Traditional Boats of Ireland Book
History, Folklore and Construction
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The workshop of the renowned boatbuilder Jimmy Furey, at Mount Plunkett on the shores of Lough Ree, County Roscommon. Jimmy is well known for building lake boats as well as Shannon One Design sailing boats, at 86 years is currently building a Water Wag sailing dinghy with the assistance of Cathy MacAleavey. 3D scan of the first Shannon One Design Jimmy built, Hull no 108, as well as a rowing boat originally built by Jimmy's father.
Recording of this vessel has been part funded
The boatbuilding workshop of Walter Levigne (1894-1982) at Coosan, County Westmeath, remains unaltered since Walter passed away in 1982 and still contains two completed but never launched boats. Both of these lake boats, one clinker and one carvel as well as a 12ft punt and the mould for the carvel angling boat were 3D laser scanned
Recording of this vessel has been part funded