Peter Faulkner the “The Oracle of Coracles displays his coracle at the Beale Park Boat Show 2011
Coracles A coracle is a small keel–less boat (usually for one person) propelled by a single paddle operated over the front. In this way it is pulled through the water. Coracles are easily portable and highly manoeverable. They are essentially for fresh water use but in expert hands can be used for net fishing salmon in estuaries. They are used for this purpose in West Wales under permit and stringent regulations. A coracle does not have to be round, and in fact there are many different styles that are in evidence throughout the world, with 18 styles known in the UK alone. The Irish ‘Boyne’ style coracle, pictured on this page, The coracle is a small, lightweight boat of the sort traditionally used in Wales but also in parts of Western and South Western England, Ireland (particularly the River Boyne),[1] and Scotland (particularly the River Spey); the word is also used of similar boats found in India, Vietnam, Iraq and Tibet.[2] The word "coracle" comes from the Welsh cwrwgl, cognate with Irish and Scottish Gaelic currach, and is recorded in English as early as the sixteenth century. Other historical English spellings include corougle, corracle, curricle and coricle.
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Location: Beale Park Boat Show , Pangbourne Berkshire
Photo credit: © Gary Blake / Alamy / Afripics
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