The Galway Hooker

Galway Hookers at Spanish Arch, Galway City recently.

The Galway hooker (Irish: húicéir) is a traditional fishing boat used in Galway Bay off the west coast of Ireland. The hooker was developed for the strong seas there and traditionally, the boat is black and the sails are a dark red-brown.


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