Are we able to post attachments in this forum? If so, would someone explain how? I thought I might put my set of terms for card games here (which I have arranged in several multi-columned tables, so it's not practical to cut and paste the text.

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I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.

Hi, Caoimhín. We don't have actual attachments here but if you would like to upload something, I can put it on the server for you. Just send it to me by e-mail (I'll PM you the address) and once it's up, I'll give you a URL to access it from here.

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WARNING: Intermediate speaker - await further opinions, corrections and adjustments before acting on my advice.
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

I've sent it off to you, a Bhreandáin. GRMA.

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I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.

I've sent it back.

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WARNING: Intermediate speaker - await further opinions, corrections and adjustments before acting on my advice.
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

OK, so these links allow you to download the documents I mentioned, in Word format and in PDF format:

http://irishlearner.awyr.com/membrfaylz/caoimhinSF/Playing_Cards.doc

http://irishlearner.awyr.com/membrfaylz/caoimhinSF/Playing_Cards.pdf

The PDF will open in a browser window and can be saved to disk. The Word doc will automatically download to your default directory.

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I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.

Foras na Gaeilge have packs of cards available printed as Gaeilge - the jack is called - An Cuileata and the joker is - Fear na gCrúb.
On the packet it says - Is leatsa an imirt, agus is leatsa labhairt na teanga!
Beir bua! Tapaigh an deis do chuid Gaeilge a scaipeadh fad 's atá tú ag scaipeadh na gcártaí.
There are also two cards of Roinnt Nathanna Úsáideacha
1 Tabhair dom cárta amháin/dhá chárta/trí chárta
2 Cé leis an imirt?
3 Cén mámh atá ann?
4 Cé a chuir amach iad?
5 Tá na cártaí seo lofa!
6 Dá bhfeicfeá mo lámh!
7 Ní féidir leat ceilt!

You can also get a pack of Cártaí Imeartha Ceilteacha from An Spailpín Fánach which are beautifully designed - they give Rí, Bean, Laoch and Bard as equivalents of King, Queen, Jack and Joker but unfortunately in the picture the cards shown there are in English.
Elsewhere I have found some beautiful examples of Irish playing cards here
http://www.wopc.co.uk/ireland/baird.html
http://www.wopc.co.uk/ireland/index.html - Dechtire Design - neither of which are in print but the artist Rachel Arbuckle has created these, but again not as Gaeilge unfortunately -
http://www.thecelticcardteam.com/Shop/O ... Cards.html
Club Chronradh na Gaeilge - http://www.anclub.ie used to have a pdf file on how to play Céad is a Deich, but I can't find it - perhaps someone could ask them for it.
Lastly there's this -
http://www.isfeidirliom.ie/files/cluiche_cartai.pdf
Slán
Franc

And, as far as I know, they are free!

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Here's an update on this -
https://gaeiligcein.wordpress.com/2013/ ... rt-cartai/
and
http://www.dxpo-playingcards.com/xpo/de ... -12-06.htm

Fair play to you a Chaoimhín

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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Now I just need to find someone to play cards in Irish with!

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I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.