Re: Greeks and Romans in the Atlantic

["Peter Alaca"]

Eric Stevens wrote: news:3i0l721m52k1rhvridjss6bl94ffbis337@xxxxxxx

> Somewhere within the last three years I have read about the use of
> leather-skinned coastal craft by the Irish. The book had a reference
> to reasonably large sailing craft of this kind in use up to late 1700s
> and possibly the 1800s. I remember there was a contemporary engraving
> of what was supposed to have been the last one in use.

Look for 'curragh'

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p.a.