From my little window

The view of Blasket Islands : Na Blascaodaí

 

The Blasket Islands are a group of islands off the west coast of Ireland, forming part of County Kerry.

 

In the 1920s and 1930s the Blasket Island writers produced books which are deemed classics in the world of literature. They wrote of Island people living on the very edge of Europe, and brought to life the topography, life and times of their Island. They wrote all of their stories in the Irish language.

 

Sadly, the Blasket Island community declined as a result of the persistent emigration of its young people, until eventually the Island was abandoned in 1953 when only 22 inhabitants remained.

 

From: Dingle-Peninsula.ie

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