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Currach

  • Brandon Regatta, 1993

    Brandon Regatta, 1993

    In 1993, I took photographs at Brandon during the local currach races. Amongst the racers were two prominent currach builders from ...
  • Currach as shop decoration (1)

    Currach as shop decoration (1)

    On a visit in Killarney in 2014, I took these photographs in a gift shop somewhere in the town centre. It ...
  • Currach as shop decoration (2)

    Currach as shop decoration (2)

    In 2016, I photographed another interesting currach in a gift shop in Killarney. I remember I had asked in the shop ...
  • Currach as work of art (1)

    Currach as work of art (1)

    A painting on a housewall in Dingle.
  • Currach as work of art (2)

    Currach as work of art (2)

    The Dingle Currach survives as a piece of art. This stainless steel model is made pretty close to the original ...
  • Currach as work of art (3)

    Currach as work of art (3)

    This beautiful currach frame with two thwarts had been built by Monty O’Leary from the Maharees. Meanwhile it has been ...
  • Currach as work of art (4)

    Currach as work of art (4)

    While checking on currachs at Brandon Creek in October 2022, I took photographs of a sculpture commemorating St Brendan. There were ...
  • Currachs as pub decoration (1)

    Currachs as pub decoration (1)

    On my last trip to Dingle I found two beautiful models of fishing currachs in pubs, used for decoration. One ...
  • Currachs as pub decoration (2)

    Currachs as pub decoration (2)

    On a trip to Ireland in 2014, I made these photos of a currach model in a pub somewhere around ...
  • Currachs at Ballymore, 1989

    Currachs at Ballymore, 1989

    In 1989 I spent some time at the Ballymore camp ground between Dingle and Ventry where I visited a friend. There ...
  • Currachs at Brandon Creek

    Currachs at Brandon Creek

    Over the years I have visited Brandon Creek to check on the currachs. Besides Dunquin pier, it has turned out to ...
  • Currachs at Bunbeg, Donegal 1988

    Currachs at Bunbeg, Donegal 1988

    In Winter 1998/99, I took a trip along the west coast of Ireland on the trail of James Hornell, who ...
  • Currachs at Dunquin pier

    Currachs at Dunquin pier

    In 1987, I took the small ferry from Dunquin to the Great Blasket Island for the first time. I stayed the ...
  • Dingle racing currachs

    Dingle racing currachs

    In Dingle the currach mainly survives as racing currach. I have investigated the excellent fleet of racing currachs there for ...
  • Fanad Currachs, Co. Donegal

    Fanad Currachs, Co. Donegal

  • Fibreglass currachs in the Dingle Peninsula

    Fibreglass currachs in the Dingle Peninsula

    At the time when Fungi the Dingle dolphin was not yet very popular, Declan Malone introduced me to his fibreglass ...
  • From Achill to Australia- The tale of Keiron's Currach

    From Achill to Australia- The tale of Keiron's Currach

    Our friend Keiron Ginnelly, here in Fremantle Western Australia, spent his early formative years in Dooega, Achill Island. His family ...
  • Joan Maguire - currach racer and regatta organizer

    Joan Maguire - currach racer and regatta organizer

    In 1993, I met Joan Maguire in Dingle. At that time she was running a “musicoffice” in Dykegate St., somewhere ...
  • Michael Walsh and Michael Madden Currach Making

    Michael Walsh and Michael Madden Currach Making

    My grand uncle Michael “Bobby”Walsh was a boat and Currach builder from Inishturk south, he mover to the mainland near ...
  • Rare Currachs

    Rare Currachs

    Over the years, I have watched the currachs at Dunquin pier. This year only one is left: a fishing currach in ...
  • Surviving Currachs (1)

    Surviving Currachs (1)

    Today, I checked the bus stop in Dingle and was delighted to see that they have replaced the destroyed currach ...
  • Surviving Currachs (2)

    Surviving Currachs (2)

    While going through my photos from 2014, I found the original Dingle bus-stop currach. After further investigation it turned out that ...
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