School: Cnoc na Sná (B.), Mainistir na Féile (roll number 12368)
- Location:
- Knocknasna, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Dáithí Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0494, Page 294
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- Ducks'-Down or GrannyThis was a favourite game by school boys & girls and often times by grown-ups in this part of the country about forty-years ago. Children now-a-days seem to know nothing about it. I have played it with the children and they agree with me that it is a lovely game.
It costs nothing and no apparatus is necessary for the pastime save a small stone by each player and a larger one for the "Granny" It is an open-air game and develops the limbs, ears and eyes, as well as giving universal sport. Any number can play the game but about half a dozen afford the best amusement.
It is thus played. I The playing pitch either on the road or field is defined and any players who outsteps the boundary is penalised. A fairly large stone a few lbs weight is placed in the centre and styled the "Granny".[Drawing]
- Boundary
- Touch Line
- Boundary
- GrannyII. The players take their places at the touch-line and each pitches his little stone or "Duck" at it is called towards the Granny. III. The pitch farthest away from the Granny is penalised. IV. He must place his Duck on the Granny and the others in turn from Touch line aim with their Ducks to displace the Duck on the Granny (each player taking care he repeats "Ducks' Down" when throwing his Duck). Failure of a player to do so calls for penalty. The penalty is all cases is the same name(continues on next page)
- Collector
- D. O Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
