Níl aon stór focail socraithe don ceaslóireacht – deirtear cadhc nó caghaic nó canú ag brath ar an duine. Currach a thugtar ar an mbád iascaigh traidisiúnta is coitianta san tIarthar na hÉirinn. Fráma adhmaid a bhíonn ar an gcurach i gcónaí agus craiceann air, agus tá siad míchlúiteach taghdach. ‘Currachín’ an t’ainm a thugann seanfhir Inis Meáin ar ‘kayak’– an-féilliúnach im’ thuaraim!
The Irish language has no agreed vocabulary for paddling. A kayak can be called a cadhc or caghaic or canú depending on who you speak to. Currachs are the traditional fishing boats of the west of Ireland. Made of animal hides or canvas stretched over a wooden frame, they are notoriously unstable. The old men of Inis Meáin refer to kayaks as ‘currachín’ – literally ‘little currachs’ – it seemed to fit best!
This blog records the kayaking adventures of two newly-addicted paddlers. It will mainly be in English, le cúpla focail i ngaeilge chomh minic agus is féidir!