Galské sporty

horse racing

Indoor Irish Games:

 Rings
 Irish Skittles (played with 5 pins)
 Croquet: 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 Irish Games:

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

Outdoor Irish Games:

 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: 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.