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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Kerry => Topic started by: Christopher on Friday 12 May 06 17:12 BST (UK)
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The Blasket Islands (http://www.dingle-peninsula.ie/blaskets.html) ..na Blascaodaí .. consist of six islands and small rocks off the Kerry coast.
The autobiography "An t-Oileánach" (published in the Irish language in 1929) of Tomás Ó Criomhtháinn who reared ten children on a smallholding on the Blaskets. was translated into English by scholar and translator
Robin Flower who himself spent many summers on the islands.
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My husband's grandfather was born on the Great Blasket, his father was a teacher there. I have visited the island and the lovely visitors centre, what a great place to go to!
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I camped overnight on the Baskets in 2006, fab place. I live in Kerry but come from Manchester, I read the Book "Twenty years a growing" by Maurice O'Sullivan and just had to go and see where he lived. since then I've read most of the books about the Island.