The school on the Great Blasket Island (top), Seán Team Ó Cearnaigh’s house (middle; Martin Kearney’s father’s house), and Micheál Cuainí O Chatháin’s house (bottom).
Photo taken in the Blasket Center in Dunquin, Co. Kerry, by J. Coe, summer 2010.
Photo taken in the Blasket Center in Dunquin, Co. Kerry, by J. Coe, summer 2010.
An old photo of the cottage that Martin Kearney grew up in on the Great Blasket Island, from the Kearney home in Springfield, MA. The Kearney house is second from the left, just below the school.
This semester, we'll explore the history and culture of the people who lived on the Blasket Islands, immigration to Springfield, MA and Martin Kearney's story, and we'll share research and reflections, and provide collaborative resources for further study and discussion.