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<\/a> <\/p>\nWhether celebrating St Patrick\u2019s Day or considering your Irish roots at your next family reunion here are a couple of fun Irish game ideas. <\/p>\n
Musical Shamrock Game<\/strong> <\/p>\n Make very large green shamrock shapes about 2 feet square. They don\u2019t need to be fancy just simple shamrock shapes. The ideas is similar to \u201cmusical chairs\u201d game- you want to have fewer shamrocks than players. Scatter shamrocks over the playing area. Explain that as the music plays all the players must keep moving but must stay off the shamrocks. When the music stops players run to a shamrock. However, each shamrock must have three players on it. Those with only one or two as well as those that have nowhere to stand are eliminated. Remove a shamrock or two after each round. (You always want to have fewer shamrocks than players) Winners of the game are those who have not been eliminated when only one shamrock remains. Give out green lollypops, cupcakes or stickers for prizes. <\/p>\n Irish Scavenger Hunt<\/strong> <\/p>\n Divide into teams, giving each team an identical list of green items. Tell each team that they must stay together when searching for their green items. <\/p>\n Some ideas to search for: <\/p>\n Irish \u201cRoad Bowling\u201d Game<\/strong> <\/p>\n Croquet<\/a> is supposed to have come from a game called Crookey in Northern Ireland but another fun \u201creal\u201d Irish game is \u201cRoad Bowling\u201d. Why should you never iron a 4-leaf clover? You May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow, and may trouble avoid you wherever you go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" GAME IDEAS FOR YOUR IRISH PARTY Whether celebrating St Patrick\u2019s Day or considering your Irish roots at your next family reunion here are a couple of fun Irish game ideas. Musical Shamrock Game Make very large green shamrock shapes about … Continue reading <\/a> <\/p>\n<\/a> <\/p>\n\n
Road bowling is an unusual version of bowling that is particular to Ireland. It is played with a steal shot, (or use your own idea for a ball of some sort) which is tossed under arm<\/em> by the player down a twisty road. The player who gets to the finish line with the least amount of throws wins. <\/p>\n<\/a> <\/p>\n
don\u2019t want to press your luck. <\/p>\n