A team consisting of three Donegal brothers has won the Three Island currach rowing challenge in Dublin this weekend.
Simon, Ronan and Michael O Dómhnaill from Gaoth Dobhair had won the race for traditional currachs in Skerries in 2021.
The 2023 race course was changed to allow for inclement weather, with the 12 competing boats completing a seven-kilometre trajectory on the leeward side of the three islands off the coast of the north Dublin harbour.
The Skerries Three Island challenge/Dúshlán na dTrí Oileán na Sceirí differs from other regattas, in that it is open to all types of currachaí, including two, three and four-hander boats, with a handicap system being applied.
The race is described as a demonstration of “both athleticism and the many different crafts involved in traditional Irish boats”.
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