Henry Blosse Lynch, Soldier and Explorer, Is Born in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo

Henry Blosse Lynch (1807—1873) was an Anglo-Irish explorer.

Henry Blosse Lynch was third of the eleven sons of Major Henry Blosse Lynch (1778-1823) of Partry House, Ballinrobe, County Mayo, His mother was Elizabeth Finnis (from Hythe, Kent, died March 1845).

Thomas Kerr Lynch (1818-1891) and Patrick Kerr Lynch were brothers. When he was 16 years old, he volunteered for the Indian Navy, where he served in the survey of the Persian Gulf. He had a gift for Eastern languages and a good knowledge of Arabic, Hindustani and Persian.

He surveyed the trigonometric of Mesopotamia in 1841, whilst also establishing a postal service between Baghdad and Damascus with his brother Thomas Kerr Lynch. In 1842 he deployed once more to India. He was an active member of the Bombay Geographical Society and founded the Indian Navy Club. In 1855 when he returned home, he inherited the Mayo estate. One year later he retired from the navy.

He made comprehensive contributions to the survey and study of all the countries he traveled and worked in. Many maps bear his name.