Currachs |
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By Peter Page - Australia |
G'day Chuck,
I just got back last week from Ireland. I took lots of photos of wooden boats and some not wooden boats. I thought you might like to look at some Currachs from the west coast of Mayo. They are now covered with fiberglass, though some are still covered in canvas and bitumen.
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This currach is mored at Frenchport
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Red currach |
![click to enlarge](red-currach3-s.jpg)
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Fiberglass currach |
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This is my brother inlaw's "new boat". His other boat was crushed by
a drunk Scotsman driving a 290 ton barge while tied to the pier in
Belliglass. |
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Coming into Innishkea. |
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Fiberglass covered currachs |
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Old and new |
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Belliglass pier. My brothers in law's new boat is the small 40ft red
one on the outside. |
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This one is past it's use by date |
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The new lifeboat |
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