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Another Island: A Portrait of the Blasket Islands

JAN 6, 1985 · 122 MIN · DIR. MUIRIS MAC CONGHAIL

Documentary

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.

Cast

  • Kieron Moore

    Kieron Moore

    Himself / Narrator

Crew

Writer

Muiris Mac Conghail

Editor

Myles Merriman