Returning Home #1 is a painting by Roland Byrne which was uploaded on August 27th, 2014.
Returning Home #1
The Galway hooker (Irish: h�ic�ir) is a traditional fishing boat used in Galway Bay off the west coast of Ireland. The hooker was developed for... more
by Roland Byrne
Title
Returning Home #1
Artist
Roland Byrne
Medium
Painting - Watercolour
Description
The Galway hooker (Irish: h�ic�ir) is a traditional fishing boat used in Galway Bay off the west coast of Ireland. The hooker was developed for the strong seas there. It is identified by its sharp, clean entry, bluff bow, marked tumble-home and raked transom. Its sail plan consists of a single mast with a main sail and two foresails. Traditionally, the boat is black (being coated in pitch) and the sails are a dark red-brown.
Recently there has been a major revival, and renewed interest in the Galway hooker, and the boats are still being painstakingly constructed. The festival of Cruinni� na mB�d is held each year, when boats race across Galway Bay from Connemara to Kinvara on the Galway/Clare county boundary.
Uploaded
August 27th, 2014
