Coracle Collection

Eustace Rogers, the last coracle man of Ironbridge, Shropshire
He is pictured with a coracle on his back at the bottom of his garden on the banks of the River Severn. Mr Rogers died aged 88 in 2003. First published The Times Date: 1987

Welsh Coracle
Welsh coracles are made of wickerwork covered with a watertight material, though fragile they are sturdy and light

Coracle men - Carmarthen
Welsh Coracle men - Carmarthen, Wales. The Carmarthen coracle is of a rounder and deeper design, as it is used in tidal waters on the Tywi River, where there are no rapids. Date: 1905

Man and Woman of Cacongo on the coast of Angola (formerly part of the Congo, Central Africa). A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Woaded Briton in Coracle
A native of ancient Britain in woad markings paddles his coracle fishing boat on the river

Coracle on River Teifi at Cenarth, Wales probably 1930s

Coracle on River Teifi at Cenarth, Wales

Welshmen carrying coracle boats, Carmarthen Date: circa 1935

Coracles - The River Dee Date: 1889

Man and woman of Issinia, Guinea, West Africa, 1818. The man sits in front of a hut built of reeds and palm leaves, the woman carries a baby on her back

Welsh coracle fishermen, Kilgerran, Pembrokeshire
Welsh coracle fishermen at Kilgerran, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. 1931

An ancient Briton in a fishing boat
An ancient Briton in a round coracle boat catching fish with a net. He has paint on his body (woad) which would have been used to intimidate his enemies during battle. Date: circa 400BC

Eustace Rogers, the last coracle man of Ironbridge, Shropshire. He is pictured with a coracle on his back at the bottom of his garden on the banks of the River Severn

Mettupalayam Railway Bridge, near Coonoor, India
Mettupolliam (Mettupalayam) Railway Bridge, near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu state, India. Date: circa 1910

Launching a Coracle on the R. Boyne - a view of a man launching a round coracle into the River Boyne. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Louth). Date: circa early 1900s

Salmon Fishers and Coracle on the Boyne - a view of a coracle with a man on board at the river bank with a net and two men in the background with the rest of the net

Coracle Man, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Date: 1920s

Irish coracles
Traditional Irish coracles (currachs) at the International Fisheries Exhibition, held at the Horticultural Societys Gardens in South Kensington, London Date: May 1883

CORACLES
Two old men, paddling along a river in coracles. Date: 1930s

Coracle Fisherman
A coracle fisherman on the River Teifi, at Cenarth, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The coracle was used as a river craft by Ancient Britons. Date: 1960s

Ancient Fisherfolk
An ancient British fisherman in his coracle awaits his companion; they will hold the net between them. On shore, a farmer is plowing his field with a pair of oxen. Date: BCE

Art & Delvcaem
Art rescues Delvcaem from her parents & the waves magically aid the lovers as they travel to Ireland in a coracle

An Ancient Briton in a coracle
An Ancient Briton paddling a Coracle boat

Gufas and bellums on the Tigris
Gufa and Bellum boats awaiting hire on the River Tigris, which splits Baghdad, Iraq, in half. A gufa is a circular boat propelled by a pole or single paddle, rather like a coracle

Seleucia, Ctesiphon
The ruins of the ancient cities of Seleucia and Ctesiphon, on either bank of the Tigris. A native is paddling his coracle on the river. Date: circa 1835

Coracles / Curragh Boats
The main picture shows Irish coracles, known as curragh boats, being used in the sea just off-shore. The inset shows a man carrying a smaller welsh-style coracle

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