Hurlin' and Bowlin'
Tuesday, March 20, 2007, 7:39 AM
I post this because one of my favorite songs, Whiskey in the Jar, talks about both sports...so I had to go look them up.
I don't know a thing about Hurling....but this is what they use....
This is where you can read more about it. Or you can watch it here...
Kind of like lacrosse or field hockey.
And this is Bowling....of course, if you've seen the movie "Blackball" then you know what it is already. But I have a feeling that what the song is talking about is road bowling....not "bowls". But it is difficult to tell that from the song, without having had the benefit of growing up in Ireland. Road bowling is best described as "using a 28 oz. (793.8 grams) solid iron bowl, or ball, with a circumference of approximately 18 centimetres, two contestants match their individual skills in throwing the bowl with optimum speed, controlled delivery, and international accuracy along a carefully considered and tactically selected play - path over a predetermined course distance of normal roadway". Very definitely an Irish game although it is also played in Boston.
Here's a video of road bowling.
Whereas "bowls" or lawn bowling is more like bocce ball and you can read about it here. It is a distinctly British sport.
So, what do you think? Was the song referring to lawn bowling or road bowling?
♥Pam
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I post this because one of my favorite songs, Whiskey in the Jar, talks about both sports...so I had to go look them up.
I don't know a thing about Hurling....but this is what they use....
This is where you can read more about it. Or you can watch it here...
Kind of like lacrosse or field hockey.
And this is Bowling....of course, if you've seen the movie "Blackball" then you know what it is already. But I have a feeling that what the song is talking about is road bowling....not "bowls". But it is difficult to tell that from the song, without having had the benefit of growing up in Ireland. Road bowling is best described as "using a 28 oz. (793.8 grams) solid iron bowl, or ball, with a circumference of approximately 18 centimetres, two contestants match their individual skills in throwing the bowl with optimum speed, controlled delivery, and international accuracy along a carefully considered and tactically selected play - path over a predetermined course distance of normal roadway". Very definitely an Irish game although it is also played in Boston.
Here's a video of road bowling.
Whereas "bowls" or lawn bowling is more like bocce ball and you can read about it here. It is a distinctly British sport.
I don't know a thing about Hurling....but this is what they use....
This is where you can read more about it. Or you can watch it here...
Kind of like lacrosse or field hockey.
And this is Bowling....of course, if you've seen the movie "Blackball" then you know what it is already. But I have a feeling that what the song is talking about is road bowling....not "bowls". But it is difficult to tell that from the song, without having had the benefit of growing up in Ireland. Road bowling is best described as "using a 28 oz. (793.8 grams) solid iron bowl, or ball, with a circumference of approximately 18 centimetres, two contestants match their individual skills in throwing the bowl with optimum speed, controlled delivery, and international accuracy along a carefully considered and tactically selected play - path over a predetermined course distance of normal roadway". Very definitely an Irish game although it is also played in Boston.
Here's a video of road bowling.
Whereas "bowls" or lawn bowling is more like bocce ball and you can read about it here. It is a distinctly British sport.
So, what do you think? Was the song referring to lawn bowling or road bowling?
♥Pam
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I'm Pam and Bill.
We are DINKS with DOGS & CATS and chickens and turkeys.
Met on a blind date in October of 1993 and married in August of 1994. We have five dogs and two cats.
We live on about 122 or so acres in Southern Vermont. About 12 acres of pasture and the rest is woodland..
2 Comments:
I'll have to go back and listen to the song again. I had never heard of road bowling. Didn't even know it existed. Isn't it amazing all the different types of games which the different countries have? It's interesting learning all about it. Like the one in the Olympics which came out of Canada...what was its name? I can't remember for the life of me...
I've never heard of the road bowling either but I'm sure that's what they must have been referring to in the song (which I love and me daughter is a Jenny!)
My uncle and cousin are way into all the Irish sports. On this particular day while we were at the beach, the men were in the bar watching a Kerry and something (can't remember now which county) football game. They won! That's alls I remember!
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