Scale 1:12 model depicting a four man rowing curragh of the Dingle type, from the west coast of Ireland. The hull is constructed with close lathe wooden framing with a tarred canvas covering externally. The hull is long and thin with a pronounced sheer with considerable rake at the bow. The bow is bluffly rounded and the stern is square and countered. The transverse framing lathes are set into the underside of the lower timber of a double-gunwale. Longitudinal stringer lathes are superimposed upon the transverse frames.

The two gunwales which make up the double-gunwale are fastened one above the other with vertical dowels. There are two lodging knees securing the transom beam. Five thwarts span the hull transversely and are secured to the lower gunwale on either side of the hull. Three of these thwarts are secured by a standing knee the arm of which connects to the upper gunwale. The foremost thwart, perforated with a round hole in its centre for stepping a mast, has no knee and is spaced slightly closer to the next.

In the lower hull there are additional thinner transverse members secured to cleats attached to the upper side of the framing lathes. Along the upper side of the upper gunwale are eight thole pins allowing for eight oars (the aftmost thole pin on the port side is missing). At the stern there are two additional smaller pins set in the upper gunwale one to port and one to starboard.

The model was made in about 1890. The shape of the curragh varies from area to area along the west coast of Ireland. The Dingle type curraghs, with their long lines, are particularly suited to rough coastal waters. They can be rowed by four men or sailed with a single-masted lugsail in the bow. They were primarily used for fishing. They were not fitted with rudders and were steered by four men pulling on single or pairs of oars. They could also be sailed with a single-masted lugsail in the bow. They were primarily used for fishing as well transportation of cattle and supplies between the coastal islands.