Acknowledgements

“By Royal Letters Patent passed 30th March, in the eleventh year of his reign, the king ordained that the town, with all appertaining to it, should be one entire and free Borough of itself, by the name of “the Borough of Sligo”, and that within this Borough there should be one body corporate and politic, consisting of “one Provost, twelve free Burgesses, and the Commonalty,” with powers for all future time to purchase, receive, and possess lands, tenements, and other goods, as well as to dispose of the same; there was a sweeping clause enabling them “to do and execute all and singular other deeds and things,” also that this body so constituted could sue at law and be sued, and that they should have power to elect “two discreet and fit men” to serve in every Parliament.”

W. G. Wood-Martin

As Wood-Martin’s synopsis of the King James 1st Charter indicates, the Charter provided for the creation of the office of Provost which was later replaced under the Municipal Reform Act, 1842, by the position of Mayor, an office which exists to this day.

PROVOSTS AND MAYORS

Sligoe 400 HistoriansMr. Aidan Mannion FCAA, Dip. in Arch. (Chair) Ms. Fiona Gallagher Dr. Padraig Deignan Mr. Paul Gunning BL Mr. John McTernan MA

Sligoe 400 CommitteeMayor of Sligo Cllr. David Cawley, Deputy Mayor Cllr. Matt Lyons, Cllr. Chris MacManus (Runaí),

Cllr. Declan Bree, Cllr. Veronica Cawley, Cllr. Arthur Gibbons, Cllr. Matt Lyons, Cllr. Daniel McGarrigle,

Cllr. Jimmy McGarry, Cllr. Marcella McGarry, Cllr. Seán Mac Manus, Cllr. Rosaleen O’Grady,

Noelle Cawley, Niall Delaney, Sile Garrett-Haran, Jim Gray, Aidan Mannion, Roddy McGuinn, John McNabola.

1612 Roger Jones1616 George Crofton1641 Robert Gamble1642 Robert Gamble1643 John Braxton1660 Captain Charles Collis 1709 Record commenced and are endorsed “A Booke of Record for the Buurough of Sligoe from 21st April 1709”.

1709 James Bennett - John De Butt1710 John De Butt1711 John Booth1712 John De Butt1713 John De Butt1714 John De Butt1715 William Ormsby *1716 Thomas Jennings1717 Thomas Jennings1718 John Booth1719 John Booth1720 John De Butt1721 John De Butt1722 Mitchelburn Knox1723 Mitchelburn Knox1724 Mitchelburn Knox1725 Owen Wynne1726 Owen Wynne

1727 George Ormsby1728 George Ormsby1729 George Ormsby1730 Owen Wynne1730 Owen Wynne1732 Owen Wynne1734 Laurence Vernon1735 Laurence Vernon1736 Laurence Vernon1737 Laurence Vernon1738 Laurence Vernon1739 Laurence Vernon1740 Laurence Vernon1741 Laurence Vernon1742 Laurence Vernon1743 Laurence Vernon1744 Laurence Vernon1745 Laurence Vernon1746 Laurence Vernon1747 Laurence Vernon1748 Laurence Vernon1749 Laurence Vernon1750 Laurence Vernon1751 Laurence Vernon1752 Laurence Vernon1753 William Vernon1754 William Vernon1755 William Vernon1756 William Vernon

1757 William Vernon1758 William Vernon1759 William Vernon1760 Edward Martin1761 Edward Martin1762 Edward Martin1763 Edward Martin1764 Edward Martin1765 Edward Martin1766 Edward Martin1767 Edward Martin1768 Edward Martin1769 Rev.Thomas Cuff1770 Rev.Thomas Cuff1771 Rev.Thomas Cuff1772 Rev.Thomas Cuff1773 Rev.Thomas Cuff1774 Rev.Thomas Cuff1775 Folliott Wynne1776 Folliott Wynne1777 Folliott Wynne1778 Folliott Wynne1779 Folliott Wynne1780 Folliott Wynne1781 Folliott Wynne1782 Folliott Wynne1783 Folliott Wynne1784 Owen Wynne1785 Thomas Soden

1786 Thomas Soden1787 Thomas Soden1788 Thomas Soden1789 Thomas Soden1790 Thomas Soden1791 Thomas Soden1792 Thomas Soden1793 Thomas Soden1794 Thomas Soden1795 Thomas Soden1796 Thomas Soden1797 Thomas Soden1798 Thomas Soden1799 Thomas Soden1800 Thomas Soden1801 Thomas Soden1802 Thomas Soden1803 Thomas Soden1804 Thomas Soden1805 Thomas Soden1806 Thomas Soden1807 Thomas Soden1808 Thomas Soden1809 Thomas Soden1810 Thomas Soden1811 Thomas Soden1812 Thomas Soden1813 Thomas Soden1814 Thomas Soden

1815 Thomas Soden1816 Thomas Soden1817 Thomas Soden1818 Thomas Soden1819 William Fausett1820 Rev. W.C. Armstrong1821 William Faussett1822 Rev. W.C. Armstrong1823 William Faussett1824 J. Ormsby1825 William Faussett1826 J. Ormsby1827 William Faussett1828 J. Ormsby1829 William Faussett1830 J. Ormsby1831 William Faussett1832 J. Ormsby1833 William Faussett1834 J. Ormsby1835 William Faussett1836 J. Ormsby1837 William Faussett1838 J. Ormsby1839 William Faussett1840 J. Ormsby1841 William Faussett1842 J. Ormsby

