Corofin born and long time local parish priest, Dr Patrick Duggan, who was then Bishop of Clonfert was Michael Cusack's first choice to be the clerical patron of the new association in 1884.

[1] However, the Bishop (then 71 years of age) declined the invitation on health grounds, and directed the delegation to the more youthful Dr Croke the Archbishop of Cashel.

[1] With the disruption of war and emigration in the first two decades of the 20th century, it was increasingly difficult for the two rural clubs to be competitive against the town teams.

[citation needed] It was also in 1925 that Tom Molloy became the first man from the parish to win an All-Ireland senior football medal.

[4] Later that year, Mountbellew–Moylough defeated Corofin in the county semi-final at Pearse Stadium, the club's first Galway SFC loss in 49 games going back to 2012.