The Festival of Currachs, Spiddal, Co. Galway, Ireland 1986

Song, dance and horseshoe throwing at the Connemara Festival of the Currachs.
Hundreds of spectators flock to the Connemara seaside town of An Spidéal (Spiddal) for ‘Féile Na gCurachaí’, The Festival of Currachs.
Sideshow events at the festival include a horseshoe throwing competition and traditional sean nós dancing.
The currach races had a section for junior rowers, and mixed category in which both men and women take part on the same teams,
Bhí coimhlint ghéar anseo go deireadh.
The main event of the day is the senior race, won by the Ó Catháins from An Cheathrú Rua.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 10 June 1986. The reporter is Padraic O’Cathain.

[@choctaw6838]

Everyone so happy with the simple things of life
Fabulous video

[@alancrowe6417]

Nice to see the yoal racing, in Shetland we have 6 rowers in each yoal (one oar each) Plus a cox.

[@AnGhaeilge]

Grma as an uaslódáil! :)

[@conorburke9428]

an mbíonn sé ar siúl a thuilleadh?

[@eagledove9]

How do people know where they're going when they row a boat backwards?

[@pateenmacd8079]

Galway Traditional Boats
BROADCAST: 1986.JUL.23 can get this video doesn't work on the rte player...thanks

[@stevecooper3010]

You can hear the Appalachian music