Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Historic Willow Coracle Film


Thank you to Poppy Hatinger for sharing this video based on footage from 1935. It shows two Irish craftsmen build a coracle from willow and an ox hide, then use the craft to set fishing nets in the River Boyne.
Posted by Unknown at 11:21 AM
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4 comments:

  1. SalixFebruary 1, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    What a treasure! You wouldn't think there would be a lot of films like that from the 1930s.
    Lene

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  2. UnknownFebruary 1, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    What a great find! I watched with interest how they used a wood dowel to pull the willow tight when tying off the joins - leverage made easier.... might work other ways with the willow.

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  3. UnknownFebruary 2, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    It is amazing. I had to go look again, after Jo's comment about the leverage-tying dowel. When they were done with the frame work it was so precise.
    Sandy

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  4. UnknownFebruary 13, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    Thanks to Donna Sakamoto Crispin, here's another link -- this one from a living history group in Texas:
    http://www.texascoritani.com/firstcoracle.html

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