Kilbeg 13 – a “killed boat”

Kilbeg 13 – a “killed boat”

by | Jul 11, 2025 | Corrib Wrecks

The Ancient Irish had some interesting rituals. One of them appears to have been the “Killing” of boats. This particular vessel, an immense boat, probably larger than the Lurgan Boat in the National Museum (its hard to be exact as some of it remains buried...
Rinnaknock Boat

Rinnaknock Boat

by | Jul 11, 2025 | Corrib Wrecks

The Rinnaknock boat is a small one-man logboat, about 9ft long, with the footrest lugs still in place. The gunwhales are largely eroded leaving a slightly scalloped shape, but the lower hull is intact. The wreck was located by sidescan amongst rocks close to...
Baurisheen Lakeboat

Baurisheen Lakeboat

by | Jul 11, 2025 | Corrib Wrecks

Perfect weather meant that we could get some great footage of this old lakeboat. There is a large stone on the aft seat, and another midships. An interesting wreck with a story to tell.       The wreck is 25ft down, and Baurisheen seems to be a gloomy...
Rabbit Island Boat

Rabbit Island Boat

by | Jul 11, 2025 | Corrib Wrecks

From near the bow looking aft. The boat is 28ft long, in a moderate state of preservation. Four poorly preserved iron spearheads were found inside the vessel.     Tha Bow of the vessel – she is made of knotty oak, by the iron age most of the good tall...
Clydagh 10 logboat

Clydagh 10 logboat

by | Jul 11, 2025 | Corrib Wrecks

The C10 Logboat, approximately 20ft long in deep water. This is a particularly mobile part of the lake where the silt bottom moves every winter, covering or exposing objects on the bottom. Very little is currently known about this vessel, but I couldn’t resist...