Cork Currach project connects migrants to native rivers

A currach built by migrants and inscribed with the Ogham names of rivers in their native countries has been launched on the river Lee.

Cork Currach project connects migrants to native rivers

A currach built by migrants and inscribed with the Ogham names of rivers in their native countries has been launched on the river Lee.

The traditional Dunfanaghy-style currach was built at the Meitheil Mara community boat building yard in Cork city by a multicultural team of people drawn from Ireland, Latvia, Poland, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Turkey and England.

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