The main provisions of the Bill are as follows: The Commissioners of Public Works will be authorised to acquire - by agreement or compulsorily - any land on the island, with the exception of certain lands owned or occupied by persons who owned or occupied them since 17 November 1953 - which is the date the island was evacuated - or, where such persons are deceased, their close relatives. The activities of the Fondúireacht have indeed made this legislation possible. Clearly, however, the resources required and the difficulties to be overcome would exceed the capacity of any private organisation and, accordingly, it seemed to those concerned that the proper thing to do was for the State to acquire the island and, in co-operation with the Fondúireacht, to develop it as a National Historic Park. The Fondúireacht represents a clear expression by the local community of their wish to ensure that this unique place is protected and cared for properly. An Blascaod Mór has become in recent years a place of pilgrimage for those who love the Irish language and its folklore.įondúireacht an Bhlascaoid was established by the people of the area in 1986 to conserve and protect the island as an intrinsic part of our heritage. The Blaskets are majestic in their natural beauty and are a vivid reminder of a way of life now vanished but which many Irish people lived for countless generations. An Blascaod Mór, which is over three miles long and comprises some 1,132 acres, is three miles by sea from the mainland harbour at Dunquin. It is also designed to enhance the island's interest for the visitor and to preserve it as a place of great cultural value. The purpose of this Bill is to safeguard for future generations An Blascaod Mór, the largest of a group of islands lying off the Dingle peninsula, County Kerry, and to prevent any unwelcome development thereon. Gan gníomhaíochtaí na Fondúireachta ní bheadh an reachtaíocht seo ann. Tá sé soiléir, ar ndóigh, go mbeadh sé thar acmhainn ag aon eagraíocht phríobháideach tabhairt faoi na deacrachtaí atá le sárú agus ba léir gurb é réiteach na faidhbe ná go nglacfadh an Stát seilbh ar an oileán agus go ndéanfaí é a fhorbairt, i gcomhar leis an bhFondúireacht, mar Pháirc Náisiúnta Stairiúil.

Léiríonn bunú na Fondúireachta go soiléir go bhfuil fonn ar mhuintir an cheantair sin go ndéanfaí an áit shainiúil seo a chosaint agus a choimeád mar ba chóir.

Le blianta beaga anuas, tá An Blascaod Mór tagtha chun cinn mar áit oilithreachta dóibh siúd a bhfuil cion or leith acu do theanga agus do bhéaloideas na Gaeilge.īunaíodh Fondúireacht an Bhlascaoid ag muintir an cheantair sa bhliain 1986 chun an t-oileán a chaomhnú agus a chosaint mar chuid luachmhar dár n-oidhreacht. Ní raibh riamh níos mó ná dhá chéad duine nó mar sin ina gcónaí ar an mBlascaod Mór agus bhí saol cruaidh acu ar ghabháltais de thrí nó ceithre acra.īaineann áilleacht uasal nádúrtha leis na Blascaodaí agus is cuimhneachán beo iad ar an saol a bhíodh ag mórán Éireannaigh thar glúnta gan comhaireamh. Tá An Blascaod Mór, atá breis is trí mhíle ar fhad le hachar míle agus céad acra nó mar sin ann, trí mhíle farraige ón gcuan ag Dún Chaoin ar an mórthír.

Tá sé mar chuspóir aige freisin spéis an oileáin don chuairteoir a mheádú agus é a chumhdú mar áit a bhfuil luach mór cultúrtha ag baint léi. Is é an cuspóir atá leis an mBille seo ná An Blascaod Mór, an t-oiléan is mó de scata oileán amach ó leithinis an Daingin, Contae Chiarraí, a chaomhnú do na glúnta atá le teachta agus chun cosc a chur le haon fhorbairt nach mbeadh fáilte roimpi. Molaim: 'Go léifear an Bille an Dara Uair.' Appearing before an Oireachtas Committee.

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