Yes it is great fun! The throws in a mile depend on a number of things, surface of the road, any dips, too many corners etc. If for example it was a smooth straight road its possible to cover around 300 metres per throw. If this is uphill it would be less, downhill more... make sense?
Oh man I saw this game on Anthony Bourdain No Reservations and it just look like a great time. Its almost like golf but not, more laid back, people chill'n in the road while the game is goin, tak'n bets. I live in North Carolina I wish I could play, might have to start something up myself.
Hey there yes it's a great sport. there is a club in West Virgina that you can order bowls from and they will deliver them for you go to this address: wvirishroadbowling . c o m
Im heading over 4 oct - 14 oct. ser no panic if you not around. Its a bit of a spin up to Boston for a score and vica versa. Might get a lad in Boston for a few shots. Bowling is'nt all about speed you know!! Catch ya later Carr..
Yea i know but it helps :) That Boston road suits you corkies as there is a big fall on both sides....... Its about 3 hours from boston to new york maybe we can get a few to go up there or they can come down to our spot and make a weekend out of it. Conny Callaghan would throw you up there ... then again I think he wud throw our eddie if he was asked!
I played in Boston a few years back when I was over for the summer. Heading over again in October for a week was hoping for a score. You around??!! What part are you based?
My friend found one of the ball thingys and we went out onto the roads and tried the road bowling out!!...mighty craic!!...we weren't that good though!...haha!
Ray if you would read some of the notes below "THIS IS A PROMOTONAL VIDEO" taken in one of the finals I competed in. It was mean't as a one minute ad space if I showed were all the bowls ended I don't think I could show much else .... do you?
Sorry to hear about your girlfriend kid. As for catsfly I wouldnt stoop to his level by replying to his comment. Winning an online argument/fight is like winning the special olympics ...... when you win your still a retard!
What is this? I lived in Ireland all me life and I have never heard of this sport. I've played curbs but this seems like something made up about a week ago.
Yeah you can search west virgina road bowling and it will get there website up.. From there you can buy road bowls and it will come with a book of rules to get you started!
the bowl seem similar to a shot put. just lighter weight. Looks sweet but WVA is pretty far away from Kansas. I hope they get one goin maybe in K.C. but i might start doin it for kicks with my buddies around here. We live in the Flint Hills and there are a lot of country roads.
Yeah its smaller than a shot putt prob the size of a tennis ball but its solid steel. WV is the olnly place I know who sells bowls online in the US so shipping mite be a bit heavy for you......
Fergi Carr? Who do you think you are Eddie Carr!! Your bowling method is all over the place? Who gave you permission to show the lads at the start of the video?
Yes me and eddie have the same father.... He's my older brother. The pics with twoig, razzer, daily etc are from when the irish team... captained by my brother when to germany and were from the german photographers who give them to me. Who are you? Do you bowl yourself?
Please don't tell me that you actually have these roads which you 'perform' on closed and force people to go a different way just because you idiots are throwing onions at each other?
you say that like it's a bad thing. After all, where did you think bowling alleys have come from? And where do you think the NFL and CFL came from? That's right, all from Britain, and without rubgy and road bowling, no bowling alleys or NFL. Just a little tibit of info.
Bowling comes from India or later possible Finland. I don't know where the bowling alleys come from. Maybe from those who built them who wanted to play bowling indoors?
NFL comes from the USA. CFL comes from Canada. So NO they don't come from Britain. And yes, the British empire does not exist anymore so please stop thinking everything comes from there... Just a bit of info for you.
Ok, so I didn't make it 100% clear. Without the expansion of the british empire, we would not have rugby from the Maori of New Zealand, which evolved into the modern version of rugby, which then evolved into "American" football. Want me to explain further? PM me.
Dander you should not talk about anything you don't know about. Road bowling. Irish Road Bowling can be traced back to the 1600s. One story is that Dutch soldiers brought it when William of Orange came to Ireland in 1689.
Road Bowling to become an Olympic sport !
magna59 1 year ago
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fightjunge24 3 years ago
Fergal Carr?? .... lol... U living n America??? watz the trowers out ther?? Cn U through at tassagh n Eglish last year...
