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Road Bowls

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Carrickfergus
Antrim
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This ancient game is played along the local roads near Armagh (a version of it can also be seen in Schull, County Cork). A heavy Iron ball, about the size of a cricket ball, is hurled along the lanes and the aim is to reach the end of the winding 4km course in the fewest number of throws. Betting is fierce.
Ask for details in local pubs if you want to see a game - most take place on Sunday afternoons. the first Sunday in August is championship day.
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