Island Blasket is a small archipelago off the West coast of the island of Ireland about 6 km from the Western tip of the Dingle Peninsula (administratively belongs to the County Kerry).

In the late 19th – early 20th centuries the inhabitants which lies on the edge of Europe archipelago, speaking exclusively to the Irish language and is able to preserve its long-standing tradition, have become the object of various anthropological and linguistic research, which later formed the basis of the work of such distinguished historians and linguists as Robin flower, George Thompson, and Kenneth Jackson.

By the middle of the 20th century are not numerous population of the archipelago has decreased significantly, and in November 1953 the island was abandoned by its last inhabitants and since then the island Blasket – uninhabited, although still considered part of the so-called Gaeltachta (the area where the Irish language is maintained as the language of everyday communication among the majority of the population).

Island Blasket gave the world such talented Irish writers like Thomas O Crohan, Paige Cigars and Maurice O'sullivan, who has told the world in their exciting stories about life, life and culture of the inhabitants of the blasket Islands, which over time has remained almost unchanged, thus preserving so rare nowadays, the authenticity and the unique flavor. These works are rightly considered classics of Irish literature and are of great artistic and historical value.

Today the island Blasket is, above all, magnificent natural landscapes and breathtaking scenery. Go on an exciting trip to the blasket Islands you can out of Ventry harbour (possible both group and individual tours, booking, care must be taken in advance). To get acquainted with the history of the Islands you can visit a small but very interesting Museum Blasket in the village Dunquin (the Dingle Peninsula).