Brendan McBrien
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| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) |
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| Club | Falls BC |
Brendan McBrien is a former international lawn and indoor bowler from Northern Ireland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
McBrien was a member of the Falls Bowls Club in Belfast.[1] He also played indoor bowls for Belfast,[2] winning the 1975 Easter International pairs with Jimmy Donnelly.[3]
McBrien represented the Northern Irish team[4] at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada,[5] where he competed in the pairs event[6] with John Higgins.[7]
McBrien made history by winning British Isles Indoors Championshipthe in the singles, pairs and fours. With Edward Gordon he won the 1970 pairs and in 1974 he skipped the four.[8]
McBrien participated at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship for Ireland[9] and represented the Northern Irish team at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia,[10] where he competed in the pairs event with Billy McKelvey.[11]
References
- ↑ "Busy week for Brendan and Jim". Belfast Telegraph. 25 July 1981. p. 15. Retrieved 3 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Shes's some bowler". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 11 January 1976. p. 21. Retrieved 3 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Brendan McBrien". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 14 April 1976. p. 27. Retrieved 3 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Seven Up!". Ireland's Saturday Night. 10 June 1978. p. 4. Retrieved 3 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Northern Ireland Edmonton 1978". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Julie (13) for Games". Belfast Telegraph. 13 June 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 3 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ↑ "McBrien Bowls Into History". Belfast Telegraph. 3 March 1974. p. 21. Retrieved 3 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.
- ↑ "Northern Ireland Brisbane 1982". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Ursula Jumps For Joy". Belfast Telegraph. 6 July 1982. p. 18. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.