Nan Allely

Allely bowled for the Donaghadee Bowls Club outdoors^[2] and the Shore Street Presbyterian Club indoors.^[3] She was the pairs champion of Ireland with Daisy Fraser in 1977 and 1979^[4] and triples champion in 1980 at the Irish National Bowls Championships^[5][6] and subsequently became the British champion after winning the 1978 pairs at the British Isles Bowls Championships.^[7]

Allely won the 1981 World Outdoor Bowls Championship pairs gold in Toronto when partnering Eileen Bell.^[8]

Allely represented the Northern Irish team^[9] at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia,^[10] where she competed in the triples event,^[11] with Eileen Bell and Daisy Fraser.^[12]

In March 2024, she won a lifetime achievement award at the Ards and North Down Sports Awards ceremony.^[13]