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    Blasket Islands

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    The Blasket Islands 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 folk tales of the land. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    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 ...
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  4. wildatlanticwayonline.com

    These islands are Ireland's, and Europe's, most westerly point. The islands are no longer inhabited, having been abandoned in 1953 when years of hardship and emigration meant the aging remaining islanders could no longer manage the difficult task of rowing their traditional canoes (naomhoga) to the mainland.
  5. mapcarta.com

    The Blasket Islands are an archipelago off the Dingle peninsula of County Kerry. Mapcarta, the open map. Ireland. SW Ireland. Munster. County Kerry. Blasket Islands The ... Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe; View on Open­Street­Map; Latitude. 52.0833° or 52° 5' north. Longitude-10.6167° or 10° 37' west. Open Location Code. 9C4F39MM+88 ...
  6. community.ireland.com

    Nov 22, 2023How to get there? To reach the Blasket Islands, you must embark on a boat journey from the mainland. The boat crossings, available from Dingle Harbor, provide not only transportation but also a thrilling introduction to the experience that awaits.Various tour operators in Dingle such as Great Blasket Islands Experience or Dingle Boat Tours offer guided trips to the islands, providing insight ...
  7. dingle-peninsula.ie

    The Blasket Islands are the most westerly island group in Europe. A stunning archipelago of islands renowned for their magnificent beauty, rugged wildness and literary legacy. ... People are recorded to have been living on the Blaskets in 1597 but the population ebbed and flowed. About 150 people lived there in 1840, but after the Great Famine ...
  8. theirishroadtrip.com

    Jul 8, 2024The Great Blasket Island has a long and rich history going back many hundreds of years and it's widely regarded as one of the best, off-the-beaten-path of the many Kerry attractions.. There's evidence of a Ferriter castle dating back to the 13th century, but it's likely that the islands were inhabited much earlier than that.
  9. lonelyplanet.com

    The Blasket Islands (Na Blascaodaí), 5km offshore, are the most westerly part of Ireland. At 6km by 1.2km, Great Blasket (An Blascaod Mór) is the largest and most visited. Day trippers come to explore the abandoned settlements, watch the seabirds, picnic on Trá Bán (a gorgeous white-sand beach near the pier) and hike the island's many trails.
  10. mapcarta.com

    The Great Blasket is the principal island of the Blaskets, County Kerry, Ireland. Dunmore Head. Locality Photo: Uspn, ... Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe; View on Open­Street­Map; Latitude. 52.09158° or 52° 5' 30" north. Longitude-10.54381° or 10° 32' 38" west. Elevation. 113 metres (371 feet) Open Location Code. 9C4F3FR4+JF. Open ...
  11. irelandbyways.co.uk

    The Blasket Islands / Na Blascaoidí are a beautiful and atmospheric archipelago off the end of the Dingle Peninsula.Some can be reached by speedboat from the Marina at An Daingean / Dingle and by passenger ferries from the harbour at Dun Chaoin / Dunquin, where an hour or two in the Blasket Heritage Centre in is also highly recommended.. The etymology of Na Blascaoidí is uncertain: the word ...

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