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    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...
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  • Kenneth George McCurrach (born 29 March 1946) is an Australian former rugby union player. Born in Keith, Scotland, McCurrach was a number eight and learned...
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    The Curragh (redirect from An Currach)
    The Curragh (/ˈkʌrə/ KURR-ə; Irish: An Currach [ənˠ ˈkʊɾˠəx]) is a flat open plain of almost 2,000 hectares (5,000 acres) of common land in County Kildare...
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    spelling of the original Welsh cwrwgl, cognate with Irish and Scottish Gaelic currach, and is recorded in English text as early as the sixteenth century. Other...
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    Curracloe (redirect from Currach Cló)
    Curracloe (Irish: Currach Cló, meaning 'marsh of the impression') is a village in County Wexford, Ireland. Around 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Wexford...
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  • Ian McCurrach (born c. 1959) is a British actor, director, journalist and author. Ian trained at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and he is probably...
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    gCurach, based at Machaire Gathlán, is a voluntary group that organises currach races and takes part in numerous races all over the country. Gweedore is...
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    The Atlantic as it crashed against the shores of Clare Island, Ireland in 1981 (Note: upturned native currach boat in the foreground)...
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    Ireland. The (modern) Aran version of the lightweight boat called the currach (Aran Islands Dialect: kørəx, korəx) is made from canvas stretched over...
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  • teacher, had five daughters and two sons. 2015, The Next Gig, Dublin: Currach Press, ISBN 978-1782-18840-7 "Frank Kelly obituary". The Guardian. 28 February...
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  • books under the Columba Press imprint and general interest books under the Currach Press imprint. Grace and The Irish Catholic are the Irish distributors...
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  • Records.[citation needed] His book, The Bee's Knees, was published by Currach Press in 2020. His previous books include Omey, Inishbofin and Inishark...
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    were made, including four white youths. On May 25, 1987, the beach hosted currach races with rowing clubs from Dorchester, New York City and Annapolis, MD...
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    the planks of a wooden hull, the hide covering (or tarred canvas) of a currach. In contrast, a raft is buoyant because it joins components that are themselves...
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    Brigadista: an Irishman's fight against fascism. Blackrock, Co. ; Dublin: Currach Press. ISBN 978-1-85607-939-6. OCLC 71752897. Francis, Hywel (2012). Miners...
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  • ISBN 9780857123602 Audrey Healy (2002), Dubliners: What's the Story?, Currach Press, p. 67, ISBN 9781856079006 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book...
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  • news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) de Valera, Terry. "A Memoir" (PDF). www.currach.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. "Sinéad de Valera"...
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    lit. 'hollow of the rushes'), and to the south is Curragh More (Irish: Currach Mór, lit. 'great marsh'). Carrauntoohil has a deep corrie, known as the...
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    by David Garrick during 1759. Barge Bateau Bull boat Car float Coracle Currach Dory Durham boat Flatboat Gondola Jon boat Keelboat Landing Ship, Tank...
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  • Coble Cog Coracle Cornish pilot gig Crash rescue boat Cuddy boat Cutter Currach (sp. to West of Ireland and Scotland) Top of page Dhow Dhoni Dinghy Dorna...
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    Traditional Boat and Currach Project 2008, http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/heritage/pdfs/clare_traditional_boat_and_currach_project_2008.pdf Archived...
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    video game by Bandai Namco Tides, video game by Shallot Games Coracle Currach Fishing coracle Kuphar Kayak Umiak Karan, Pradyumna (2010-09-12), Japan...
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  • had fallen in love with Art from a distance and sought him out in her currach, but when she met Conn and learned he was without a wife, agreed to marry...
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    fishing still goes on. Further down the Shannon Estuary at Kilrush the Currach was used to catch herring as well as drift netting for salmon. Dublin City...
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    pronounced as [χ] (or [x]). The digraph can also be silent, as in Crichton, currach, drachm, yacht and traditionally in schism. In German, ch normally represents...
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  • Irish cuid na hoíche. currach or curragh – An Irish boat made from skins or tarred canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Irish currach. drum, drumlin – from...
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    traditional Irish boats are constructed by the students, including the gandelow, currach and dory. In addition, the school was involved in the rebuilding of the...
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    2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020. Flynn, Arthur. The Story of Irish Film, Currach Press, 2005; ISBN 978-1-85607-914-3, p. 131. "John Boorman's Wicklow home...
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    loan. Consequently, Lugh was unable to refuse their request to use Lugh's currach (coracle) or boat, the "Wave-Sweeper" (Irish: Sguaba Tuinne). In the Lebor...
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    trawler Caïque Camakau Cape Islander Chasse-marée Chhot Coble Coracle Couta Currach Dhoni Dogger Dugout Falkuša Felucca Fembøring Ferilla Fifie Frejgatina...
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