Another Island A Portrait of the Blasket Islands

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 islands history and literary legacy and features interviews with former islanders