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The Blasket Centre. 484 reviews. #1 of 5 things to do in Dunquin. Speciality Museums. Closed now. 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM. 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.
The complete upgrade of the Centre in 2022, with its totally renewed and interactive exhibitions, provides an imaginative and authentic re-telling of the story of the Blasket islands, their rich heritage and unique literature.
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.
The Blasket Centre is a museum dedicated to the history of the Blasket Islands. The museum is located in Dunquin on the Dingle Peninsula, just opposite the famous islands. Fascinating, it presents the history of the archipelago, from its colonization in 1841, to its abandonment by the population in the 1950s, as a result of island living ...
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.
After many years of hardship, emigration and decline led to the final evacuation of the Great Blasket in 1953. The Blasket Centre through interactive exhibitions, provides an imaginative and authentic retelling of the story of The Blasket islands, and their rich heritage and unique literature.
28 Ιουλ 2020 · Today, Patrick O’Donovan T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) officially opened the spectacular Wild Atlantic Way Viewing point at the clifftop site of the OPW run Ionad an Bhlascaoid (Blasket Centre) in Dún Chaoin in the West Kerry Gaeltacht.
