An Tiaracht, Blasket Islands, Co. KerryThe first time I tried to reach An Tiaracht, in December 2009, the helicopter couldn't land. Wind hammering from the west, no safe way to put down on that narrow strip of rock. We turned back. I spent the flight home staring at the Atlantic, already planning the next attempt. When I did finally make it out there, conditions were kinder. Overcast but calm, with reasonable visibility for a change. An Tiaracht is the most westerly point of Ireland and,