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The Blasket Islands (Irish: Na Blascaodaí) are an uninhabited group of islands off the west coast of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.The last island to hold a significant population, Great Blasket Island, was abandoned in 1954 due to population decline and is best known for a number of Irish language writers who vividly described their way of life and who kept alive old Irish ...
The Great Blasket (Irish: An Blascaod Mór) is the principal island of the Blaskets, County Kerry, Ireland. It was home to a small fishing community of Irish speakers until the island was abandoned in 1954 when living there became unsustainable.
Blasket Islands: Area: 241 acres (98 ha) [1] Highest elevation: ... (Inis Tuaisceart in Irish) is the northernmost of the Blasket Islands, County Kerry, Ireland.
All island families traced their ancestry to either Dunquin or Ventry, and so were buried on the mainland to rest with their families. In times of bad weather the island would be cut off from the mainland, and corpses remained unburied, sometimes for weeks. In extremis, bodies would be buried at Rinn an Chaisleáin. It was also used for the ...
In the early 1970s, the perception of West Kerry Gaeltacht was changing as the region received increased tourist activity following the movie Ryan's Daughter. [10] [11] In 1974, Inishvickillane was purchased by Charles J Haughey, a former Irish senior government minister who was lingering in the backbenches since being sacked on foot of the Arms Crisis.
Kerry is one of the most mountainous regions of Ireland and its three highest mountains, Carrauntoohil, Beenkeragh and Caher, all part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range. Just off the coast are a number of islands, including the Blasket Islands, Valentia Island and the Skelligs.
Inishnabro (Irish: Inis na Bró, meaning 'island of the quern/bottom grind stone') is one of the Blasket Islands of County Kerry in Ireland. Geography
Pages in category "Blasket Islands" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...