Gleoiteog



These are a smaller variant of the Hooker or Bad Mor.   The Gleoiteog is primarily used for fishing and transporting cargo They are between 7 to 9 metres (24 to 28 feet). The weigh about 3 tonnes and have the same sails and rigging as the larger boats. They are open between the bow and the mast unlike the Bad Mor and the Gleoiteog.  In Connemara, in 1836 the area from Killary to Spiddal had one fully decked boat, 111 half-decked, 316 open sailboats and 1236 rowing boats.