Cork Slang, Like A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Introduction · Acknowledgements
BOWLS, GAME OF

Construct: Noun
Definition: A game played in Counties Cork and Armagh. It is played on the roads, a twenty-eight ounce iron ball being thrown along the road from one point to another (about three miles apart), the player to cover the distance in the least number of throws being decelared the winner.
Use:
Derivation: Unknown


Copyright © 2004 Adam Beecher. All Rights Reserved. Built by Beecher. Privacy.