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Hello? Someone must know where the word comes from; is it a normal English term for some type of ship?
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Just did a google search. As best as I can determine from that, the name derives from a relatively ancient or dark ages Irish sailing vessel. The name "curragh" is also the name of a specific place in Ireland, apparently.Long-time poster on Apolyton and WePlayCiv
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Actually it's a contraction of 'curiously', and 'bugger', as in "For seafaring people, curiously, the bugger never sinks, even in ocean or sea"
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a curragh is indeed irish,
its correct pronounciation is kurrah
it is an ancient form of a boat, not sure but i think it was cannoe like, made out of animal skins stretched arround a wooden frame. some saint supposedly sailed to america in one of these.
and yes it is also a place in ireland, actually only about 5 miles from me. this the horseracing home of ireland which also happens to contain the main barracks for the irish army,Comment
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Kurrrrrragui
What can I do? That's my accent.
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so it rhymes with "hurrah"???Haven't been here for ages....Comment
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As I pronounce it at least, yes.Originally posted by Shogun Gunner
so it rhymes with "hurrah"???Long-time poster on Apolyton and WePlayCiv
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@Arnelos and Mr Justice: Thanks!Why can't you be a non-conformist just like everybody else?
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I have always pronounced it cure-aw. Pretty close.
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I was never really sure (as is common in the English language...just think of tough, it's not pronounced tow or some some such, but tuff), so I just went with kur-ag. Now that I know the proper way, though, I will go with Kurr-ah.I AM.CHRISTIANComment
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Its good to see more options than what I started the poll with.
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The dictionary mentions this is closer to the Irish etymology.Variant(s): or cur·rach /'k&-r&, -r&[k]/
It also mentions a curragh is a type of coracle, but omits any mention of culture flipping...
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Maybe they wanted to call it Coracle but didn't want to reward a naysayer by putting him in the game.
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Saint Brendan the Navigator.Originally posted by Mr Justice
some saint supposedly sailed to america in one of these.The (self-proclaimed) King of Parenthetical Comments.Comment
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My gut reaction would be to say Kur-agk. But I would be open to correction on that.One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.Comment
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