<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">curraghs</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>skin boats</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>currachs</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>curragh</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Vessels constructed of skin, or later of tarred canvas, over a substantial wooden frame and having a distinctive narrow shape, with the bottom rising forward and a definite knuckle or break in the sheer; sometimes as large as 10m long, built in Ireland, particularly on the west coast. ]]></note></mads>