North American Region

The Boston bowlers are pioneers of Irish Road Bowling in the USA. They play with plenty of skill and heart, and have been great friends and teachers getting the sport started in West Virginia, very generous and encouraging for the young players. They have been to West Virginia many times and make us feel at home in Boston.

Mike O’Donovan

was a founding member of the North American Bowling Region. Mike is the current Chairman of the club. Mike has been the All Ireland Novice 2 representative twice: in 1998 in Ballyvourney Co. Cork and in Ballywilliam Co. Wexford in 2001.

 Con O’Callaghan

has won two Novice 1 All Ireland Championships, in 1999 and 2003. He is a founding
member of the North American Region Club and was the chairman for many years.
Con also was 2005 All Ireland Junior C Runner Up; 2004 and 2006 North American Junior C
Finalist, and has made many trips to West Virginia to teach and coach players, and so brought The Old Game to West Virginia.

Roger O'Riordan

won the All Ireland Junior C Championship in 2001. Roger came to West Virginia in 2001 to help get the sport started. Along with Con, Roger's fast throws were a lesson to WV bowlers.

Chris Finn

has held many positions in the Boston Road Bowling Club. He has
helped and participated in every event that was held and is Fixture Chairman in 2009. Chris was the North American Novice 2 representative in the All Irelands in Drogheda Ireland in 1997 and again in 2003.

Brendan Fleming

has won two All Ireland Championships in Novice 2, first in 1998, and Brendan won the most recent All Ireland for North America in 2007. He is well known for his bowling both in Boston and for his participation in the All Ireland Championships. Brendan, a native of Butlerstown Barryroe Co. Cork, has lived in Boston since 1964.

Brian Sullivan

is the Boston's 2009 Novice 2 North American Region representive, and has re-found his passion for the game. He defeated a veteran bowler to reach the North American Region Finals, then bowled long and straight on Wildcat Road in Ireland, WV to win the 2009 North American Region championship Novice 2.  

Mike Fleming

won the Novice 1 All Ireland championship in 1997. Mike won the North American Region Novice 1 on Turkey Run Road in Buckhannon, WV in 2006.

John Finn

was Boston’s first American-born bowler to represent the North American club in Ireland at the All Ireland Championships. John represented the club in the Novice 2 grade in 2000 in Drogheda and again in 2002 in Castlebar Co. Mayo.

Barry Curran

started his bowling career in Boston in 1997. In 1999 Barry was Boston’s Novice
2 representative in West Port Co. Mayo, in 2003 he was the Junior C representative in
Clogherhead, Drogheda, and in 2005 he was again the Novice 2 representative.

Florrie O' Mahoney

is a founder of the North American Region and the winner of its first All Ireland Championship in Junior C in 1996. Florrie was first in a run of four straight Boston All Ireland Champions in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999, which established the Boston Club as one of the best inside or outside of Ireland.