School: Boicetown, Dunleer (roll number 843)
- Location:
- Baile Bhois, Co. Lú
- Teacher: J. Higgins
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0672, Page 049
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- Duck on the pan is a boys' game. It is played in this way. A big stone is put on the side of the road, and that stone is called the pan. A number of boys get smaller stones which are called ducks and one of the boys puts his duck on the pan and the players stand a few yards away from the pan and aim their ducks at the duck on the pan.
If one of the players knocks the duck off the pan, the player who owned the duck that was knocked off runs and puts it on the pan and then he tries to catch the player that knocked the duck off before he gets back to the line with his duck.
If the player wasn't caught the same player remains and leaves his duck on the pan again. If the player was caught he puts his duck on.
- Collector
- James Heavey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dún Áine, Co. Lú
