The Dead Man Sleeps

An Fear Marbh as seen from the nearby Dingle Peninsula on a cold December afternoon.

The Dead Man Sleeps

An Fear Marbh as seen from the nearby Dingle Peninsula on a cold December afternoon....

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Dunquin’s Dramatic Edge

Dunquin Harbour is mostly photographed from the cliffs above because there is a narrow winding path that descends on a steep trajectory to sea level.

As I said previously in my photo of An Fear Marbh the sky was a monochrome grey but suddenly the clouds dispersed and some of the lovely light of the sunset leaked through. This is a bracketed shot I got from near sea level before rushing up the path to get a few more photos. 🙂

Dunquin Harbour served as the traditional departure point for boats traveling to the now-uninhabited Blasket Islands, with the last permanent residents leaving in 1953. The harbour’s dramatic location at the western tip of the Dingle Peninsula made it strategically important for accessing the islands, despite the challenging Atlantic conditions. The area is rich in Irish language and culture, being part of the Kerry Gaeltacht where Irish is still spoken as a community language. The distinctive rock formations visible in this photograph are part of the ancient geological structure of the Dingle Peninsula, composed primarily of Devonian sandstones and siltstones that were formed over 400 million years ago and shaped by countless Atlantic storms.

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Just taught my 10 year old how to play a #CardGame that I was taught as a child on the #BlasketIslands.

I was told it is called "#FastFingers" but I've never met anyone else who can play it. Anyone know it?

You half the pack.
Lay out 5 rows of cards similar to how to begin laying cards in "Patience".
Left over cards go in your "pile".
Then you each flip a card from pile and try get rid of your cards from the 5rows by placing a card higher or lower on the cards ye flipped.

Read all about the last native of the Blasket Islands in Polaris, my fourth collection, shortlisted for a Saltire Literary Award. This poetical, post-colonial re-telling of the history of these islands, includes original poetry in Gaelic and English, as well as many of the native and community languages of these nations.

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https://leamingtonbooks.com/polaris

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