Illustration of an ancient chess piece, a king, found with several others in a bog, in the county of Meath, Ireland. Preserved in the Royal Irish Academy. From the book 'Athletics and manly sport' by John Boyle O'Reilly (1844-1890). Published in Boston, by Pilot publishing company in 1890.

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