Great Blasket Island
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The Great Blasket (Irish: An Blascaod Mór) is the principal island of the Blaskets, County Kerry, Ireland. It was home to a small fishing community of Irish speakers until the island was abandoned in 1954 when living there became unsustainable.
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Quick Facts Native name: An Blascaod Mór, Geography ...
Native name: An Blascaod Mór | |
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Geography | |
Location | Atlantic Ocean |
Coordinates | 52°05′33″N 10°32′33″W |
Archipelago | Blasket Islands |
Major islands | Great Blasket Island, Beginish, Inishnabro, Inishvickillane, Inishtooskert, Tearaght Island |
Area | 1,124 acres (455 ha)[1] |
Highest elevation | 346 m (1135 ft) |
Highest point | An Cró Mór |
Administration | |
Province | Munster |
County | Kerry |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2016) |
Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
Additional information | |
inhabited until 1954 |
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