Talk:Currach

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[edit] 2005/6 posts

The Curragh and Coracle are very similar, the difference being size, and perhaps the geographical range of use.

However both articles overlap, the result being some inconsistancies. E.g. did Julius Ceasar really see an Irish Curragh? or did he see a Late British Iron Age Coracle? --Dumbo1 17:27, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Also the quote in the coracle article suggest that Curraghs were also in use in Wales. --Dumbo1 17:30, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

The two terms are cognate. Coracle coming from a Welsh word with the same root. --MacRusgail 21:40, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

This kind of boat is much more known as Curragh, no ? Alvaro 14:36, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

- It can be, but it is generally known as a currach in Scotland. I hope to add more information about Scottish currachs by the way, it is not an exclusively Irish term. --MacRusgail 20:42, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

NB - Currach is the correct spelling in Gaelic, whether Scottish or Irish. --MacRusgail 21:45, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
Thanks a lot for the explanation. I will try to rename fr:Curragh ;D Alvaro 13:55, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
I tried... now, it's fr:currach ;D Alvaro 17:27, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

It seems to me that currugh and coracle are similar enough for the two articles to be merged. Dumbo1

Nah, definitely not. Currachs can be long thin boats, such as St. Brendan's, but coracles are always round. Some "currachs" are the same as coracles, but by no means all. Note also, that they exist in completely different geographical locations. --MacRusgail 02:18, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image not fair use in this context?

I just noticed that the image of the stamp is uploaded under fair use, but the criteria for it to be so is "to illustrate the stamp in question (as opposed to things appearing in the stamp's design)", and as this is in a Currach article, it is clearly doing the latter. I'm removing it for the moment, and will see if I can find an image of an actual currach instead. MartinRe 12:21, 11 March 2006 (UTC)