Photo was taken in the Blasket Heritage Centre, D√∫n Chaoin, Co.Kerry (Irl)

A rabbit on display, captures wildlife on the Blasket Islands. The Blasket Centre is situated on the most weterly point of Europe. It is a fascinating heritage centre/museum honouring the unique community who lived on the remote Blasket Islands until their evacuation in 1953. The Blasket Centre tells the story of island life, subsistence fishing and farming, traditional life including modes of work and transport, home life, housing and entertainment. The Centre details the community’s struggle for existence, their language and culture, and the extraordinary literary legacy they left behind- classics such as ‘The Islandman’, ‘Twenty Years A-Growing’ and ‘Peig’. Their story is told using a variety of means – exhibitons, interactive displays, artefacts, audio visual presentations and artworks. It is well worth a visit and even better again to get across onto the island when the weather is right!

Thought on Thursday – May – 02/05/2013

‘It is never the wrong time to do the right thing.’ ~Author Unknown

There is a lovely part of the Old Testament in the book of Ecclesiastes, when it talks about having a time and a place for everything in life. It is a reading that is used on different occasions particularly at funerals. It suggests that in life there is a time and a place for everything, including life and death. It also includes a time to do the right thing. Sometimes we’re not sure what the right thing to do is and at other times it is very clear and obvious. But even when we know what the right thing to do is, we’re sometimes slow and stubborn to do it. Sometimes we are simply afraid of the consequences and the unknown. This is where prayer can be a great catalyst. A simple prayer today might be to ask God for the strength and courage to do the right thing or make the right decision. It could be even be for the strength and courage to take one step forward. There is never a wrong time to begin such a prayer.