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Irish Road Bowling - Cooper's Rock State Forest

Location/County: Bruceton Mills, Preston
March 29, 2014

Mar 29, 2014 at Cooper’s Rock State Forest

Irish Road Bowling can be traced back to the 1600s. One story is that Dutch soldiers brought it when William of Orange came to Ireland in 1689. Another legend says that Irish patriots robbed English cannonballs and rolled them down a country lane by the light of a full moon. Faugh a Ballach! Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Registration opens at 12:30 p.

Located near Cheat Lake minutes off Interstate 68 this 12, 713 acre forest is ideal for Irish Road Bowling event.