MartyCullen145 3 years ago
I wish I could play this sometime! It looks like a buttload of fun. I wonder how many throws it takes to get a mile?
Panther95 3 years ago
Hey Panther,
Yes it is great fun! The throws in a mile depend on a number of things, surface of the road, any dips, too many corners etc. If for example it was a smooth straight road its possible to cover around 300 metres per throw. If this is uphill it would be less, downhill more... make sense?
RichMedia 3 years ago
@RichMedia
300 metres in one throw?
I doubt any human being has ever thrown any ball that far on a straight road..
Skitlus 1 year ago
Oh man I saw this game on Anthony Bourdain No Reservations and it just look like a great time. Its almost like golf but not, more laid back, people chill'n in the road while the game is goin, tak'n bets. I live in North Carolina I wish I could play, might have to start something up myself.
AsianMarck 4 years ago
Hey there yes it's a great sport. there is a club in West Virgina that you can order bowls from and they will deliver them for you go to this address: wvirishroadbowling . c o m
RichMedia 4 years ago
great stuff ..........wouldnt doubt ya boy
RICHIE99900 4 years ago
Good to see the old road bowling on here. Used to throw myself one time but a shoulder operation put paid to that. Great sport. I love watching it.
moldav9 4 years ago
fair play to you fergie........... nice to see a few more videos like that on here
roadbowler1 4 years ago
Im heading over 4 oct - 14 oct. ser no panic if you not around. Its a bit of a spin up to Boston for a score and vica versa. Might get a lad in Boston for a few shots. Bowling is'nt all about speed you know!! Catch ya later Carr..
douchayaboy 4 years ago
Yea i know but it helps :) That Boston road suits you corkies as there is a big fall on both sides....... Its about 3 hours from boston to new york maybe we can get a few to go up there or they can come down to our spot and make a weekend out of it. Conny Callaghan would throw you up there ... then again I think he wud throw our eddie if he was asked!
RichMedia 4 years ago
I played in Boston a few years back when I was over for the summer. Heading over again in October for a week was hoping for a score. You around??!! What part are you based?
douchayaboy 4 years ago
We had a road bowling tournament on my street...like the neighbours and everything. It was brilliant...but I'm rubbish.
My brother is quite good. *shrugs*
HogwartsHonorRoll 4 years ago
My friend found one of the ball thingys and we went out onto the roads and tried the road bowling out!!...mighty craic!!...we weren't that good though!...haha!
littlegreenepanda 4 years ago
At 00:25 is just outside Keady.
ebeneezzer 4 years ago
hey ebeneezzer I didnt understand this message what does it mean?
RichMedia 4 years ago
You showed him throwing the ball about 100 times but not where the ball ended up? For we know he could be shite.
RayHogan 4 years ago
Ray if you would read some of the notes below "THIS IS A PROMOTONAL VIDEO" taken in one of the finals I competed in. It was mean't as a one minute ad space if I showed were all the bowls ended I don't think I could show much else .... do you?
RichMedia 4 years ago
why is catscnfly sayin that?? thats our culture man ,,respect it
michymac 4 years ago
Sorry to hear about your girlfriend kid. As for catsfly I wouldnt stoop to his level by replying to his comment. Winning an online argument/fight is like winning the special olympics ...... when you win your still a retard!
RichMedia 4 years ago
ha that was funny bud,i like that one,,im gonna use that
michymac 4 years ago
my girlfriend got one these bowls into the ankle a few years ago,,shattered ll the bone,,nasty feckin stuff,,the poor fucker still suffers for it
michymac 4 years ago
What is this? I lived in Ireland all me life and I have never heard of this sport. I've played curbs but this seems like something made up about a week ago.
Mugsi 4 years ago
Mugi its played mainly in Armagh and Cork now. There is also european championships were germany, holland and italy are the main competition.
RichMedia 4 years ago
did ya ever see such shit in all your life lol, stupid irish cunts
catscantfly 4 years ago
catscantfly, I suggest you keep quiet or I will report you.
Mugsi 4 years ago
u must be a dirty brit. i´ll cut ur fuckin eye out.
spicklovinmofo 4 years ago
i`m talkin 2 u catscantfly u cunt
spicklovinmofo 4 years ago
only the irish could create such a thrilling sport!
lami1410 4 years ago
That looks fckn awesome! I gotta get a league going out in the Midwest.
blunt1984 4 years ago
Yeah you can search west virgina road bowling and it will get there website up.. From there you can buy road bowls and it will come with a book of rules to get you started!
