Merlin Big Bang: Dóchas Notes
(1) What Arthur's playing is a game called hurling, an official irish sport. Check out this youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmzivRetelE
(2) CAO is the Central Application Office, and it's how students apply for university/college courses: http://homepage.eircom.net/~kennedyr/college/3-form.html
(3) Spit is a two player card game, where the object is to get rid of all your cards. Here's a list of the rules: http://www.pagat.com/patience/spit.html
(4) Whist is a card game where people pair up in teams of two facing each other and try to win rounds, or tricks. Here's a full list of rules: http://www.pagat.com/whist/whist.html
(2) CAO is the Central Application Office, and it's how students apply for university/college courses: http://homepage.eircom.net/~kennedyr/college/3-form.html
(3) Spit is a two player card game, where the object is to get rid of all your cards. Here's a list of the rules: http://www.pagat.com/patience/spit.html
(4) Whist is a card game where people pair up in teams of two facing each other and try to win rounds, or tricks. Here's a full list of rules: http://www.pagat.com/whist/whist.html