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Title: Anyone want an island?
Post by: Rich.H on September 05, 2014
Spotted this today, for the price of a small house you can grab a lump of stunning rock off the Donegal coast. I bags the Father McGuire outfit who's going to take the role of Mrs Doyle?

http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/donegal-island-at-an-82-discount-1.1916501 (http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/donegal-island-at-an-82-discount-1.1916501)

If anyone is wondering just where it is then here is a Google map point.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Inishdooey,+Co.+Donegal,+Ireland/@55.1917171,-8.1641413,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x485f8736e72df167:0xe6f97197f904a7c8 (https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Inishdooey,+Co.+Donegal,+Ireland/@55.1917171,-8.1641413,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x485f8736e72df167:0xe6f97197f904a7c8)
Title: Re: Anyone want an island?
Post by: whoRya on September 05, 2014
I think we should send Andy McInroy on a lilo to take some pictures for us.
Title: Re: Anyone want an island?
Post by: RedLeader on September 07, 2014
Looks attractive until you realise you're definitely going to have to give up any sort of internet access.
Title: Re: Anyone want an island?
Post by: Rich.H on September 07, 2014
Looks attractive until you realise you're definitely going to have to give up any sort of internet access.

Satellite link solves that problem. 8)
Title: Re: Anyone want an island?
Post by: Neanderphil on September 07, 2014
I've a 6 man tent if anyone wants to pool funds for it
Title: Re: Anyone want an island?
Post by: Rich.H on September 07, 2014
I've a 6 man tent if anyone wants to pool funds for it

Oddly enough real living space would end up costing you more than the island itself as there was mention that including shipping the materials you would pay over 200k to build a house there.
Title: Re: Anyone want an island?
Post by: Neanderphil on September 07, 2014
I seen that but it's an island in the North Atlantic how much shelter would you need
Title: Re: Anyone want an island?
Post by: Rich.H on September 07, 2014
No doubt the locals of Tory island a little further north would likely have a set of insults for how soft you were with anything more than a sheepskin and hat for shelter.
Title: Re: Anyone want an island?
Post by: Neanderphil on September 07, 2014
I show them me and my Aaron tent
Title: Re: Anyone want an island?
Post by: Rich.H on September 07, 2014
Is that like a big jumper?   ;D
Title: Re: Anyone want an island?
Post by: Neanderphil on September 07, 2014
Only the biggest and prickliest