Co.Kerry
Kerry has long been recognised as a holiday destination for tourists and the home market alike. Wild and mountainous,still referred to as The Kingdom, because of its fierce independance from Central Government,has some of Irelands finest scenery,and beautifull beaches.Beyond the far west coast of Kerry lies the Great Blasket Island.Beautifull,desolate,and surrounded by wild seas, it was once home to a small but fiercely independant community of people whose medieval way of life had long vanished from the Irish mainland.They spoke a lost, pure form of Gaelic,and told tales of ancient times by the light of their turf fires.Writers and romantics were drawn there spellbound by the rugged surroundings and the determination of its inhabitants.The way of life could not last,back breaking work,difficult weather,and near starvation finally drove them to the mainland and abroad,and the Island was finally abandoned in 1953. Killarney was always a prosperous town with thousands of tourists flock...