This is the Eirball.site Landing Page for the All-Time Archive of Irish Bowling. It is an ongoing project and part of the Eirball.sport – Irish All-Sports Archives
Bowling comes in many varieties, from the earliest Road Bowling which may have started in Ireland or may have been brought in by William of Orange; to Skittles, Lawn Bowls, Tenpin Bowling, Petanque (the sport played at the foot of the Eiffel Tower), Boccia (the Italian version of Bowling) to Indoor Bowling (played on a green mat in Community Centres and Church Halls).
Tenpin Bowling
Tenpin Bowling is a version of Skittles or Bowling played with ten skittles and a much bigger, heavier ball. There are Bowling alleys throughout Ireland.
Tenpin Bowling
Irish Tenpin Bowling Association
Irish Tenpin Bowling Association
ITBA Men’s Championship (Years):1991
ITBA Women’s Championship (Years):
ITBA Senior Mixed Doubles Championship (Years): 2020
ITBA Grand Prix Scratch Men’s Tour (Seasons): 2019-20
ITBA Grand Prix Scratch Ladies Tour (Seasons): 2019-20
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Lawn Bowls
Lawn Bowls is a genteel version of bowling played on a green lawn. Irish Lawn Bowls governs Lawn Bowls in Ireland, with Provincial Associations in Leinster and Ulster.
Lawn Bowls
BIBC; Irish Lawn Bowls; Northern Ireland Bowling Association
British Isles Bowls Council
BIBC 1993: Ireland Finished 3rd
Irish Lawn Bowls
Irish Lawn Bowls Bowling League of Ireland Men’s Division 1 2007-2012
Northern Ireland Bowling Association
Northern Ireland Bowling Association Division 1 2016-2018
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Indoor Bowling
Indoor Bowling was invented in the 1950s by two South Africans in Wales who wanted to play Bowls over Winter.
Indoor Bowls
Irish Indoor Bowling Association Zones; Churches Bowling Leagues.
Irish Indoor Bowling Association
Irish indoor Bowling Association
IIBA Inter-Zone Men’s Boomer Cup (Seasons): 2020
Irish Indoor Bowling Championships (Seasons): 1991
Donegal Indoor Bowls
Donegal Indoor Bowls Nixon Alexander Financial League (A) 2016-2018
Donegal Indoor Bowls DM Waste League (B) 2016-2018
East Antrim Zone
East Antrim Zone Ballymena & District League 2016-2018
East Antrim Zone League 1993-1997
Larne Zone Bowls
Larne Zone Bowls Larne & District Indoor Bowling League 2009-2018
Lisburn Zone Indoor Bowls
Lisburn Zone Indoor Bowls Section A 2016-2018
Mid-Ulster Zone Indoor Bowls
Mid-Ulster Zone Indoor Bowls League Section 1 2016-2018
North West Bowls
North West Bowls Limavady & District Indoor Bowling League Section A 2016-2018
West Down Zone Indoor Bowls
West Down Zone Indoor Bowls League Division 1 2016-2018
Churches Indoor Bowling Leagues
Churches Indoor Bowls
Carrick & District Churches League (Indoor Bowls) 1993-1997
Dublin & District United Churches Indoor Bowling Association (Overviews):
Dublin & District United Churches Indoor Bowling Association | Rohu Cup (A) 2016-2018
Rohu Cup (A) (Seasons) 2016-17
Dublin & District United Churches Indoor Bowling Association | McIlwaine Cup (B) 2016-2018
McIlwaine Cup (B) (Seasons): 2016-17
Dublin & District United Churches Indoor Bowling Association | Price Cup (C) 2016-2018
Dublin & District United Churches Indoor Bowling Association | Kerr Trophy (D) 2016-2018
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Petanque
Petanque, also known as Boules is the version of Bowling played at the foot of the Eiffel Tower and throughout France.
Petanque
Celtic Challenge; Irish Petanque Association
Petanque Celtic Challenge:
Irish Petanque Association Finals (Overviews):
Irish Petanque Association | IPA Singles 2007-2015
Irish Petanque Association | IPA Doubles 2007-2015
Irish Petanque Association | IPA Triples 2007-2015
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Croquet
The origins of Croquet are unclear, it may have been played in the Middle Ages, and possibly even have passed down from ancient times. The first mention of Croquet, however, is in the Field in 1858, which mentions meetings of the Co. Meath Croquet Cracks. the players were mostly young and met at each others houses, and one player, George Annesley Pollock of Oatlands and Newcastle, Co. Meath, laid out the rules under the pseudonym “corncrake” and called them “The Rules of the Oatlands Club” – the first Croquet Rules in the World. [Ref: 1]
It is game played on a lawn with two players or four, and two balls, which each player hits with a mallet, attempting to get it through hoops inserted into the lawn.
References
[1] Croquet Ireland (2019) A History of Croquet in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/node/4 [Accessed 29 May 2020]
Croquet Association of Ireland
CAI Irish Championships
Croquet Association of Ireland
Croquet Association of Ireland Irish Championships Singles 1990-Present
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