Anglophile Friday - Making Your Own Coracle

Picture of a coracle

From R.J. Unstead's 'Looking at History'

I had to phone my daughter last night and ask her if she remembered which book we have that has a picture of a coracle in it. I had already narrowed it down to about five, and she suggested three, so we managed to find the picture I had remembered seeing.

From Wikipedia: 

"Designed for use in the swiftly flowing streams of Wales and parts of the rest of Britain and Ireland, the coracle has been in use for centuries, having been noted by Julius Caesar in his invasion of Britain in the mid first century BC, and used in his campaigns in Spain. Remains interpreted as a possible coracle were found in a Bronze Age grave from near Dalgety Bay, and two others have been described, from Corbridge and from near Ferriby.

According to Ian Harries, coracle fisherman, coracles are so light and portable that they can easily be carried on the fisherman's shoulders when proceeding to and from his work."

So the story behind this post is that I was looking up something on YouTube and came across this video of a man who makes coracles. I thought it was fascinating. Maybe you will too.

I was showing this video clip to my husband. He got a puzzled look on his face and said, 'Hadn't they ever seen a fish??'

Photo from TorontoMuseumProject.ca

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