Tory Island lies 7 miles [11 km] off the coast of Donegal, where the Gaelic language and a unique communal society still survive. A hybrid currach  type appeared at the end of the last century when a resourceful fisherman is thought to have copied aspects of visiting yachts to produce the hybrid replicated by Meitheal Mara. The boat in the Meitheal Mara collection is based on an exhaustive survey of a Tory currach which was deposited with the National Museum in 1921.

CONSTRUCTION
Gunwales are made of a number of sections joined with clenched copper and galvanised boat nails. The ribs are made of oak. The stringers running fore and aft are of ash. Covering is 18oz cotton duck canvas treated with coal tar. A keel is placed over the finished boat and shod with a steel bland. Two bilge runners are also fitted.

• LENGTH OVER ALL 11' [336 cm]
• BEAM 42" [117cm]
• DEPTH 26" [66cm]
• CREW 2
• PROPULSION Oars