Martin sheridan, the world’s greatest athlete, is born in bohola, co. mayo

March 28th , 1881

Martin John Sheridan (March 28, 1881 – March 27, 1918) was a three time Olympic Games gold medallist.

He was born in Bohola, County Mayo, Ireland, and died in St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan, New York, the day before his 37th birthday, a very early casualty of the 1918 flu pandemic.

He is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York. He was part of a group of Irish-American athletes known as the “Irish Whales”.

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