Description

Déanann an t-eagrán teoranta leabhar agus an tsraith dlúthdhiosca seo ceol agus amhrán na mBlascaod a cheiliúradh agus a chaomhnú – cnuasach oileán atá suite san Aigéan Atlantach amach ó chósta Chiarraí, an pointe is faide siar ó dheas in Éirinn.

Tá clú agus cáil ar na Blascaodaí ar fud an domhain mar gheall ar thrí leabhar: An tOileánach,Fiche Blian ag Fás agus Peig – is dócha go gcuirfidh an dara ceann acu corraíl cumha ar éinne ar cuimhin leis staidéar a dhéanamh ar an leabhar dírbheathaisnéise mar chuid dá gcuraclam Ardteistiméireachta ó Scoil na mBlascaodaí. 1960idí go dtí na 1990idí.

This limited edition book and CD set commemorates and preserves the music and song of The Blasket Islands – a collection of islands nestled in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Co. Kerry, the most south-westerly point of Ireland.

The Blasket Islands are famous the world over because of three books:An tOileánach,Fiche Blian ag Fás andPeig – the latter of which will likely cause a stir of nostalgia in anyone who remembers studying the autobiographical book as part of their Leaving Certificate curriculum from the 1960s to the 1990s.