Person: Micheál de Mórdha

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Ireland currently has two Office of Public Works (OPW)-managed world heritage sites: Brú na Boinne, County Meath, and Skellig Michael but the Blasket Islands are not officially listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site</p>

outdoors

Donal Hickey: Are the Blasket Islands worth including as a Unesco World Heritage Site?

To be included on the UNESCO World Heritage List, a site must be of "outstanding universal value"

general

Stepping up for Oireachtas na Samhna in Killarney

news

Restoration of home of Blasket writer set to begin

news

TG4 special recalls Kerry-Dublin march to save Dunquin school

news

SPECIAL REPORT: Flooding aftermath at Kerry's Dunquin pier

news

Festival celebrating Irish culture under way

Blasket’s great culture captured for posterity

A remote island outpost, renowned for its peace and captivating beauty, has been a magnet for photographers for well over a century.

Wed, 07 Aug, 2013

State expected to take over Blasket schoolhouse ruins

The ruins of an old schoolhouse on the historic Great Blasket Island are soon expected to be in state ownership.

Thu, 02 Aug, 2012

Evacuation of Blasket re-told

A new book on the social history of the Great Blasket Island contains photographs taken by The Cork Examiner of the evacuation of the island almost 60 years ago.

Wed, 04 Jul, 2012

Concern over ‘alarming drop’ in Gaeltacht’s native speakers

An “alarming” drop in the number of Irish speakers in a Kerry Gaeltacht parish which produced some of the best known writers in Irish is causing concern.

Tue, 07 Feb, 2012

Tourism fears after landslide prompts Slea Head closure

PARTS of one of the country’s most popular tourist routes, the Slea Head Drive, were yesterday closed to traffic after a section of cliff supporting the road collapsed into the sea.

Tue, 10 Apr, 2007

A revival of the naomhóg tradition

A TRADITIONAL sea-faring craft closely identified with western coastal communities is enjoying a new lease of life.

Wed, 30 Aug, 2006