as an interlocutor between the O'Flaherty's of Connemara and the administration in Dublin Castle in 1585 and 1586, and again in 1589 and 1590, when they rose in rebellion. He enjoyed a good working relationship with Murrough na dTuadh Ó Flaithbheartaigh. He was survived by his brother, Francis, sons John and Richard, and was the ancestor of Edward Martyn of Tullira Castle (1859–1923). See also The Tribes of Galway Notes Óge (Modern Irish Óg) is the Irish term for "the younger" or "junior"; Martyn was so-called to distinguish him from his grandfather, Wylliam Martin, (c. 1480–1547), a former Mayor of Galway. Footnotes References 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, The Tribes of Galway:1124–1642, Galway, 2016. Year of birth missing 1592 deaths High Sheriffs of County Galway People of Elizabethan Ireland Mayors of Galway Irish soldiers 16th-century Irish politicians