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Willem VS
May 20, 2026
Cycling
The Galway Hooker (Húicéir) is a traditional wooden sailing boat inextricably linked to the rugged west coast of Ireland. As you cycle along the quays of the Claddagh, these boats are immediately striking with their deep black hulls (treated with tar) and their characteristic rust-coloured sails. Once they were the bay's workhorses for transporting turf and limestone, but today they are passionately kept sailing by local associations as sailing heritage. It is a beautiful, timeless spectacle to see these "old ladies of the sea" lying in the mouth of the Corrib.
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