Irish Bowling

You hear that sound?
Dull thunder, passing every home on the lane.
Finnegan O’Hara’s out bowling the roads again.
Irish Bowling. Throw the lead shot along the road, fewest throws wins.
Champion of Cork County five years running.
I swear, the man can hook along any curve you throw his way, any road, any where.
But throwing at midnight? Alone? Nobody to shout clear the path?
Madness.
And then… I hear the honk of the horn, the screeching of tires, and the sickening thud.
They brought O’Hara into the clinic at dawn.
They never found his shot.
To Finnegan! Cheers!