Most suited to a permanent venue such as a pub or social club, framed full-sized Framed Championship Ring Board, €80 Small board, suitable for school and home, Traditional Wooden Ring Board, €25įor the more serious player, the full-sized Championship Ring Board, €50 Handcrafted in Ireland, 'Rings' boards are available at Totally Irish Gifts and shipped worldwide: The game of 'Rings' is truely a game for everyone!ĭoes this Ring board bring back childhood memories? Whether you played on your own or with family and friends, it was good fun then and it is good fun now! Let’s keep the Irish traditional game of 'Rings' alive! It is a brilliant game to have in the house, and great party fun for any gatherings. ' Many Irish schools have Ring Boards for children as it helps teach basic arithmetic. It is something for them to play when on their own at home, and also it gives them a new lease of life to meet up with others once a week to play ' Rings. I met a number of retired people who had played this game as children only to recently take it up again. All ages playing together and against each other, from teenagers to retired people, men and women, experienced and novice. It was really fantastic to see this game in action. There was a mix of individual and team events. It was a much bigger event than I had anticipated, with 14 ring boards being played within the venue.
Over 400 people from around Ireland turned up to play, plus some visitors from overseas. So, I was delighted to drop in and see what it was all about. This year's Championships were held recently in the Green Isle Hotel, which is in my hometown of Clondalkin, County Dublin. There is a governing body for the game of ' Rin gs' – World Ring Board Academy - and All-Ireland Championships are still played. The other traditional Irish games of Bowls, Skittles and Horseshoes are played during the summer, while ' Rings' is considered an indoor winter game. The game of ' Rings' is a traditional Irish game, brought to the four corners of the world by the emigration of the Irish during the famine years.
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