History, Folklore and Construction
Traditional Boats of Ireland Book
History, Folklore and Construction
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- Recorded Boats
- 12ft punt
- A. K. Ilen
- Aigh Vie - Manx Nobby
- Curach Adhmaid
- Currach - Blasket Island
- Currach - Inisheer Island
- Currach - Inishturk Island
- Currach - Inishkea Island
- Currach - Scattery Island
- Drontheim
- Fishing Smack - Richard Hall
- Free State
- Galway hooker
- Galway Hooker - Gleoiteog
- Hanorah - Heir Island lobster Boat
- Kerry Naomhóg
- Kinsale Hooker
- Lake Angling Boat - Lough Corrib
- Lough Erne YC - Model 1
- Lough Erne YC - Model 2
- Lough Erne YC - Model 3
- Lough Erne YC - Model 4
- Lough Erne YC - Model 5
- Lough Erne YC - Model 6
- Lough Erne YC - Model 7
- Lough Erne YC - Model 8
- Lough Erne YC - Model 9
- Naomh Brigid
- Naomh Lua
- Rankin dinghy
- Saoirse
- Seine Follower Boat
- Tern - Hegarty Lobster Boat
- Three Hand Kerry Naomhog - Model
- Topaz - Manx Nobby
- Water Nymph 1885
- West Cork Mackerel Yawl
- Boatbuilders
- Jimmy Furey
- Walter Levigne
- McDonalds - Model 1
- McDonalds - Model 2
- McDonalds - Model 3
- McDonalds - Model 4
- McDonalds - Model 5
- Tyrells - 35ft Motor Fishing Vessel
- Tyrells - Model 1
- Tyrells - Model 2
- Tyrells - Model 3
- Tyrells - Model 4
- Tyrells - Model 5
- Tyrells - Model 6
- Tyrells - Model 7
- Tyrells - Model 8
- Tyrells - Model 9
- Tyrells - Shipwright
- Daingean Museum Store
- Four Oared Boat
- Two-masted carvel-built boat
- GreenCastle Museum
- GreenCastle Museum Model 1
- GreenCastle Museum Model 2
- GreenCastle Museum Model 3
- GreenCastle Museum Model 4
- Turlough Park Museum
- Currach Collection
- Museum Interior
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- Name of vessel
- Typical Galway Hooker
- Designer
- Various - usually the Builder
- Builder of vessel
- Various
- Date of vessel / Date of model
- Some given dimensions of the yacht (LOA, LWL, Draft etc)
- Scale of the model
- Owner's name / Home port.
- General Description:
- The Galway hooker, or bád mór, a gaff-rigged sailing boat ranging from 35-44 feet in length, used chiefly for carrying of goods. Smaller versions of the type were known as a leatbhád (literally, ‘half-boat’) of which the boat pictured here, measuring 34ft 10in in length, is an example.
- Any other information.
- The term Galway (or Conamara) hooker is the largest of four related classes of carvel-built sailing boats.
- 1. Bád mór (big boat) - ranges in length from 35 to 44 feet The standard rigging consisted of three brown calico sails, a mainsail, foresail and a jib extended beyond the bow on a bowsprit,
- 2. Leathbhád (half boat) - about 32 feet in length
- 3. Gleoiteog - ranges in size from 24 to 28 feet and having the same lines and rig as the hookers
- 4. Púcán - similar in size and shape to the gleoiteog, but carries a different rig, with a large dipping lug and a small jib.