Make your own Coracle boat! 24th August @ The River Field

Learn to make your own coracle boat at our 1-day workshop here at The River Field in north Kilkenny, from 10am to 4pm on Saturday 24th August 2013.

We'll be doing nature walks, foraging talks, willow weaving, herblore and minibeast sampling throughout the day, too.

Making coracles

Traditional, ancient river boats and the biggest water-worthy vessel you can make with one ox hide, coracles have been found in river and lakeside communities the world over, from Vietnam to India to Tibet to America to the British Isles. I'd been wanting to make one for ages, especially since I realised I'd be able to go round the maze in one during the winter floods.