List of Provosts

1843 Martin Madden1844 Michael Gallagher1845 Michael Gallagher1846 Henry O’Connor1847 Andrew Walker1848 Robert McBride1849 Moses Monds1850 Thomas Kelly1851 Edward H Verdon1852 Edward H Verdon1853 Edward H Verdon1854 Edward H Verdon1855 Daniel McGill1856 John McGowan1857 John McGowan1858 John McGowan1859 John McCarthy1860 Henry Lyons1861 Abraham Dobbin1862 W.H. Williams1863 Robert Hunter1864 Charles Sedley1865 W.A. Woods1866 T.H. Williams1867 Henry Lyons1868 James Tighe1869 Alexander Gilmore1870 James Kidd1871 Charles Anderson1872 James Kidd1873 T.H. Williams1874 Maurice Conroy1875 Robert Crawford1876 James Doherty

1877 James Nelson1878 Thomas O’Donovan1879 Alexander Gilmore1880 John Walsh1881 S.M. Cherry1882 Bernard Collery1883 W.A. Woods1884 Bernard Collery1885 James Nelson1886 Richard McDonagh1887 James Nelson1888 P.A. McHugh1889 John Connolly1890 John Connolly1891 Thomas Connolly1892 Francis Higgins1893 Thomas Scanlon1894 John Connolly1895 P.A. McHugh1896 P.A. McHugh1897 P.A. McHugh1898 P.A. McHugh1899 Edward John Tighe1900 P.A. McHugh1901 Edward Foley1902 John J Keenan1903 Patrick McGuire1904 Thomas Flanagan1905 Thomas Flanagan1906 Michael Keane1907 Michael Keane1908 Michael Milmoe1909 James P Higgins1910 James P Higgins

1911 James P Higgins1912 Daniel O’Donnell1913 Daniel O’Donnell1914 John Jinks1915 John Jinks1916 John Jinks1917 D.M. Hanley1918 D.M. Hanley1919 D.M. Hanley1920 T.H. Fitzpatrick1921 John Jinks1922 Michael Nevin1923 Michael Nevin1924 Michael Nevin1925 T.H. Fitzpatrick1926 T.H. Fitzpatrick1927 T.H. Fitzpatrick1928 Wm Frazer Browne1929 Wm Frazer Browne1930 Wm Frazer Browne1931 John Lynch1932 John Lynch1933 John Lynch1934 John Lynch1935 Michael Nevin1936 Michael Conlon1937 Michael Conlon1938 Michael Conlon1939 P.J. Flanagan1940 Patrick O’Hara1941 W.J. Tolan1942 W.J. Tolan1943 John Gallagher1944 Michael Hughes

1945 Elizabeth F. Flanagan1946 James Flynn1947 Andrew Dolan1948 Michael Rooney1949 Michael Nevin1950 Michael Nevin1951 Michael Nevin1952 Leo Hunt1953 James Keaveney1954 Stephen Bergin1955 Eamonn Tolan1956 Eamonn Tolan1957 James Gannon1958 James Gannon1959 Eamonn Tolan1960 James Keaveney1961 James Gannon1962 James Gannon1963 James McGoldrick1964 James McGoldrick1965 Hugh Flynn1966 P.J. Sidney Gallagher1967 Norbert Ferguson1968 John Fallon1969 Sean McManus1970 Thomas Higgins1971 Michael Carroll1972 Sean McManus1973 Martin Keaveney1974 Pat McLoughlin1975 Thomas Higgins1976 John Harrison1977 John Fallon1978 Michael Carroll

1979 Sean McManus1980 Tony McLoughlin1981 Eugene Henry1982 William Monaghan1983 Kathleen McGoldrick1984 Thomas Higgins1985 Michael Carroll1986 Tony McLoughlin1987 John Harrison1988 Matt Lyons1989 Roddy McGuinn1990 Jim McGarry1991 Sean McManus1992 Kathleen McGoldrick1993 Tony McLoughlin1994 Sheelagh Hanly1995 Matt Lyons1996 Seamus Dolan1997 Tony McLoughlin1998 Patrick Branley1999 Rosaleen O’Grady2000 Sean MacManus2001 Jude Devins2002 Tommy Cummins2003 Sean MacManus2004 Declan Bree2005 Rosaleen O’Grady2006 Tom McSharry2007 Jonathan McGoldrick2008 Veronica Cawley2009 Jim McGarry2010 Matt Lyons2011 Rosaleen O’Grady2012 David Cawley

List of Mayors

Cllr. Rosaleen O’GradyMayor of Sligo

Cllr. David Cawley

Cllr. Declan BreeDeputy Mayor

Cllr. Matt Lyons

Cllr. Jude Devins Cllr. Jim McGarryCllr. Verconica Cawley Cllr. Daniel McGarrigleCllr. Arthur Gibbons Cllr. Marcella McGarry Cllr. Chris MacManus Cllr. Sean MacManus

Exhibition Co-OrdinatorsMs. Mary McDonagh, Mr. Donal Tinney

Images Courtesy of:Borough Council v County Council v Joseph Carter of Carter Anhold & Co. Solicitors v Library Service v Arts Service

County Museum v Water Services v National Portrait Gallery, London v National Library of Ireland

Rev. Bamber and Calry Parish Church v Sligo Champion v Foley Collection v Niall Bruton v Rosses Point Sailing Club

Padraig Kilgannon v Irish Architectural Archive v Ordnance Survey Ireland v Richard “Dick” Wood-Martin

DesignJDK Design

PhotographyRonnies Hughes

Sligo Borough Council 2012