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West Clare Currach Club
 
Promoting building and rowing of traditional fishing currachs in Co. Clare
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Schedule of Clare currach regattas and rowing events will be updated here with contact details

Training is ongoing in Kilrush, Doonbeg, Kilkee, Kilbaha and Quilty. Check locally for times.

Please note that regattas may be postponed due to rough sea conditions but will be run off at later dates.



Sunday March 16th : Experienced rowers welcome
"Hughie Byrne Memorial Row" from kilrush to Carrigaholt. Start 1:00 from Cappagh pier. All funds raised from this event will be divided between Temple Street Childrens Hospital and Local Regatta run during the summer.
11 currachs and 34 people tool part on this row and raised over 5,000 euro for Temple Street Childrens Hospital

Limerick Regatta in the centre of Limerick City. May Bank Holiday weekend. Organised by those Kilkee people who live in Limerick for winter months.

Ocean to City Race May 31st Crosshaven to Cork City

Kilrush Regatta June 8th- Contact Thomas Blunnie
Open Regatta part of the Feile na Mara racing regatta with crews coming from Kerry and Galway
Includes confined race.

Carrigaholt Regatta June 15th

Kilbaha Regatta - July 12th and13th. Kilbaha is hosting the ALL IRELAND CURRACH RACING FINALS over 2 days with crews coming from al over Ireland- Contact Eugene Costello 065 9056938
9 races
Part of Feile na Mara racing calander.

Kilkee Regatta Sunday July 20th-
Confined regatta for Clare crews. 6 races

Doonbeg Regatta August 4th Contact Shaun Honan 087 6188701 Open regatta, part of Feile Na Mara regattas,+ confined races

Quilty Regatta August 17th Held at Seafield pier

The Great River Race, London
22 mile row in London on Sept 13th. Last year nearly 300 rowing boats of all types took part. We are bringing 4 Clare fishing currachs over. Come out and support us on the day.
http://www.greatriverrace.co.uk


Other events will be go up as they are submitted
 
West Clare Currach Club, Dunlickey Road, Kilkee, Co Clare, Ireland.
Phone : +353 087 6744550 E-mail: info@westclarecurrachs.com

 
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