curagh
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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I asked her if the curagh would soon be coming back with the priest.
From The Aran Islands by Synge, J. M. (John Millington)
The tide was going out when we landed, so we merely stranded the curagh and went up to the little hotel.
From The Aran Islands by Synge, J. M. (John Millington)
A four-oared curagh with two men in her besides the rowers— probably the Priest and the Doctor—went first, followed by the three-oared curagh from the south island, which ran more danger.
From The Aran Islands by Synge, J. M. (John Millington)
When we were about half way across the sound we met a curagh coming towards us with its sails set.
From The Aran Islands by Synge, J. M. (John Millington)
I was afraid they would upset the curagh, but they would go after the birds.
From The Aran Islands by Synge, J. M. (John Millington)
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