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In January 1974 a group of footballers and supporters from the
Bohola, Straide and Foxford areas met at a special meeting in the
old Bohola School then situated at the rear of the Parish Church.
At that meeting it was decided to form a Bohola football club. There
was some scepticism about the ability of the area to sustain a football
club given the large scale emigration at the time, but wiser council
prevailed and then Parish priest Fr Martin Mac Manus R.I.P. was
installed as the first Chairman of the club with Joe Mc Evey being
the first secretary of the club and Willie Malee becoming the clubs
first treasurer.
In its very first year in existence the club surprised the football
fraternity throughout the county by winning the Divisional Junior
Title against Charlestown defeating a fancied Charlestown, later
defeating Lacken in the County Semi final and narrowly losing to
Islandeady in the County final. The club then known as Bohola was
promoted to Intermediate status for the coming 1975 season.
East Mayo Junior Champions 1974
Front row; Brendan Clarke, John Malee, Fr. P. Kilcoyne, Micksie
Clarke (Captain), Leo Mullarkey, Gabriel Lavin, Paddy Roache, Jimmy
Roache. Back row: Joe McEvey, David Mullarkey, Willie Evans, Eddie
Jordan, Vincent McHale, Michael Lavin, Pat Ruane, PJ Conlon, Willie
Malee, Martin Conlon, Joe Malee, Frank Leonard and John Malee.
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