Bohola and Foxford become Moy Davitts

Moy Davitts seems to have emerged organically from among the players of both clubs as much out of necessity as by any formal decision of either club's officers. There was no Junior club in Foxford at this time and players from the Foxford area would have tended to play for Ballyvarry or in some cases Knockmore. Bohola club was formed in 1974 and the Foxford players played for the Junior team, winning the East Mayo title and getting to the county final. Fielding two separate teams from among two small populations was difficult. The under 16's, minors and under 21's of Bohola and Foxford played together from 1976 onwards.This became the practice and eventually it was decided that a formal amalgamation was in the best interests of all the players. See letter from Joe McEvey

The issue of amalgamation of Foxford and Bohola was raised at the AGM of Foxford club on 23 November 1976. Fr Doherty indicated how strange it was that there were two teams from Bohola and Foxford while Swinford had a far bigger population and yet had only one team. The officers at the time were: Chairman; Fr Doherty, Secretary; John Gilmore; (John was also treasurer of Bohola club) Treasurer; Don Healy.

At the next meeting of Foxford club held on 24 January 1977 ( 7 members present), Fr Doherty told of an informal meeting that had taken place between representatives of the two clubs to explore the possibility of merging both clubs. This meeting decided that the issue should be put to each club's members for their reaction. Various points of view were expressed for and against the idea. It emerged that players already playing with Bohola might not be prepared to change allegiance to a newly formed Foxford Junior team. The meeting decided to leave matters as they were for the moment and to work towards fielding a minor and Junior team at some stage in the future. The next meeting was set for 21 February 1977. However, there is no record that this on any further meeting of the Foxford club took place. It would seem that the Foxford club went out of existence at this stage.

Following this Bohola GAA Club changed its name to Moy Davitts in 1977, a name which better represented the three parishes along the banks of the River Moy; Straide, native place of Michael Davitt; Bohola of Martin Sheridan fame, and Foxford, the birthplace of the great Admiral William Brown.

There followed a Golden Age of football in the area for the next few years. The newly formed club won the intermediate title in 1978 and numerous East mayo titles at underage. The decision to amalgamate both clubs was clearly vindicated and football in the area went from strength to strength.