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Celtic
and Renaissance Games
Brandubh
Tawlbwrdd
Hnet
Ninemen
Quilles
Fithcheall
Fithcheall
The present name is used for chess. However, Fithcheall was the name of an older board game whose rules and play are now lost . The name was also used for a later attack game of unequal forces, also called Brandubh, and then the name was used for chess during its introduction into Ireland. I have read that Fithcheall was probably like Roman games, and although the Romans didn't get to Ireland, the Irish raided and traded along the British coast, so they may have been exposed to the game. Why would the Irish take a game from the Romans when they didn't take anything else? They already had a vibrant culture for centuries before the Romans, including board games and ways of amusement
