This thread does bring back memories for me.
My grandfather (and grandmother) was an immigrant from Ireland in the early part of the last century. One of my memories of him was with a bottle of Jameson in front of a checkerboard table with my cousin. I believe, one side used beer caps as pieces, since as I recall, one or both were color-blind.
The "Irish Car Bomb" brings up other memories. I'd not heard of it as a drink, but Danny Greene ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Greene ) of "Kill the Irishman" fame ( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1416801/ ) was blown up in a mob hit during my freshman year of college in Cleveland.