Father Harry Bohan is anIrishCatholic priest,sociologist, and former manager of theClare county hurling team.
The son of Michael Bohan, aGarda Síochána officer, and Anne Fitzgerald, who ran a pub,[1] Bohan grew up inFeakle, County Clare. He was educated atSt Flannan's College inEnnis and studied for the priesthood atMaynooth College. Bohan went on to study sociology inCardiff, and obtained an MA from theUniversity of Wales.[2] Bohan is now an assistant priest in the Tradaree pastoral area inCounty Clare.
In the 1970s, Bohan was manager of the Clare senior hurling team which won twoNational Hurling League titles, and more recently[when?] served as aselector for managerAnthony Daly. In 2006 he was recognised for his services to hurling by a special award.[3]
A campaigner for Rural Ireland, he set up the Rural Resource Centre, and in 1998 he set up the Ceilfin Centre.[4]
His brother Seamus is landlord of the family pub in Feakle.[citation needed]
His nephewMick is a football coach.[5][6]
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