMaire LynchMaire Lynch, Countess of Clanricarde, fl. 1547.Lynch was a member of the Tribes of Galway who married, prior to his death in 1544, Ulick na gCeann Burke, 1st Earl of Clanricarde. The reason for the marriage was to aid Burke's assimilation into Old English society and learn English.However, Lynch...
, Countess of ClanricardeClanricardeClanricarde 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...
, fl. 1547
- Thomas Kerr LynchThomas Kerr LynchThomas Kerr Lynch, Irish explorer, 1818-91.A younger brother of Henry Blosse Lynch , Thomas was born at Party House, Ballinrobe to Major Henry Blosse Lynch. The major had served in the 73rd Regiment and had an estate of fifteen hundred acres north of Ballinrobe...
, explorer, 1818-91
Martyn
- Edward MartynEdward MartynEdward Martyn was an Irish political and cultural activist and playwright.-Early life:Martyn was the eldest son of John Martyn of Tullira and Annie Mary Josephine Smyth of Masonbrook, Loughrea, both in County Galway. He succeeded his father upon John's death in 1860...
, 1859 – 1923, political and cultural activist
- Mary Letitia MartinMary Letitia Martin-Biography:Born into the chief landowning family of Connemara, the Martins of Ballynahinch Castle, a branch of the Martyn Tribe of Galway. Her parents were Thomas Barnwall Martin and Julia Kirwin; her grandfather was Richard Martin ....
, 1815–1850, writer.
- Richard Martin (1754-1834) was a long-time advocate of Catholic EmancipationCatholic EmancipationCatholic emancipation or Catholic relief was a process in Great Britain and Ireland in the late 18th century and early 19th century which involved reducing and removing many of the restrictions on Roman Catholics which had been introduced by the Act of Uniformity, the Test Acts and the penal laws...
and a founder of The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
- Richard Óge Martyn, c. 1602-1648, member of the Catholic Confederates of IrelandConfederate IrelandConfederate Ireland refers to the period of Irish self-government between the Rebellion of 1641 and the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland in 1649. During this time, two-thirds of Ireland was governed by the Irish Catholic Confederation, also known as the "Confederation of Kilkenny"...
- Major Peter MartynPeter MartynPeter Martyn, Irish soldier, 1772-1827.Martyn was a member of one of the Tribes of Galway. He was born in Castlebar, County Mayo in 1772. He joined the Austria-Hungary Imperial Service in June 1790 as a Second-Lieutenant in the 1st Cuirassier Regiment...
, 1772-1827, soldier
- William Óge MartynWilliam Oge Martyn-Early life:Also known as William Óge Martyn fitz Thomas, was a son of Thomas Óge Martyn and Evelina Lynch of Galway. Bailiff of Galway in 1566 to 1567, he was kidnapped by the Earl of Thomond in January 1570 but was free in time to participate at the battle of Shrule in April of the same year...
, SheriffSheriffA sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
and Mayor of Galway, fl. 1566-1592
Morris
- Andrew Morris, Mayor of Galway, 1588-1589
- Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. George Henry Morris, 1872 – 1914, commanding officer of the Irish Guards
- Lord KillaninMichael Morris, 3rd Baron KillaninMichael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, MBE, TD was an Irish journalist, author, sports official, the sixth president of the International Olympic Committee...
(1914-99), sixth president of the International Olympic CommitteeInternational Olympic CommitteeThe International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
1972-80, was a descendant of the Morris tribe. His sons are the filmmaker, Redmond Morris, and horsetrainer, Mouse Morris.
- Mouse MorrisMouse MorrisMichael 'Mouse' Morris is an Irish racehorse trainer and former jockey.As a jockey he rode Skymas to win the Queen Mother Champion Chase in 1976 and 1977 and Billycan to win the 1977 Irish Grand National, while his most notable successes as a trainer have come with Buck House in the 1983 Supreme...
, born 1951, racehorse trainer and former jockey
Skerrett
- John Skerrett (Augustinian)John Skerrett (Augustinian)John Skerrett , Irish Preacher and Missionary, c.1620-c.1688.John Skerrett was a member of one of The Tribes of Galway. He studied for the clergy in Andalusia, been afterwards ordained as a member of the Augustinian order...
, PreacherPreacherPreacher is a term for someone who preaches sermons or gives homilies. A preacher is distinct from a theologian by focusing on the communication rather than the development of doctrine. Others see preaching and theology as being intertwined...
and MissionaryMissionaryA missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
, c.1620-c.1688
- Nicholas SkerrettNicholas SkerrettThe Most Reverend Nicholas Skerrett was a Roman Catholic clergyman who was Archbishop of Tuam in Ireland from 1580 to 1583.A graduate of the Collegium Germanicum in Rome, he was appointed Archbishop of Tuam on 17 October 1580. On his arrival in Ireland, he was thrown into prison, but managed to...
, died 1583, Archbishop of TuamArchbishop of TuamThe Archbishop of Tuam is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name after the town of Tuam in County Galway, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1839, and is still in use by the Roman Catholic Church.-History:...
Nickname
Like all Irish counties Galway has a nickname. The nickname the tribesmen is now used for the county and its people and is derived from this term.Roundabouts
The tribes also lend their names to fourteen of the city's roundaboutRoundabout
A roundabout is the name for a road junction in which traffic moves in one direction around a central island. The word dates from the early 20th century. Roundabouts are common in many countries around the world...
s (USA: traffic circles) located in or around the city's boundaries. The roundabouts are signposted on navy blue signs containing the tribe's name in the Irish language
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...