The Blasket Islands 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
Blasket Islands as seen from the lower slopes of Mount Eagle
Replica of a traditional Blasket cottage in Dunquin
Aisling Clíodhnadh O'Sullivan, known professionally as Aisling Bea, is an Irish comedian, actress and screenwriter. She created, wrote and starred in the comedy series This Way Up on Channel 4. As a s
Blasket Islands
…Shuilleabháin. The first teacher on the islands was Áine O’Donoghue, first sent over at the age of 19, and the great-great-grandmother of comedian and actor Aisling Bea. Áine was the mother-in-law of Irish freedom fighter and school teacher Pádraig Ó Briain. In 1974 politician Charles Haughey purchased Inishvickillane…