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1. Currachs: Currach built in around 1970 by Thomas Winters. The older generation of currachs are lighter in construction and the stern is not as deep as in present-day examples, which are built to carry powerful outboard engines. This decaying example has a double skin of tarred canvas and calico

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StillImage — Photographs
Contributors:
Mac Cárthaigh, Críostóir — Winters, Thomas
Abstract:
Currach built in around 1970 by Thomas Winters. The older generation of currachs are lighter in construction and the stern is not as deep as in present-day examples, which are built to carry powerful outboard engines. This decaying example has a double skin of tarred canvas and calico. [ … ]