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The Great Blasket Island - An Blascaod Mór
The largest of the seven Blasket Islands off the Co. Kerry coast. A Gaelic speaking island (when inhabited), Blasket Mór has a rich literary heritage including Peig Sayers & Tomás Ó Criomhthain among others. The last inhabitants moved to the mainland in 1953. Nowadays the island is mostly deserted apart from a few farmers, fishermen and day trippers like ourselves!
It's a short (20 min) but quite choppy crossing with frequent swells. You also need to hop out into a dingy for the last few hundred meters so the trip may not be to everyone's liking.
We had a lovely day out here about 3 weeks ago. In the photo is one of a few preserved cottages on the island. You can see there's a beautiful beach (trá ban - white beach), with a herd of seals in the background.
The Great Blasket Island - An Blascaod Mór
The largest of the seven Blasket Islands off the Co. Kerry coast. A Gaelic speaking island (when inhabited), Blasket Mór has a rich literary heritage including Peig Sayers & Tomás Ó Criomhthain among others. The last inhabitants moved to the mainland in 1953. Nowadays the island is mostly deserted apart from a few farmers, fishermen and day trippers like ourselves!
It's a short (20 min) but quite choppy crossing with frequent swells. You also need to hop out into a dingy for the last few hundred meters so the trip may not be to everyone's liking.
We had a lovely day out here about 3 weeks ago. In the photo is one of a few preserved cottages on the island. You can see there's a beautiful beach (trá ban - white beach), with a herd of seals in the background.