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Blasket Island Boatmen

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In good weather Blasket Island Boatmen vessels ferry you from Dún Chaoin Pier to the Great Blasket Island, a 20-minute trip. Landing is by transfer to rubber dinghy, and the island is steep and rocky, so you need to be fit and agile. (At the time of this writing, the Irish government is in the process of buying the island for the nation. By 2007 a new pier might be in place on the island. Then again, it might not. Check with Dingle TIO near your travel date.) Still, the unique experience offered by the deserted village and old cliff paths of the island makes it well worth the effort. The cost of the boat ride is EUR 20 round-trip. Boats run from 10 to 4, weather permitting, between Easter and September.

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