The Donegal Paddling Curragh

The Donegal paddling curragh -- also known as the  Owey Island, and Rosses paddling curragh --  is one of the odder indigenous boat survival...

Lockley's Curragh

(click any image to enlarge) A skilled naturalist and prolific writer, R.M. Lockley  (1903-2000) wrote more than 50 books, many of them abou...

"The Boyne Currach" -- A Review

The Boyne Currach: From beneath the shadows of Newgrange , by Claidhgh (I understand it's pronounced "Clive") O' Gibne has...

The Newgrange Currach

Reliable reader Wade Tarzia has added a useful comment to an earlier post about coracles , with a review of the 2012 book, The Boyne Currach...

Different Coats for Different Boats

The skins with which skin-on-frame boats are covered differ considerably from place to place, and even from boat type to boat type within a ...