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==Ireland Offshore Islands==
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=== '''Blasket Islands - Cruising Guide '''===
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==Islands in the Group==
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====Great Blasket====
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Great Blasket Island is the largest of a remote group of rugged and isolated islands off the coast of mainland County Kerry. It is famous as the home of a group of writers, who produced some classic pieces of literature in the 1920s and 1930s, written in the Irish language and expressive of a distinctly Irish outlook on life.
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[[Image:great-blasket-islands.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Great Blasket looking over Beginish to mainland]] Great Blasket Island is the largest of a remote group of rugged and isolated islands off the coast of mainland County Kerry. It is famous as the home of a group of writers, who produced some classic pieces of literature in the 1920s and 1930s, written in the Irish language and expressive of a distinctly Irish outlook on life.
 
Perhaps the most famous was Tomas O’Crimhthain, author of An Oilcanach, or The Islandman, a story depicting the extremely difficult life of the island people. O’Crimhthain and the other writers learned to speak and write in the original Irish languages, and their aim was to preserve the numerous oral folk tales of the region in writing. They elevated language to a higher art form that transcendded the poverty and difficulties experienced while living on Great Blasket.
Perhaps the most famous was Tomas O’Crimhthain, author of An Oilcanach, or The Islandman, a story depicting the extremely difficult life of the island people. O’Crimhthain and the other writers learned to speak and write in the original Irish languages, and their aim was to preserve the numerous oral folk tales of the region in writing. They elevated language to a higher art form that transcendded the poverty and difficulties experienced while living on Great Blasket.
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At its most highly populated, Great Blasket Island was occupied by about 150-200 people. Young people emigrated at a consistent rate over the years, and there were only 22 people living on the island when it was finally abandoned in 1953.
At its most highly populated, Great Blasket Island was occupied by about 150-200 people. Young people emigrated at a consistent rate over the years, and there were only 22 people living on the island when it was finally abandoned in 1953.
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Today, visitors reach the island by ferry. It is considered the westernmost point of the continent of Europe, and scientists believe that at one point in time, millions of years ago, the island was actually attached to the mainland.
Today, visitors reach the island by ferry. It is considered the westernmost point of the continent of Europe, and scientists believe that at one point in time, millions of years ago, the island was actually attached to the mainland.
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[[Image:Map_blasket.jpg|frame | right |  Map of Blasket Islands [http://mapserver.mytopo.com/homepage/index.cfm?lat=52.1067093402&lon=-10.5268613541&scale=150000&zoom=50&type=0&height=498&width=498&icon=0&searchscope=dom&CFID=1367325&CFTOKEN=35676656&scriptfile=http://mapserver.mytopo.com/homepage/index.cfm&bpid=MAP0204021051&latlontype=DM.MM Chartlet]]]
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[[Image:blasket_sound.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Blasket Sound - from Slea Head<br><span style=font-size:75%;color:grey>''© 2002-2009 Mark Horrell ''</span>]] In a storm the Blasket Sound can be an awesome place, several vessels from the Spanish Armada were wrecked nearby, however if the weather is fair and the tide is right you just need careful pilotage to pass through safely.
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Another great shot of the sound [http://www.panoramio.com/photo/4000000 awaiting © permission to download]
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{{thumb|blasket_sound.jpg|Blasket Sound - from Slea Head ''© 2002-2009 Mark Horrell ''|250px}}}
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In a storm the Blasket Sound can be an awesome place, several vessels from the Spanish Armada were wrecked nearby, however if the weather is fair and the tide is right you just need careful pilotage to pass through safely.
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Another great shot of the sound [http://www.panoramio.com/photo/4000000 awaiting © permission to download]
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TraBan (White/Silver beach)
TraBan (White/Silver beach)
East beach on Great Blasket provides some shelter from West and South West.
East beach on Great Blasket provides some shelter from West and South West.
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[http://mapserver.mytopo.com/homepage/index.cfm?lat=52.1066807159&lon=-10.515941476&scale=37500&zoom=100&type=0&height=498&width=498&icon=0&searchscope=dom&CFID=1367325&CFTOKEN=35676656&scriptfile=http://mapserver.mytopo.com/homepage/index.cfm&bpid=MAP0204021051&latlontype=DM.MM TraBan Chartlet]
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Blasket Islands
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Map of Blasket Islands

Islands in the Group

Great Blasket

Great Blasket looking over Beginish to mainland

Great Blasket Island is the largest of a remote group of rugged and isolated islands off the coast of mainland County Kerry. It is famous as the home of a group of writers, who produced some classic pieces of literature in the 1920s and 1930s, written in the Irish language and expressive of a distinctly Irish outlook on life.

