Other Target Sports include Croquet, Curling, Archery and Target Shooting
Croquet
This is the Eirball.club Landing Page for the All-Time Archive of Irish Croquet. It is an ongoing project and part of the Eirball.ie – Irish, North American and World Sports Archives
The origins of Croquet are unclear, it may have been played in the Middle Ages, and possibly even have passed down from ancient times. The first mention of Croquet, however, is in the Field in 1858, which mentions meetings of the Co. Meath Croquet Cracks. the players were mostly young and met at each others houses, and one player, George Annesley Pollock of Oatlands and Newcastle, Co. Meath, laid out the rules under the pseudonym “corncrake” and called them “The Rules of the Oatlands Club” – the first Croquet Rules in the World. [Ref: 1]
It is game played on a lawn with two players or four, and two balls, which each player hits with a mallet, attempting to get it through hoops inserted into the lawn.
Croquet Association of Ireland
CAI Irish Championships
Croquet Association of Ireland
Croquet Association of Ireland Irish Championships Singles 1990-Present
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References
Websites
[1] Croquet Ireland (2019) A History of Croquet in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/node/4 [Accessed 29 May 2020]
Images
[2] Croquet Ireland (2019) logo [Internet] Available from: http://croquetireland.com/themes/custom/zircroq/logo.png [Accessed 29 May 2020]
Curling
This is the Eirball.club Landing Page for the All-Time Archive of Irish Curling. It is an ongoing project and part of the Eirball.ie – Irish, North American and World Sports Archives
World Curling Federation
WCF European Curling Championships
World Curling Championships
European Curling Championships 2004-2012
European Curling Championships Men 2017-2018
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Archery
This is the Eirball.club Landing Page for the All-Time Archive of Irish Archery. It is an ongoing project and part of the Eirball.ie – Irish, North American and World Sports Archives
An ancient sport, with clubs in Ireland promoting Archery and Crossbow.
Target Shooting
This is the Eirball.club Landing Page for the All-Time Archive of Irish Target Shooting. It is an ongoing project and part of the Eirball.ie – Irish, North American and World Sports Archives
A small number of Olympic Target Shooting Clubs exist in Ireland. Pistols, Rifles, and Crossbows are among the weapons used. It is governed by Target Shooting Ireland, and is the Olympic Sport.
Below you will find the Results and Tables of various competitions in Ireland:
Target Shooting Ireland
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Target Shooting Ireland:
TSI Fingal SC Airgun Open (Seasons): 2018
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