The Boyne – inextricably linked with our history and pre-history – a physical time line of human settlement on the island. Along its banks are traces of almost every period going back over 6,000 years. Almost as ancient is the traditional Boyne Coracle or Currach – a leather and wicker craft which was still used for salmon fishing up the early 20th century. Claidbh Ó Gibne who continues the tradition of currach making takes us on a unique voyage down the river in a Boyne Currach interweaving the ancient and new. The Boyne rises near Carbury Hill – ancient seat of the kings of Leinster and flows through the flat lands of Offaly and Kildare into the rich royal plains of Meath. Monastic & Norman settlements mark the route through the towns of Trim and Navan and onto Slane. Brú na Bóinne –the dramatic bend in the Boyne – a world heritage site where mythology meets archaeology in a heady magical mix. Just before the river flows to the sea through Drogheda – the Battle of the Boyne’s resonance echoes the Boyne as the natural border between North and South.