Ceatharlach, An Cabhán, Cill Dara, Lú, An Mhí, Muineachán, An Iarmhí
Ranganna a bhfreastalaíonn siad ar:
1st year, 2nd year, 3rd year, 4th year
Claidhbh delivers engaging, curriculum-linked workshops for secondary schools using the Boyne Currach to explore Ireland's maritime heritage. Through traditional boatbuilding, archaeology, local history, and folklore, students experience living heritage in a hands•on way, developing an appreciation of traditiona l skills, cultural identity, and the importance of protecting our shared heritage.
Students explore prehistoric engineering by building a traditional wicker hull. They will handle raw hazel rods and collaborate to weave a structural gunwale using the ancient an buinne beat technique. While crafting, students investigate the mythology of the River Boyne and discover how Neolithic builders used large wicker vessels to transport stone monuments.
Students examine local socio-economic history through traditional wood bending. Working in teams, they will physically flex and secure heavy timber ribs into an interlocking lattice frame using ancient tensioning methods. Alongside this engineering task, students discover the folklore of river poachers and explore the 1948 laws that ended the salmon netting economy.
Students investigate medieval maritime history by assembling a boat's outer protective skin. They will work together to measure, pull, and stretch canvas tightly across a curved timber hull. Students will trace the technical evolution from cowhides to modern tarred canvas while exploring early folklore of monks undertaking oceanic pilgrimages.
Tuilleadh Eolais
Cuairteanna le hiar-bhunscoileanna
Freastalaíonn sé/sí ar daoine a bhfuil riachtanais speisialta acu
Cuireann sé/sí gníomhaíochtaí praiticiúla/ teagmhálach ar siúil
