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This striking visitor centre, situated at the western end of the Dingle Peninsula on the Slea Head Drive / Wild Atlantic Way celebrates the history, heritage, literature and beauty of the Great Blasket Island.
The Blasket Centre exhibitions show the island life, including fishing, farming, work, transportation, home life, housing, and entertainment. The Centre also explores the community’s fight for survival, their language and culture, and the remarkable literary heritage they left behind.
Ionad an Bhlascaoid – The Blasket Centre. In Dunquin, the most westerly parish on the Dingle Peninsula, is a unique heritage centre and museum. The Blasket Centre tells the story of the Blasket Islands and the tiny Irish speaking community who lived there until the mid-20th century.
If you love history, and want to learn more about Great Blasket Island’s past, then be sure to take a tour here, at the Blasket Centre. Located in Dunquin, opposite the Blasket Islands themselves, the museum traces the history of this courageous population, who once lived to the rhythm of the ocean, the cold and the wind…
Contact Details. Address: Dún Chaoin, Co Chiarraí. Telephone: 066-9156444. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Website: http://blasket.ie/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ionadanbhlascaoidtheblasketcentre. Distance from Dingle Town: 15-20km. Tweet. Number of Views. 29567.
With stunning views of the wild Atlantic coast and islands at the halfway point of the Slea Head Drive, the Blasket Centre is a fascinating heritage and cultural centre/ museum, honouring the unique community who lived on the remote Blasket Islands until their evacuation in 1953.
The Blasket Centre. 484 reviews. #1 of 5 things to do in Dunquin. Speciality Museums. Closed now. 10:00 - 18:00. Write a review. About. This striking visitor centre, situated at the western end of the Dingle Peninsula on the Slea Head Drive / Wild Atlantic Way celebrates the history, heritage, literature and beauty of the Great Blasket Island.
