- Subject
- Communication and Trade: skin boats (currachs)
- Date
- 1997
- County
- Mayo
- Photographer
- Críostóir Mac Cárthaigh
- Archival information
- 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.
- Relevant person
- Thomas Winters
- Format
- Image
- Film: Slide
- Colour
- 35mm
Archival Reference
The Photographic Collection, C021.03.00104
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