Bohola () is a village in
County Mayo
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,
Ireland
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located along the
N5 national primary road
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. It is in the
barony Barony may refer to:
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* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
* Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...
of
Gallen Gallen may refer to:
;Places:
* Gallen (barony), a barony in Ireland
* Sankt Gallen (disambiguation), various locations in German-speaking countries
;People:
* Saint Gall, Irish missionary, ''Sankt Gallus'' in German
* Conal Gallen (b. 1955), Iris ...
and gives its name to the
civil parish
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of Bohola. The village's amenities include two pubs, a post office, a cafe and a Catholic church.
Sport
The local
Gaelic football
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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 wrote a song called ''Three Pubs in Bohola''. The three pubs listed in the song were MacDonald's, Clarke's and Roche's. Since the song was written, Clarke's has closed as a pub but has since reopened as the local shop and Roche's is now "The Village Inn".
People
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Martin Sheridan
Martin John Sheridan (March 28, 1881 – March 27, 1918) was an Irish Americans, Irish-American athlete and three time Olympic Games gold medallist in discus throw.
Born in Bohola, County Mayo, Ireland, he was a participant of both the 190 ...
, born in Bohola in 1881, he participated in
track and field
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during the St. Louis, Athens and London Olympiads in the early 20th century.
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William O'Dwyer, former mayor of
New York City
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and US ambassador to Mexico.
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Paul O'Dwyer, brother of William, a lawyer, and politician.
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Frank Durkan, civil rights attorney and nephew of the O'Dwyer brothers.
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John Mountney, Dundalk F.C. player hails from the village.
See also
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List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
External links
Bohola, County Mayo
{{County Mayo
Towns and villages in County Mayo
Civil parishes of County Mayo