PEIG BLASKET ARCHIVE

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PEIG BLASKET ARCHIVE

The archive contains dozens of Irish newspapers which cover nearly three centuries of Irish history. Here is a story as unforgettable as it is simple.

Short crossing from the Peig Sayers to Great Blasket.

Our dinghy transships 8 people at a time and is a very quick trip to the island slipway. All passengers transshipping must wear a life jacket. One by one passengers transship into dinghy from the Peig Sayers. the gateway to Ireland's great historical past. Passengers waiting to board dinghy alongside Peig Sayers Great Blasket Island. Thanks to Niamh Ní Riain of the NLI, Ciaraíoch & Sean Sheehy for their narrations. The podcast concludes with the story of how and why the Great Blasket was abandoned in the mid 20th century. Muiris Suilleabhin, stirred the imaginations of those who lived upon. Peig's later life also details how events like the 1916 Rising, the Great War and the War of Independence played out on this remote island. experience, the Great Blasket Island, home of Toms Criomhthain, Peig Sayers and. Her life provides us with fascinating insights into what marriage was like in the late 19th century (a combination of a first date and moving in with your in laws!). In 1892 Peig Sayers married & moved from Dunquin in West Kerry to the Great Blasket Island.

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