Why isn't road bowls considered a Gaelic sport?

[Over the Bar]

So Football, Hurling, Camogie, Handball & Rounders are all official GAA sports.  How come road bowls isn't even tho its only played in a few counties?  As it's unique to these shores shouldn't the Cumann Luthcleas Gael be promoting it?

[Long time dead]

So Football, Hurling, Camogie, Handball & Rounders are all official GAA sports.  How come road bowls isn't even tho its only played in a few counties?  Shouln't the Cumann Luthcleas Gael be promoting it?

Yeah - I think every county should have 5 or 6 dozen people on various roads at anyone time on a Sunday - looking at you as if you have f**king 10 heads for daring to drive your car on a public road; or better still standing in a f**king trance so you have to move to the other side of the road to get past them!

Edit: instead of Cumann Luthcleas Gael promoting it shouldn't the NIPS be lifting these people for jaywalking!

[Over the Bar]

Why isnt netball a GAA sport. I don't think I've heard a more ridiculous question in my llife.

Ditto your reply numb-nuts!

[mannix]

IDEA.
Why not have an M50 based league, its easy to get the game started and finished while the traffic sits still in rush hours.

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Since when did rounders become a Gaelic sport?

[Gnevin]

Since when did rounders become a Gaelic sport?

circa 1887

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Since when did rounders become a Gaelic sport?

circa 1887

Aye I know when the Association was founded but I was under the impression that rounders was childs cricket!??

[Gnevin]

Since when did rounders become a Gaelic sport?

circa 1887

Aye I know when the Association was founded but I was under the impression that rounders was childs cricket!??

Rounders is played in England with slightly different rules . It is thought that cricket evolved from rounders and that baseball evolved for rounders also

[twotwocharlie]

Let's all go, out and throw small canonballs that the brits left behind them a couple of centuries ago . i think not.
Now darts lets make it a gaa sport ,then we can have genuine internationals without tho thugery.

[5 Sams]

Since when did rounders become a Gaelic sport?

circa 1887

Aye I know when the Association was founded but I was under the impression that rounders was childs cricket!??

Obviuosly you don't!!!

[stew]

So Football, Hurling, Camogie, Handball & Rounders are all official GAA sports.  How come road bowls isn't even tho its only played in a few counties?  As it's unique to these shores shouldn't the Cumann Luthcleas Gael be promoting it?

it is not unique to these shores, it is played in germany and has been for many decades.

Road bowls is a fantastic game altogether and it is great craic to go watch the boys out by Lurgyvallen there play for big money, they are incredible road bowlers but they are a wee bit too much into the gambling, there are thousands of pounds exchanged every Sunday.

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Since when did rounders become a Gaelic sport?

circa 1887

Aye I know when the Association was founded but I was under the impression that rounders was childs cricket!??

Obviuosly you don't!!!

Yes the Association was founded in 1884! I was just making a point in response to the smartarse answer that GNevin posted!

[haveaharp]

So Football, Hurling, Camogie, Handball & Rounders are all official GAA sports.  How come road bowls isn't even tho its only played in a few counties?  Shouln't the Cumann Luthcleas Gael be promoting it?

Yeah - I think every county should have 5 or 6 dozen people on various roads at anyone time on a Sunday - looking at you as if you have f**king 10 heads for daring to drive your car on a public road; or better still standing in a f**king trance so you have to move to the other side of the road to get past them!

Edit: instead of Cumann Luthcleas Gael promoting it shouldn't the NIPS be lifting these people for jaywalking!

Are you a Unionist? Daring to block the queens highway.....chill out man.

[Candyman]

the bowls are also played in parts of meath, navan i think???
Also teams from germany,Holland and the US of A take part in the world championships....
serious amounts of cash won and lost on a score, mad bets even on a single shot!!!

[Long time dead]

So Football, Hurling, Camogie, Handball & Rounders are all official GAA sports.  How come road bowls isn't even tho its only played in a few counties?  Shouln't the Cumann Luthcleas Gael be promoting it?

Yeah - I think every county should have 5 or 6 dozen people on various roads at anyone time on a Sunday - looking at you as if you have f**king 10 heads for daring to drive your car on a public road; or better still standing in a f**king trance so you have to move to the other side of the road to get past them!

Edit: instead of Cumann Luthcleas Gael promoting it shouldn't the NIPS be lifting these people for jaywalking!

Are you a Unionist? Daring to block the queens highway.....chill out man.

No but I'd like to get from A to B with my family on a Sunday without these Gobshites all over the place, what f**king right have they to tell me when to stop and when I should go - pricks!