coracle

thumb|The River Teith|River Teifi, West WalesThe two men are John Davies (forefront) and Will Davies of [[Cenarth; the last two legitimate coracle fishermen in Cenarth.They are both using the single-arm method of propulsion; a means of gliding downstream in a controlled way. They carry their coracles and their fish home on their backs. (1972)]] A coracle is a small, rounded, lightweight boat traditionally used in Wales, Ireland, particularly on the River Boyne, and Scotland, particularly on the River Spey. The word is also used for similar boats found in India, Vietnam, Iraq, and Tibet. The word coracle is an English spelling of the original Welsh , cognate with Irish and Scottish Gaelic , and is recorded in English text as early as the sixteenth century. Other historical English spellings include corougle, corracle, curricle and coricle.

==Structure== thumb|Coracle on the River Severn near [[Ironbridge]]