The
currachs that we build will also be given to participating projects."
Two recent 'lives' from
Currach Press should be of interest to readers of Irish Economic and Social History.
Not everyone can muster the will to put out to sea in a
currach. Contemporary travelers, by whatever name, prefer more control over their destiny.
"Our journey will start from the source of the Wye, beginning on foot, horseback and bicycle from the Cambrian mountains down to Glasbury, from where we will continue on the journey by
currach along the south Wales coast embracing more or less the whole of south and mid Wales, approximately 150 miles over seven days.
To be fair, I would question why the editorial staff of
Currach Press did not attend to the book's problems.
And far from being hungry, if the television castaways get fed up rustling up tasty fish or shellfish, they can always go down to the Irish pub, The
Currach, where Louise helps out, and down a Guinness and a juicy steak with chips.
the only kind of boat in use is a
currach, a canoe of wicker framework and canvas covering".
However, tragedy struck as the small naomhog (Kerry-style
Currach) they were travelling in capsized at the mouth of the river Minho, where Spain and Portugal meet.
In Scotland, the expressions "curock" and "courich" are used, with "
currach" used in Ireland.
His autobiography The Irishman Who Ran For England is available from
Currach Press (EUR14.99).
SHOWING TWO SEPIA-COLORED photographs, one of Wittgenstein and another of a solitary
currach in Little Killary Bay, the rather attractive front cover of this pocket-sized book sets the fitting tone for tracing the steps of the Austrian philosopher on Irish soil.
From the adrenaline rush of the Sailing Regatta and races as well as exciting have a go activities, to tempting food and craft markets, seriously scenic guided walks, exciting and informative talks and tours, exhibitions and demonstrations, fun competitions, friendly giants,
currach racing and viking ships, there's plenty to choose from including fantastic family friendly events.
THE GRANDSON of Easter Rising hero James Connolly is planning to sail across the Atlantic Ocean - in a
CURRACH.
So good luck to the lads in the
Currach - and that goes to all those taking part in St Bob's flotilla to the G8 protest as well.
The stone, which was subsequently retrieved by divers, was finally laid to rest in the National Botanic Garden of Wales in Carmarthenshire, beside one of the replica Stone Age vessels, called a
currach, which were used to transport it.
