Blasket Islands
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 folk tales of the land.
Native name: Na Blascaodaí | |
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Blasket Islands as seen from Dunmore Head | |
Location map of the Blasket Islands | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Major islands | 6 |
| Highest elevation | 346 m (1135 ft) |
| Highest point | An Cró Mór |
| Administration | |
Ireland | |
| County | Kerry |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2016) |
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