curagh
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Another day he went to Inisheer and they broke three ribs of the curagh, and they coming back.
From The Aran Islands by J. M. (John Millington) Synge
One time three men were out at night in a curagh, and they saw a big ship coming down on them.
From The Aran Islands by J. M. (John Millington) Synge
With the injury to our curagh we did not go far from the shore.
From The Aran Islands by J. M. (John Millington) Synge
Here the hooker was anchored about eighty yards from the shore, and a curagh was rowed round to tow out the animals.
From The Aran Islands by J. M. (John Millington) Synge
I was afraid they would upset the curagh, but they would go after the birds.
From The Aran Islands by J. M. (John Millington) Synge
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