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Poaching by coracle
Presenter Mary-Ann Ochota explores the story of the coracle with the help of archive film and historians.
She discovers why the coracle was the ideal boat for poaching in the 18th and 19th centuries.
It was especially popular for poaching in Shropshire in the Ironbridge area.
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