 The currach bears a close resemblance to the coracle, a similar circular rowboat used in Wales, and to the wide family of circular boats termed "coracles" common throughout South and Southeast Asia.These non-Irish coracles all ultimately trace their origin to the quffa, a round Iraqi riverboat dating to the 9th century BCE, or possibly even as early as the 2nd millennium BCE.The resemblances between the currach and the coracle and quffa are a coincidence.