1918 Bohola v Meelick

The first indication we have that sport flourished in Bohola is the account of a football match played at Oldcastle between Bohola and Meelick, and reported in the Western People of February 23, 1918. Bohola ran out the winners of that contest on a final scoreline of 2 goals and 1 point to Meelick's 1 point. The scores, however, give no indication of the brilliance of the match.
The Bohola team, which no doubt was slightly cosmopolitan, was M.D. Clarke (captain), J. Conwell (goal), Paul O'Dwyer, G. Lyons, F. Duke, Willie Golden, Bernie Durkan, A. King, Harry Clarke, P .J .Clarke, M. Gates, Dinny Carroll, A. Durkin (Tony), R. Carroll and Frank McNicholas.
No doubt one or two of the above players were from Kiltimagh, and F. Duke could possibly have been a policeman stationed in Bohola. Some of the Meelick players were O'Doherty, Galvin, Rowley, Murphy, Mulligan, McNally, Ludlaw, O'Neill and O'Dowd.

Here we have a Bohola camogie team from 1930 who reached the final for two years in succession winning it in 1932.

The Bohola football team of the early 1930's

Bohola under 14's winners of the Charlton Cup 1970.

Front, left to right: Leo Mullarkey, John Jordan, Padraic Malee, TP Loftus. Back: Eddie Jordan, J. Corrigan, Kieran O Brien, Tom McNicholas, John McNicholas, Eugene Malee.

 

Bernard Durkin