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BÁDÓIRÍ – PHOTOGRAPHING THE LAST OF THE GALWAY HOOKER MEN

BÁDÓIRÍ - watching Hooker races at Carna Image Name: BÁDÓIRÍ - watching Hooker races at Carna
BÁDÓIRÍ  Turf load on Capall Image Name: BÁDÓIRÍ Turf load on Capall
Bádóirí - St Patrick Image Name: Bádóirí - St Patrick
BÁDÓIRÍ  Pat Jennings at the Claddagh Image Name: BÁDÓIRÍ Pat Jennings at the Claddagh
BÁDÓIRÍ Padraig Bailey with fire in hold Image Name: BÁDÓIRÍ Padraig Bailey with fire in hold
BÁDÓIRÍ  - Padraig and Johnny Bailey on Capall Image Name: BÁDÓIRÍ - Padraig and Johnny Bailey on Capall
BÁDÓIRÍ  - loading Capall at Sruthan Image Name: BÁDÓIRÍ - loading Capall at Sruthan
BÁDÓIRÍ  Kinvara points Image Name: BÁDÓIRÍ Kinvara points
BÁDÓIRÍ  hookers crossing Galway Bay Image Name: BÁDÓIRÍ hookers crossing Galway Bay
BÁDÓIRÍ  - hookers at Sruthan Image Name: BÁDÓIRÍ - hookers at Sruthan
BÁDÓIRÍ  Cloherty brothers Image Name: BÁDÓIRÍ Cloherty brothers
BÁDÓIRÍ Capall leaves Image Name: BÁDÓIRÍ Capall leaves

For centuries Galway hookers sailed the waters of Galway Bay transporting people, goods and animals and connecting remote coastal communities with the Aran Islands, Galway city and market towns like Kinvara.

Transport and fishing once provided work for hundreds of these boats and their crews but by the 1960s their working days were coming to an end and many old boats were abandoned.

In the 1980s attempts were made to revive interest in the craft starting with the annual Crinniú na mBád or Gathering of the Boats in Kinvara and to preserve for for future generations the skills
needed to build and to sail them.

This film uses photographs taken during the revival to documentwhat remained of the Galway hookers and of the people andplaces associated with them.
For more information contact

Joe St LegerMobile: 087 258 4017
Email: joest@indigo.ie