tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post3605262554012144017..comments2024-03-18T23:04:56.177+00:00Comments on TPQ: Road Bowling ➖ Sporting Heritage Or Dangerous Jaywalking?AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-16915530938838187042021-07-28T18:19:58.497+01:002021-07-28T18:19:58.497+01:00Christy, the analogy was in no way meant to compar...Christy, the analogy was in no way meant to compare road bowling with orange marches but rather to demonstrate that what is traditional isn't always safe or feasible in the modern world. Although the rhetoric, in retrospect, could have been toned down a notch or two. If there was proper marshalling which ensured people were off the road when vehicles are coming or it was done on a closed roadGavin Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00663843000516791052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-39757570281270219862021-07-28T12:13:31.021+01:002021-07-28T12:13:31.021+01:00Thanks for reminding us about a minority sport tha...Thanks for reminding us about a minority sport that is really only played in a few counties namely Armagh Louth Kerry and Cork that I can recall, many times I have encountered the young and the old practising this fine art on the Drogheda Baltray Rd Co Louth which is marshalled pretty good by men at the back and front to alert the traffic that something is taking place on this country road, this Boyne Roverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10482076205116307157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-37163853879015580662021-07-28T11:50:00.361+01:002021-07-28T11:50:00.361+01:00Road bowling, tractor shows and country'n'...Road bowling, tractor shows and country'n'western music....bloody culchies! LolPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15027470398152153427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-62082379167801623562021-07-28T00:59:00.122+01:002021-07-28T00:59:00.122+01:00Shouldn't the cops have been there?Shouldn't the cops have been there?Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-38360890360484680592021-07-27T22:42:00.147+01:002021-07-27T22:42:00.147+01:00It is not comparable to sectarian triumphalism, bu...It is not comparable to sectarian triumphalism, but more properly other annual sporting events like the North West 200, rallies, marathons, charity fun runs or cycle races etc... which have no heritage status. I agree safety might be improved... including that perhaps you could slow to 20-30?Christy Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529990561635818286noreply@blogger.com