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 Dutch competitor Silke Tulk bowling in Northern Ireland | |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Equipment | cannonball of c.18 centimetres (7 in) circumference and 28 ounces (794 g) weight |
| Venue | a road |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | Ireland |
| Olympic | no |
| World Championships | no |
| Paralympic | no |
Road bowling (Irish: Ból an bhóthair; also called [long] bullets)[1][2] is an Irish sport in which competitors attempt to take the fewest throws to propel a metal ball along a predetermined course of country roads.[3] The sport originated in Ireland and is mainly played in counties Armagh and Cork. Road bowling in Ireland is governed by the voluntary Irish Road Bowling Association (Irish: Ból Chumann na hÉireann).[4]
A similar sport, Klootschieten, is played in eastern parts of the Netherlands and in northern Germany.[5]
- ^ Lane, Fintan (2005). Long Bullets: A History of Road Bowling in Ireland. Cork: Galley Head Press. ISBN 095421594X.
- ^ Toal, Brian (2010). "Ból-Chumann na hÉireann". Seanchas Ardmhacha: Journal of the Armagh Diocesan Historical Society. 23 (1): 294–307. JSTOR 41698528.
- ^ "General Introduction". Road Bowling. Ask About Ireland. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Ból Chumann na hÉireann Code of Governance". irishroadbowling.ie. Irish Road Bowling Association. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Festival Fit: Airborne eggs in Leitrim and flying 'bowels' in Cork". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2023.