Blasket Islands

Blasket Islands
Native name:
Na Blascaodaí
Blasket Islands as seen from the lower slopes of Mount Eagle
Location map of the Blasket Islands
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Major islands6
Highest elevation346 m (1135 ft)
Highest pointAn Cró Mór
Administration
CountyKerry
Demographics
Population0 (2016)

The Blasket Islands (Irish: Na Blascaodaí) 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 abandoned in 1954 due to population decline and is best known for a number of Irish language writers who vividly described their way of life and who kept alive old Irish folk tales of the land.