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Posted: **Sat Oct 26, 2013 7:48 pm**

Posted: **Sat Oct 26, 2013 7:48 pm**

Is the last picture John F\'s grandparents about to teach him \'the ropes\' when he was a baby?!? Dermot

Posted: **Sat Oct 26, 2013 7:48 pm**

The last pic could be Boyne coracles ....

Posted: **Sat Oct 26, 2013 7:48 pm**

The last image has \"Two Coracle men. From a postcard, ca. 1900\" stamped on it...

Posted: **Sat Oct 26, 2013 7:48 pm**

Brilliant, brilliant pictures. Ta very much. Mo.

Posted: **Sat Oct 26, 2013 7:48 pm**

But, sure, can\'t ya see the family resemblance??
Me granny is the good-lookin\' one on the right. She was famous for that beard, you know!!

The coracle picture is probably from the boyne area. they used square as well as round coracles. the square one was probably easier to handle, wih its straight front, since they weren\'t paddled from the sides, but sculled forward (in a kneeling position) with a sculling-draw stroke, using the single-blade paddles. and the net was trailed/trawled between two coracles for salmon (and possibly for rope gymnastics of an evening!?!).

the mix of influences in the kayaks (qajaqs) and paddles is interesting (if yer inta that sorta thing!). alaska, bering sea, aleutian, siberian and boyne valley!
the 3-seat baidarka (top picture) was excellent for hunting, with 2 paddlers and one harpooner/archer. Wouldn\'t fancy being in the front with a hung-over harpooner in the middle seat! the guy in the middle in the photo seems to be clipping his nails or playing video games or something!

Carl, any chance of a downloadable copy or info on where to get them? Pretty please? Beautiful please???
John

Posted: **Sat Oct 26, 2013 7:48 pm**

No John, either he is reading Oilean or maybe looking at photos of your auld granny with the beard.
Mick

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