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Currachs or curraghs at Keem, Achill Island
Currachs or curraghs at Keem, Achill Island
Description
Traditional lightweight fishing boats constructed of a wooden frame over which animal skins or hides were once stretched but now tarred canvas is more often used. These currachs are at Keem Beach, a very beautiful remote sandy beach at the north west of the island.
Traditional lightweight fishing boats constructed of a wooden frame over which animal skins or hides were once stretched but now tarred canvas is more often used. These currachs are at Keem Beach, a very beautiful remote sandy beach at the north west of the island.
