Parkgoers get a lesson in Irish rowing in Old Lyme
October 16, 2021 12:00 am
• Last Updated: October 16, 2021 10:28 pm
From left, Kevin Roberts, Maureen Plumleigh and Jim McCabe, of New London Currach Rowers, demonstrate rowing an Irish currach Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at Rogers Lake after teaching people how to row one of the vessels at Hains Park in Old Lyme. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Old Lyme — Members of the New London Currach Rowers demonstrated rowing an Irish currach Saturday at Rogers Lake.
Beforehand, they taught people on shore how to row one of the vessels at Hains Park. Later, two students at a time were able to go out in a currach with an instructor.
The event was sponsored by New London Currach Rowers with support from the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Irish Coastal Club.
The vessels, which have a history that goes back hundreds of years, are made of canvas or animal hidse stretched over a wood or wicker frame.
Julie Bartley of Old Lyme, center, receives instruction from Jim McCabe, left, on how to row an Irish currach Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, while Melissa Dayton, right, of Guilford waits her turn at Hains Park in Old Lyme. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Maureen Plumleigh, left, and Jim McCabe, right, of New London Currach Rowers, and others put an Irish currach in the water Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at Rogers Lake while at Hains Park in Old Lyme. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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