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"Draughts"

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Caption

Also known as Checkers, this game is claimed to have been played throughout history in some form or other, across the world, up to four thousand years ago. Originating in Africa, popular in Rome and reaching France by the 1400's, the game's universality has maintained its status as a classic way to whittle away the hours.

Credit

Quinn Toy Collection, Fermanagh County Museum

Object number

FCM_1995_029