Perhaps the most famous was Tomas O’Crimhthain, author of An Oilcanach, or The Islandman, a story depicting the extremely difficult life of the island people. O’Crimhthain and the other writers learned to speak and write in the original Irish languages, and their aim was to preserve the numerous oral folk tales of the region in writing. They elevated language to a higher art form that transcendded the poverty and difficulties experienced while living on Great Blasket.

At its most highly populated, Great Blasket Island was occupied by about 150-200 people. Young people emigrated at a consistent rate over the years, and there were only 22 people living on the island when it was finally abandoned in 1953.

Today, visitors reach the island by ferry. It is considered the westernmost point of the continent of Europe, and scientists believe that at one point in time, millions of years ago, the island was actually attached to the mainland.

Smaller Islands

  • Begins
  • Inishnabro
  • Inishvickillane
  • Inishtooskert
  • Tearagh

Charts

Source
Chart Number - Chart Name
Chart Number - Chart Name
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Chart Number - Chart Name

Weather

Give local weather conditions or refer to another page (a region or island group) that covers these conditions.

Sources for Weather forecasts:

Passages

List popular passages/routes, timing, etc.

Islands

This section does not apply for many islands, remove it if this is the case for this particular. You may, however, list ismall islands adjacent to this one or list one or two of its neighbors.

For islands that have their own page list them as shown below.

  • [[Island1]]
  • [[Island2]]

Navigation

Blasket Sound

Weather

Give local weather conditions or refer to another page (a region or island group) that covers these conditions.

Sources for Weather forecasts:

Passages

List popular passages/routes, timing, etc.

Islands

This section does not apply for many islands, remove it if this is the case for this particular. You may, however, list ismall islands adjacent to this one or list one or two of its neighbors.

For islands that have their own page list them as shown below.

  • [[Island1]]
  • [[Island2]]

Navigation

Blasket Sound - from Slea Head © 2002-2009 Mark Horrell
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In a storm the Blasket Sound can be an awesome place, several vessels from the Spanish Armada were wrecked nearby, however if the weather is fair and the tide is right you just need careful pilotage to pass through safely.

Another great shot of the sound awaiting © permission to download

Entrance

See Ireland.

Berthing

Marinas & Yacht Clubs

Use this section only if there are few marinas not covered in pages under Ports. Remove if not applicable.

  • [[Marina1]]
  • [[Marina2]]

Anchorages

TraBan - Great Blasket

Great Blasket

TraBan (White/Silver beach)

East beach on Great Blasket provides some shelter from West and South West.

Yacht Repairs and Services

List services. If no services are available on the island write "None" and remove all the subsections (Marine Stores, & Repairs/Yards, & Fuel, Water, & Electricity.

Marine Stores

Submit addresses and contact details of marine related businesses that are of interest to cruisers.

Repairs/Yards

Fuel, Water, & Electricity

Fuel
Give details on fuel
Water
Give details on water
Electricity
Give details on electricity

Things to do Ashore

Tourism

List places of interest, tours, etc.

Grocery & Supply Stores

Eateries

Internet/WiFi

Available?

Laundry

Motorbike & Car Rentals

Garbage Disposal

?

Transportation

List transportation (local and/or international.)

Cruiser's Friends

Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.

Forum Discussions

List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements)

Links

References & Publications

Books, Guides, etc. Use the Reference template or not at your discretion. For example:

Rod Heikel, Greek Waters Pilot, Imray Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire, ISBN 9780852889718, expands to
Rod Heikell, Greek Waters Pilot Imray, Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire, ISBN 9780852889718
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  • Author, Title, Publisher, ISBN ISBN number

You may want to remove the above entries and use instead a link to the Country or Region that lists the relevant references. If so enter, after removing xx, the following:

See [[Country or Region#References_&_Publications|Coutry or Region]].

If you do not use the above link, please remove it.

Comments

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