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curragh

/ˈkʌɹə/

curragh is the alternative spelling of currach.

Meaning of currach

Noun

currach (plural currachs)

  1. An Irish boat, constructed like a coracle, and originally the same shape; now a boat of similar construction but conventional shape and large enough to be operated by up to eight oars.
    • Some days he went out in the currach with her father and her brothers, out past Blue Island and Inishlackan, where the mackerel and sea salmon were fat as piglets.2002, Joseph O'Connor, Star of the Sea, Vintage, published 2003, page 53

Proper noun capitalized: Curragh

Curragh

  1. A plain in County Kildare, Ireland; the site of a racecourse (Irish grid ref N 7613).
  2. A locality in the Bathurst council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Forms of curragh

pluralcurraghs

Origin of curragh

From Irish an Currach.

Questions about curragh

What does curragh mean?
Curragh means a plain in County Kildare, Ireland; the site of a racecourse (Irish grid ref N 7613).
What is curragh the alternative spelling of?
Curragh is the alternative spelling of currach.
What part of speech is curragh?
Curragh is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce curragh?
Curragh is pronounced /ˈkʌɹə/.

Words near curragh in the dictionary

  1. Curra Creek
  2. currabingo
  3. Currabubula
  4. currach
  5. currachs
  6. curragh
  7. curraghs
  8. Currah
  9. Currahs
  10. currajong
  11. currajongs

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