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Associations, clubs & events |
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Annual Coracle Regatta | annual event at Ironbridge, Shropshire |
Boyne Curragh Heritage Group | aims to conserve and develop the tradition of wicker boat building in the Boyne Valley |
Carmarthen Coracle & Netsmen’s Association | Facebook page of a group in Wales |
The Coracle Society | promoting coracles, curraghs and related craft |
The National Coracle Centre | houses an exhibition of coracles from the UK and around the world, Carmarthenshire |
Coracle building |
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Academia.edu | online book on the building and history of coracles |
Medieval | video on coracle-building |
Mother Earth News | how to build a coracle |
Newgrange Currach | currach history, construction plans and courses, Ireland |
Plywood lath coracle | detailed pictoral guide to building a plywood lath coracle |
The Coracle Society | how to build a coracle |
Other information |
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BBC | interesting article on coracles by Martin from the National Coracle Centre |
BBC News Magazine | coracle fishing tradition passed down through generations – video |
Bull Boats | crossing rivers, native American style |
Cairn Crafts | an introduction to coracles |
Ceredigion Museum | article and photos of coracles in Ceredigion |
Coracle crossings | article about a coracle ferry across a river in Karnataka, India |
Heritage Craft Association | entry on coracle making as an heritage craft and it’s viability for makers |
Ku-dru or Kowa | image of a yak-hide coracle-type boat on a river in Tibet |
A Prehistoric Coracle in Fife (pdf) | academic article about the discovery of a Bronze Age grave in Scotland with a coracle used as a coffin |
Wikipedia | entry for coracle |
Wikipedia | entry for currach (Ireland) |
Wikipedia | entry for bull boat (native American) |
Videos |
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Edwardian Farm | clip on coracle making |
NaturalBushcraft | how to build a coracle |
WoodlandsTV | making and sailing coracles |
Youtube | how to paddle a coracle |