24-06-2014, 09:35 PM
Ignoring Robins guff for the moment.
Just contacted an Irish friend of mine and he gave me the following
ficheall (chess)
rí (King)
banríon (Queen)
caiseal (Rook)
ridire (Knight)
easpag (Bishop)
ceithearnach (Pawn)
sáinniú (Check)
I can't verify the authenticity other than he speaks Irish Gaelic and plays chess
Wiki confirms ficheall <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidchell">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidchell</a><!-- m -->
Just contacted an Irish friend of mine and he gave me the following
ficheall (chess)
rí (King)
banríon (Queen)
caiseal (Rook)
ridire (Knight)
easpag (Bishop)
ceithearnach (Pawn)
sáinniú (Check)
I can't verify the authenticity other than he speaks Irish Gaelic and plays chess
Wiki confirms ficheall <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidchell">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidchell</a><!-- m -->
"How sad to see, what used to be, a model of decorum and tranquility become like any other sport, a battleground for rival ideologies to slug it out with glee"