Inis, natural wonderland, lost paradise

INISVICKILLANE, one of the Blasket islands, is generally known for its association with ex-Taoiseach Charlie Haughey who bought it as a holiday retreat.

Over the past 2,000 years it has had many names, including Inis Haughey and Oileán Haughey.

But long before he arrived on its 80 hectares (171 acres), lying nine miles off the Kerry coast, it was famous as a place of pilgrimage, for its nature and environment, folklore, archaeology and music.