currach
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currach
- /ˈkʌɹə/ UK
- /ˈkʌɹəx/ UK
Sounds like Curragh
Where it comes from
From Irish curach, corrach, from Proto-Celtic *korukos (“boat”).
noun currachs · corragh · curagh · curragh
- An Irish boat, constructed like a coracle, and originally the same shape; now a boat of similar construction but conventional shape and large enough to be operated by up to eight oars. Some days he went out in the currach with her father and her brothers, out past Blue Island and Inishlackan, where the mackerel and sea salmon were fat as piglets.
Talk about this word "currach." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/currach. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. currach. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/currach "currach." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/currach.Cite this
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title = {currach},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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