A small Irish or Scottish boat made of a wooden frame covered with hide or canvas, traditionally used in coastal waters and rivers.
From Irish 'curach' and Scottish Gaelic 'currach', possibly from ancient Celtic languages; these boats were used since prehistoric times and represent one of humanity's oldest watercraft designs.
Currachs could be built in a few days using local materials and could land almost anywhere—Irish monks and Vikings both used these flexible little boats for exploration, and they're still made today using traditional methods.
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