Site of the Month for September 2011 discusses Ireland Information. Best Ireland provides links to Ireland business, economy, travel, accommodation, education, employment, real estate, invesment, arts, health, recreation, sports & shopping.

Indoor

* Rings
* Irish Skittles (played with 5 pins)
* Croquet is, of course, supposed to have come from a game called Crookey in Northern Ireland
* Quoits – the Northern Irish play a particular version of the proper clay pit game
* Darts – the Irish have their own Darts board

Historic

* Fichneal or Fidchell was an Irish board game of equal sides played in the early second millenium
* Brandubb is a board game of the Tafl variety (unequal sides) that was played in Medieval times

Outdoor

* Hurling
* Gaelic Football
* Handball. While these days handball is played internationally it grew from a variety of different indigenous handball games from a number of countries, Ireland being one of them. It still has its own rule set played only in Ireland or with GAA clubs in other countries.
* Rounders. The American games Baseball and Softball are both descendants of a game played by Irish immigrants. Today in Ireland it’s modern form is called rounders and it’s a very popular activity.
* Road bowling is an unusual and exciting version of bowls that it particular to Ireland. It is played with a steal shot, which is tossed under arm by the player down a twisty road. The player who gets to the finish line with the least shots wins. The whole course is called a score. It only really survives in Cork and Armagh, but there are pockets in other countries.