(registered Charity and a company limited by guarantee) Founded in 1993, Meitheal Mara, ‘Community or Workers of the Sea’, is a community boatyard in the heart of Cork city. We are a Company Limited by Guarantee, a registered charity and a nationally-accredited training centre. COMMUNITY WORK & TRAINING
In Meitheal Mara we promote and foster maritime culture and traditional skills, using boatbuild
ing, woodcraft and seamanship as the means to help both groups and individuals to learn, progress and develop. BOAT BUILDING & WOODCRAFT
Meitheal Mara’s workshop is at the heart of what we do. Our workers specialise in building traditional Irish currachs, particularly the magnificent Kerry-style naomhóg and a variation on the 2-person hazel rod currach used on the north coast of Donegal. SEAMANSHIP, ROWING & TRAINING
The ethos of Meitheal Mara is to get people on the water, especially those who would not otherwise have the chance to do so. Young people on our Bádoireacht programme learn how to row, sail or paddle, and to become comfortable with handling boats. They might even build their own currach, or compete in an international seamanship contest in our flagship, the 38-foot Bantry longboat Fionnbarra. MARITIME CULTURE & EVENTS
Meitheal Mara is also actively involved in celebrating Ireland’s rich maritime heritage and in promoting and fostering maritime culture and activities locally and overseas. The high point of Meitheal Mara’s calendar, Ocean to City – Án Ras Mór is Ireland’s largest and most inclusive rowing race, and the anchor for the week-long Cork Harbour Festival each June. For more information on our programmes please visit http://meithealmara.ie/
