Another Island: A Portrait of the Blasket Islands (1985)

Name: Another Island: A Portrait of the Blasket Islands
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1985-01-06
Duration: 122 min

TMDb 0.01/6/1985•2h 2m

Documentary

IMDb

Original Title

Oileán Eile

Status

Released

Production Companies

RTÉ

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An Blascaod Mór, Great Blasket Island, is an islet off the southwest coast of the Irish mainland. For years, a declining population and treacherous waters had made life there risky. In 1953, the Irish government evacuated the 22 remaining residents of An Blascaod Mór to the nearby village of Dún Chaoin. This documentary examines aspects of the island's history and literary legacy, and features interviews with former islanders.