This week we switch up from cities to talk about the country of Ireland! With a handful of the most dedicated axe throwers outside of North America, Ireland’s dedication to axe throwing has expanded over the last year with guaranteed representation at the 2019 World Axe Throwing Championship.
Ireland’s Top Talent
Alan Boyle shows consistently good league scores and top performances at WATL tournaments coming to Chicago for the 2018 World Axe Throwing Championship and this year’s Canadian Open where he placed in the top 12 overall. His brother Sean is the owner of Tom O’Hawks Axe Throwing in Galway Ireland!
Alan Boyle
Highest League Score: 1508
Top Tournament Placing: Top 12 Canadian Open 2019
Lifetime League Bullseye %: 72.0
Declan Hennelly
Highest League Score: 1454
Top Tournament Placing: N/A
Lifetime League Bullseye %: 69.2
Sean Boyle
Highest League Score: 1417
Top Tournament Placing: N/A
Lifetime League Bullseye %: 61.6
Eoghan McCarthy
Highest League Score: 1381
Top Tournament Placing: N/A
Lifetime League Bullseye %: 57.7
World Axe Throwing League Affiliates in Ireland
Tom O’Hawks Axe Throwing
The original Irish member of the WATL, Tom O’Hawks has had consistent league turnouts for over a year, tied for the largest league participation outside of North America with 25 members competing in their Spring season this year. Tom O’Hawks is located at Brooklodge Demesne, Ballyglunin, Co. Galway, H54 XC86, Ireland.
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Ballyhass Axe Throwing
Joining the WATL in March of 2019, Ballyhass participated in the WATL Summer League to great effect, their top performer Eoghan McCarthy finishing the inaugural season with a score of 1381, an impressive feat for anyone new to the WATL. Ballyhass is can be found at Unnamed Road, Ballyhass, County Cork, P51 N990, Ireland.
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Axe Club
Axe Club in Dublin was established in 2010 and is home to the Irish Axe Throwing team that participates in competitions that reach past the WATL. With a pair of locations in Dublin and Wicklow anyone on the east side of the island can get their axe throwing fix at one of these venues! Axe Club in Dublin is located at End of, Gaelic St, North Dock, Dublin 3, Ireland.
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The Country of Ireland
- Contrary to popular belief only about 9% of people in Ireland have red hair.
- Ireland is known as the Emerald Isle, likely due to the amount of rain it receives each year to keep the ground so green.
- The Titanic was built in Belfast in Northern Ireland.
- Muckanaghederdauhaulia is a small town in county Galway which translates to “ridge, shaped like a pig’s back, between two expanses of briny water”.
- The White House was designed by Irishman James Hoban.
- Despite its country of origin, Guinness is consumed more in Nigeria than Ireland.
- Ireland is home to some 30,000 castles and castle ruins.
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