School: Tuar Árd, Áth Treasna (roll number 8893)

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   third boy begins and does likewise. This may be continued in a circular way if we choose.

   

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   This is the game I usually play "Duck and Grannie" and this is how it is played, any number can play it, usually five or six. First they get a fairly large flat stone and lay it on the ground, this is called the "Grannie", and a short distance behind the "Grannie" they put a mark. Then each player gets a small stone, this stone is called the "Duck", and each player stands behind the mark and pitches his "Duck", towards the "Grannie" and he must say "Pitching". The player whose "Duck" is farthest away from the "Grannie" that player must put up his "Duck" on the "Grannie" at first, then he must stand there and mind his "Duck" and each time it falls off he must put it up again. The rest of the players go behind the mark again, and each throws his "Duck" in turn to try and knock off the "Duck" that is up on the "Grannie" and if any of them succeed in doing so those that have thrown their "Duck" they can catch them and run back to the line, but if the player has his "Duck" up on the "grannie" again quickly he can follow them, if he catches any of them before they are behind the line, he must run back and take off his "Duck" and run behind the line, the player that was caught must put up his "Duck" on the "Grannie", but if the player that is caught puts up his "Duck" on the "Grannie" before the other player has his taken off it is called "Blind Duck" and both "Ducks" must be left up on the "Grannie" then the other players must throw and try and knock off one of the "Ducks" if one on them is knocked off the owner of the one that is up must

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   John Foley

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Glanycummane Upper, Co. Cork