Oughterard hosts currach race finals

Local competitors were to the fore in the All Ireland currach racing finals regatta which took place at Baurisheen Bay on Lough Corrib, Oughterard at the weekend.

Crews from Donegal, Clare, Kerry, and Connemara, as well as local Oughterard crews, were in action with Ardmore (Carna ) comprising Joe Joyce (Rua ), John Joe Donohue, and Paraic Canavan winning the senior men’s title.

The winner of the junior class was local team Portacarron, who finished by a nose from Baurisheen, while first in the ladies’ senior currach final were the Clare-Kerry crew.

 

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