Irish road bowling is thought to date back to the 1600s when the native Irish rolled the cannon balls of Cromwell’s soldiers down moonlit boreens. But now you’re far more likely to encounter people ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Rugby was founded as a class-free, agricultural community for the younger sons of English gentry and was named after Thomas Hughes’ alma mater in England. However, most ...

Road bowling has seen an upturn in exposure in recent years, but just what is the sport that involves so many Irish competitors? With growing popularity online amid plenty of content posted to social ...

(AP) It sounds as if it ought to be a drinking game: Grown men and women hurl a 2-pound cannonball as far as they can down a paved country road, each aiming to finish the 1.5-mile, chalk line “course” ...

Kilt-clad Andy Sprehe draws a crowd as he releases a 28-ounce cannonball, or bowl, while participating in the 2015 annual Irish Road Bowling event at Clinton Lake State Park. Van Go’s Good-2-Go Sale, ...

A style of bowling that doesn’t mow down pins and has alleys a mile long has made its way into the Coulee Region. Irish road bowling made its debut last year and seems to be catching on in a ...

CHARLESTON — To compete in the sport of Irish road bowling, which makes its second appearance of the year Saturday at Kanawha State Forest, a substantial investment in equipment or training is not ...

A new sport is set to hit the streets at Indian Rock Park this fall as Irish Road Bowling comes to Salina. The inaugural Salina Irish Road Bowl event will be Sept. 7, with teams of four competing to ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- Representatives from Irishfest La Crosse hosted their annual "Irish Road Bowling" event on Saturday in Seminary Park. The sport, which originated in Ireland, requires competitors ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Those looking for a unique sport and a cause to support have an opportunity to do both at once this September. Opportunities Unlimited has its 3rd annual Irish Road Bowling event ...

BRUCETON MILLS, W.Va. — It sounds as if it ought to be a drinking game: Grown men and women hurl a 2-pound cannonball as far as they can down a paved country road, each aiming to finish the 1.5-mile, ...