Bohola () is a village in

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located along the N5

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. It is in the

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of Gallen and gives its name to the parish of Bohola. The village's amenities include two pubs, a post office and a Catholic church.

Sport

The local

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

team is "Bohola Moy Davitts", an amalgamated team consisting of Straide, Foxford and Bohola. Among the team's achievements are its "Feile Doire 2010" All-Ireland title.

Popular culture

Brendan Shine Brendan Shine (born 2 June 1947) is an Irish folk and country singer, television presenter and accordion player from Athlone. He has achieved 40 chart singles in Ireland and 5 Irish number one singles, and is best known for his songs about everyd ...

wrote a song called ''Three Pubs in Bohola''. The three pubs listed by Shine were MacDonald's, Clarke's and Roche's. Since the song was written, Clarke's has closed and Roche's is now "The Village Inn".

People

Martin Sheridan Martin John Sheridan (March 28, 1881 – March 27, 1918) was a three time Olympic Games gold medallist. He was born in Bohola, County Mayo, Ireland, and died in St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan, New York, the day before his 37th birthday ...

, born in Bohola in 1881, he participated in

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during the St. Louis, Athens and London Olympiads in the early 20th century *

William O'Dwyer William O'Dwyer (July 11, 1890November 24, 1964) was an Irish-American politician and diplomat who served as the 100th Mayor of New York City, holding that office from 1946 to 1950. Life and career O'Dwyer was born in Bohola, County Mayo, Ire ...

, former Mayor of

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and US Ambassador to Mexico * Paul O'Dwyer, brother of William, a lawyer, and politician *

Frank Durkan Frank Durkan (13 August 1930 – 16 November 2006) was an Irish-American attorney best known for having represented numerous members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), including avowed IRA gun-runner George Harrison, who stood trial ...

, civil rights attorney and nephew of the O'Dwyer brothers *

John Mountney John Mountney (born 22 February 1993) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, for League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk. Club career Early career Having grown up in Bohola, County Mayo, Mountney began playing w ...

, Dundalk F.C. player hails from the village

References

External links

Bohola, County MayoIndex of Bohola Cemetery (St Josephs), County MayoIndex of Bohola Old Cemetery, County Mayo
{{County Mayo Towns and villages in County Mayo

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