Bowling
One local sport worth looking out for is bowling , a game peculiar to west Cork and played around Bantry on Sundays. A 28oz iron ball is thrown along country roads, and the winner of the game is the person who moves the ball over a prescribed distance (usually two and a half miles) with the fewest throws. Undoubtedly, a fair amount of betting goes on too. If you come across handfuls of grass that have been dropped along a lane at intervals, it generally means a game has been or is being played along that route - clumps of grass are used as markers.
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