Blasket Islands

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Great Blasket in the mornin sun, wi Tearaght ahint
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Great Blasket in the mornin sun, wi Tearaght ahint

The Blasket Islands (Na Blascaoidí in Erse) is a group o inches aff the wast shore o Ireland, furmin pairt o County Kerry. Thay wis inhabitit till 1953 bi a completely Erse-spaekin fowk. Monie o the descendants nou bides in Springfield, Massachusetts an no monie ae-time residenters yet steys on the Dingle rinland, in sicht o thair ae-time hame.