10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CURAGH»
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Late this evening I saw a three-oared curagh with two old women in her beside
the rowers, landing at the slip through a heavy roll. They were coming from
Inishere and they rowed up quickly enough till they were within a few yards of the
...
When we were quite close one man threw the pin and the other man hit at them
with his rowing stick, and the two of them fell over in the curagh, and she turned
on her side, and only it was quite calm the lot of us were drowned, ' I think those ...
John Millington Synge, 2005
3
The Aran Islands and Connemara
The next day he went back to the south island, and I think he was alone in the
curagh. As soon as he came near the other island he saw a man fishing from the
cliffs, and this man called out to him: '“Make haste now and go up and tell your ...
John Millington Synge, 2008
4
Journal of the Folklore Institute
At length after rowing very hard they reached the landing place, which was a
broad, smooth leac or flat, where they hauled up their curagh. They were much
relieved to have escaped from the strange ship, which now lay still, within its own
...
Those who cannot afford that burn dried cow-dung. Communication between the
islands is made entirely by the curaghs—the ancient sea-craft which is as
characteristic of the Aran man as are his pampooties. A curagh has rather the
shape of ...
First a curagh belonging to the south island which put off with two men in her
heavy with drink, came to shore here the next evening dry and uninjured, with the
sail half set, and no one in her. More recently, a curagh from this island with three
...
7
Ireland: Life and Land in Literature
Life and Land in Literature William A. Dumbleton. '^f^ .«?. ' \ "" - 20. An Irish
cottage near the sea. sun went up. 19. A curagh, the light boat with a tarred hull of
skins or cloth, as used in the Aran Islands. (Irish Tourist Board). Realities, Synge
...
William A. Dumbleton, 1984
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A Man who Does Not Exist: The Irish Peasant in the Work of ...
He is a skilled fisherman, and can manage a curagh (traditional fishing canoe of
Aran) with extraordinary nerve and dexterity. He can farm simply, burn kelp, cut
out pampooties, mend nets, build and thatch a house, and make a cradle or a ...
9
Harper's Monthly Magazine
Those who cannot afford that burn dried cow-dung. Communication between the
islands is made entirely by the curaghs — the ancient sea-craft which is as
characteristic of the Aran man as arc his pampooties. A curagh has rather the
shape ...
10
Collected works: General editor Robin Skelton
I ran down with two men and we went out in a curagh; we went round the point
where they said the ship was, and there was no ship in it. As it was a Sunday we
had nothing to do, and it was a fine calm day, so we rowed out a long way
looking ...
John Millington Synge, Robin Skelton, 1966
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CURAGH»
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Theater Review: The Cripple of Inishmaan Brings an Aran Nation to …
Billy decides to audition and cons fisherman Babbybobby into taking him to Inishmore in his curagh. Much of what you see isn't what it seems, ... «Denver Westword, Feb 15»