RichMedia 4 years ago
the bowl seem similar to a shot put. just lighter weight. Looks sweet but WVA is pretty far away from Kansas. I hope they get one goin maybe in K.C. but i might start doin it for kicks with my buddies around here. We live in the Flint Hills and there are a lot of country roads.
blunt1984 4 years ago
Yeah its smaller than a shot putt prob the size of a tennis ball but its solid steel. WV is the olnly place I know who sells bowls online in the US so shipping mite be a bit heavy for you......
RichMedia 4 years ago
Fergi Carr? Who do you think you are Eddie Carr!! Your bowling method is all over the place? Who gave you permission to show the lads at the start of the video?
douchayaboy 4 years ago
Yes me and eddie have the same father.... He's my older brother. The pics with twoig, razzer, daily etc are from when the irish team... captained by my brother when to germany and were from the german photographers who give them to me. Who are you? Do you bowl yourself?
RichMedia 4 years ago
Im one of the lads in the photos on the video..
douchayaboy 4 years ago
murphy is it? What do you mean my bowling method is all over the place? Is that a challenge have you even won an all ireland yet?
RichMedia 4 years ago
Please don't tell me that you actually have these roads which you 'perform' on closed and force people to go a different way just because you idiots are throwing onions at each other?
KeanoRedLegend 4 years ago
We stop throwing when a car comes and let it go past then continue.
RichMedia 4 years ago
Sound's class, can I have go next.
republicofwhitey 4 years ago
music is too dramatic
marumicchy 4 years ago
It's a promotional video ithe music is there to grab your attention ..... which it seems like it has done ;)
RichMedia 4 years ago
Road bowling?
That's pretty crazy!
I want to try!
wingnut1337 4 years ago
whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!?!?!?!?!? that cant be a sport?!?!?! wheres he throwing it? a better sport wud he 2 teasm hurling them at eachother
johhnyboygomez 4 years ago
Johnny this was a promotional video edited from a championship final. If you type in ROAD BOWLING CORK you will see a road bowls "score" take place
RichMedia 4 years ago
haha ah right thanks i get it!! i thought they were just throwing them nowhere haha.
johhnyboygomez 4 years ago
i wanna see the cars that it hit!
abortbort 4 years ago
No cars are hit we block of roads during large competitions.
RichMedia 4 years ago
That guy is as gay as that "sport"...
dander 4 years ago
you say that like it's a bad thing. After all, where did you think bowling alleys have come from? And where do you think the NFL and CFL came from? That's right, all from Britain, and without rubgy and road bowling, no bowling alleys or NFL. Just a little tibit of info.
kirkygirl 4 years ago
Bowling comes from India or later possible Finland. I don't know where the bowling alleys come from. Maybe from those who built them who wanted to play bowling indoors?
NFL comes from the USA. CFL comes from Canada. So NO they don't come from Britain. And yes, the British empire does not exist anymore so please stop thinking everything comes from there... Just a bit of info for you.
dander 4 years ago
Ok, so I didn't make it 100% clear. Without the expansion of the british empire, we would not have rugby from the Maori of New Zealand, which evolved into the modern version of rugby, which then evolved into "American" football. Want me to explain further? PM me.
kirkygirl 4 years ago
Rugby didn't come from Maoris. It was invented in England.
MonkSpacey 4 years ago
Dander you should not talk about anything you don't know about. Road bowling. Irish Road Bowling can be traced back to the 1600s. One story is that Dutch soldiers brought it when William of Orange came to Ireland in 1689.
RichMedia 4 years ago
Rich Media, Poor Democracy...
is the name of a good book, and a good documentary film as well... you should read it.
leitermann 4 years ago
I don't see what this has to do with Road Bowling?
RichMedia 4 years ago
I have done that before but I didnt know it was called "road bowling" I am part Irish after all lol
tanrat7 4 years ago
Brutal Technique lad!
Zurzi 5 years ago
Cheers, do you bowl yourself?
RichMedia 5 years ago