Hundreds applied to be a caretaker on our uninhabited island. Many wanted a break from their busy modern lives.Great Blasket Island attracts widespread interest as caretakers, receiving thousands of applications despite its challenges.
We try to put applicants off': couple chosen as live-in caretakers on uninhabited Irish islandA couple embraces a simple, uninhabited island life for six months, exchanging modern comforts for nature's solitude.
Blasket Island's oldest surviving inhabitant celebrates milestone birthday in USMáiréad Kearney Shea celebrated her 102nd birthday as the oldest living inhabitant of Great Blasket Island.