The Blasket Centre – Ionad an Bhlascoid Mhoir in Tralee

The Blasket Centre – Ionad an Bhlascoid Mhoir is located in Tralee (county of Kerry)

Address: Dun Chaoin, Ballyferriter, Tralee
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Phone: 066 9156444 / 066 9156371
E-mail: blascaod@opw.ie

The Blasket Centre on the mainland in Dún Chaoin on the tip of the Dingle Peninsula is a fascinating heritage centre/museum honouring the unique community who lived on the remote Blasket Islands until their evacuation in 1953. The Blasket Centre tells the story of island life, subsistence fishing and farming, traditional life including modes of work and transport, home life, housing and entertainment. The Centre details the community’s struggle for existence, their language and culture, and the extraordinary literary legacy they left behind- classics such as ‘The Islandman’, ‘Twenty Years A-Growing’ and ‘Peig’. Their story is told using a variety of means – exhibitons, interactive displays, artefacts, audio visual presentations and artworks.

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