The Camino de Santiago (or Way of St. James) is an internationally renowned ancient network of pilgrim routes stretching throughout France and Spain that finally comes together in the northwest ...

In the early hours of a summer morning, Niamh Scullion from Belfast, and her teammates, row their 12-seater currach past Islay Island, in Scotland’s Hebrides. They continue past Gigha, another island ...

A group of women who built a currach for the first time over the pandemic have successfully launched their vessel from a beach outside Kinsale, Co Cork. Dinny Wheeler, one of the ‘Baidín beoirs’ who ...

For almost a year, dedicated volunteers have headed to Belfast's Titanic Quarter twice a week to build a boat from scratch. But this is no ordinary boat. This is a currach - a traditional boat, as ...

It's an image familiar to most Irish people – the sight of men carrying a currach on their heads as they walk down to the sea – but it was given a new twist this week when four newcomers to Ireland ...

Shipshape: Holger Lönze covered the hull of his boat with recycled denim and coal tar It's a sunny day at Kinnego Marina on Lough Neagh. A crowd of people are gathered on the shore, chatting, making ...

An award-winning explorer, historian and author has congratulated a group of 70 people who pulled together to hand craft a 33ft long currach which successfully completed its maiden voyage on the River ...

Jul. 31—NEW LONDON — A crowd of about 50 people on Custom House Pier along the city's waterfront cheered as rowers began racing Saturday afternoon in traditional Irish boats. The currach regatta on ...

Dublin's Temple Bar is known for its craic agus ceol, but in recent weeks, visitors may have come across a currach too. The traditional boat has been built in TØN Gallery by artist Mark Redden. Mr ...

Three Island Challenge. Pic shows winning brothers at the finish Michael , Simon and Ronan O Donnell from Gweedoor Donegal. (photo by Maxwell's) Currach crews from all over the East Coast met in ...

The careful construction of an ancient hide-covered boat - only to be destroyed to create art - is all part of a film entitled 'Crann’. The evocative new work, which is inspired by a poem, will have ...

The volunteers have been building the boat in T13 - a shared cultural space in Belfast's Titanic Quarter For almost a year, dedicated volunteers have headed to Belfast's Titanic Quarter twice a week ...