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Settlement on the Blaskets with Reference to the Ferriters

Thursday, April 12 11:45 AM - 12:05 PM at The Blasket Centre

Micheal de Mordha will discuss the communities and culture of the early settlers of the Blasket Islands. Additionally, he will explore what is known about the Ferriters as related to these islands, since the Blaskets were once called the Ferriter Islands. 

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2012 Gathering Sessions

• Wednesday

• Registration
• Dinner and Lore

• Thursday

• An Irish and American Welcome
• The Early Ferriters
• Settlement on the Blaskets with Reference to the Ferriters
• The Poetry of Piaras Ferriter
• Castle Walks Day One
• Thursday Craic Night

• Friday

• Finding Irish Roots Under American Trees
• Irish American Ferriters
• Keynote Address
• Castle Walks Day Two
• Ferriter Art Expo

• Saturday

• Final Gathering and Walk