If you are referring to St. Brendan it would have been in the 6th
Century. Interesting fellow; if half the stories are true, he really got
around.
Charlie
On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 6:43 PM, Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The original Celtic coracles were light and could be slung across the back
> and carried, like a shield, so they were about 6ft across and shallow -
> used for crossing rivers, fishing in lakes. Very tricky to paddle without
> spinning (I tried as a kid).
> There were larger ones - I seem to remember a story of an Irish monk
> crossing the Atlantic in one in medieval times.
> Andrew Fildes
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> On 04/06/2014, at 7:53 AM, Tina Manley wrote:
>
> > Thanks, John! I had searched Google but hadn't found that! I think the
> > basket ones could be carried by one person. The new ones are too big for
> > one person to carry, but 4 or 5 carry it easily. I'll post photos later.
>
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