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The Currach is a type of traditional Irish boat with a wooden frame, over which animal skins, canvas or in this case, ballistic nylon can be stretched over....
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- Mark Broderick
These two jigs by Griselda Sanderson were named after a naomhóg, a canvas- skinned boat or currach from Cork & Kerry in the west of Ireland. It featured in a film 'The Camino Voyage', in...
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- Griselda Sanderson
Island Eddy is a small island at the inner, eastern end of Galway Bay. The boat is a traditional Irish boat called a currach or 'naomhog' in Irish. There are...
A currach (Irish: curach [ˈkʊɾˠəx]) is a type of Irish boat with a wooden frame, over which animal skins or hides were once stretched, though now canvas is more usual. It is sometimes anglicised as "curragh". The construction and design of the currach are unique to the west coasts of Ireland.
May 3, 2021 · How to build a currach – fascinating historic footage shows one of Ireland’s best traditional boat-makers in action. THE currach, with its primitive design of wooden frame and waterproof skin, is the best known of all the Irish boats.
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Apr 15, 2024 · The Welsh coracle and Irish currach are small, lightweight boats historically used in river and coastal waters. However, curraghs are generally larger and better suited to the open sea, reflecting the specific needs of Irish maritime practices.
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Mar 31, 2007 · The Kerry Curragh is locally referred to as a ‘naomhóg’ or ‘canoe’. The naomhóg has a light lath construction with a very distinctive sheerline. A study in 2003 discovered around 100 naomhóg still in use on the Dingle Peninsula.