Great Blasket (An Blascaod Mór in Irish) is the principal island of the Blaskets, County Kerry, Ireland. It lies approximately 2 km from the mainland at Dunmore Head, and extends 6 km to the southwest, rising to 292 metres at its highest point (Croaghmore). Great Blasket was inhabited until 1953, when the Irish government decided that it could no longer guarantee the safety of the remaining population. However, it retains a temporary population during Summer and early Autumn, which consists of the ferry operators, the hostel staff, and tourists. Image File history File links Great_Blasket_Island_houses. ... Image File history File links Great_Blasket_Island_houses. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 193 KB)I took this picture in September 2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 193 KB)I took this picture in September 2005. ... Location map of the Blasket Islands The Blasket Islands (Na Blascaoidà in Irish - etymology uncertain: it may come from the Norse word brasker, meaning a dangerous place) are a group of islands off the west coast of Ireland, forming part of County Kerry. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Tralee Code: KY Area: 4,746 km² Population (2006) 139,616 Website: www. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... For other uses, see Summer (disambiguation). ... Fall redirects here. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...
The Great Blasket was the setting for the published works of several famous Irish writers, among them Peig Sayers and Muiris Ó Súilleabháin. Today, one of the houses in which Sayers once lived has been restored, and serves as a hostel as well as a tea shop. Peig Sayers (1873 - 1958) was an Irish author. ... The ruins of the house in which Muiris Ó Súilleabháin grew up on the Great Blasket Island. ...
The GreatBlasketIsland, separated from the mainland by the Blasket Sound, is by far the largest of the islands and rises to 292 m above sea level.
Inishtooskert, Inishnabro, Inishvickillane and Tearaght Island are located to the West and South West of the GreatBlasket, and, with the main island, rise steeply from the sea.
The BlasketIslands are of great importance for breeding seabirds.
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