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Definition of Currachs
1. currach [n] - See also: currach
Lexicographical Neighbors of Currachs
Literary usage of Currachs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Highlands and of the Highland Clans by James Browne (1849)
"... and Urns—War weapons—Canoes and currachs— Invasion and Campaigns of Agricola—Battle
of the Grampians—Recal and death of Agricola—Succeeded by Lollius ..."
2. Macariae Excidium, Or, The Destruction of Cyprus: Being a Secret History of by Charles O'Kelly, John Cornelius O'Callaghan, Irish Archaeological Society (1850)
"... hide-covered boats, or currachs, in which the inhabitants of those islands," the
... currachs ..."
3. The history of Ireland by Thomas Moore (1845)
"That the currachs were considered to a certain degree, seaworthy, may be judged
from the expeditions in which they were sometimes employed. ..."
4. The History of Ireland; Commencing with Its Earliest Period, to the Great by Thomas Moore (1843)
"... from out their currachs, just as, when the sun is at his burning height, dark
battalions of reptiles are seen to crawl from out their earth- holes, ..."
5. The Book of Dumbartonshire: A History of the County, Burghs, Parishes, and by Joseph Irving (1879)
"St. Columba and St. Cormack appear to have performed lengthy and even dangerous
voyages in them ; while in currachs was fought the great battle in the Frith ..."
6. The Gentleman's Magazine (1889)
"In rough weather, too, they cannot go a-fishing in their currachs or canvas boats;
and, except at Kilronan, they had until recently no piers to protect ..."
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