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KamaAina

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24. Okay, here's the rundown

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 06:16 PM

Mar 2016

It's about four and a half square miles and has two settlements, with two abandoned ones.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inishturk

The island lies about 15 km (9 mi) off the coast; its highest point reaches 189.3 m (621.1 ft) above sea level. Between Inishturk and Clare Island lies Caher Island. It has a permanent population of 58 people. There are two main settlements, both on the more sheltered eastern end of the island, Ballyheer and Garranty. Bellavaun and Craggy are abandoned settlements.

There are regular ferries to the mainland (it's a tourist attraction), but the pier is about four miles from the nearest town, Louisburgh, with bus service.

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Remote Irish island seeks Americans fleeing Donald Trump presidency [View all] KamaAina Mar 2016 OP

I have Irish heretige...I hated the outter banks of NC angstlessk Mar 2016 #1

maybe not on one of the islands dorkzilla Mar 2016 #10

My mother's grand parents were from Ireland angstlessk Mar 2016 #12

Unless your mom and one of her parents registered as a "foreign birth" you're out of luck dorkzilla Mar 2016 #13

Besides Africa, that is the only other country I ever wanted to visit angstlessk Mar 2016 #17

Been going since I was a kid dorkzilla Mar 2016 #20

Lucky indeed...you got a shamrock hidden somewhere? angstlessk Mar 2016 #23

It was definitely a NY Irish thing (Boston too) dorkzilla Mar 2016 #30

But being all growed up angstlessk Mar 2016 #33

Camp....lovely memories eh? a kennedy Mar 2016 #103

I thought you could do the foreign birth registration retroactively KamaAina Mar 2016 #25

Not if you are a great-grandchild dorkzilla Mar 2016 #29

Follow-up question (seeking more free advice) Jim Lane Mar 2016 #89

You're not out of luck! dorkzilla Mar 2016 #93

Wow, that's great, thanks! Jim Lane Mar 2016 #101

It's never a bad idea to have options! dorkzilla Mar 2016 #102

Maybe I can get to Germany that way. eilen Mar 2016 #111

It's odd, that depends on what year you were born dorkzilla Mar 2016 #112

Odd indeed dorkzilla Mar 2016 #114

Hmmm, there is a grey area.... eilen Mar 2016 #139

Interesting story! dorkzilla Mar 2016 #140

Me sainted grandma Catherine came to Baltimore from County Mayo KamaAina Mar 2016 #14

Then you're probably eligible for Irish Citizenship dorkzilla Mar 2016 #21

Don't know the exact village KamaAina Mar 2016 #22

The ones where you can see the join? dorkzilla Mar 2016 #27

Grandma (not the Irish one) and Grandpa spent their declining years spotting rugs KamaAina Mar 2016 #31

We must be cousins :) dorkzilla Mar 2016 #32

Me great grandparents on both sides mcar Mar 2016 #47

As did my great grandmother! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2016 #118

dorkzilla, let's run away together. Just you, me and Django's youtube videos. merrily Mar 2016 #54

Let's dooooooo eeeeeeet! dorkzilla Mar 2016 #55

How did you know? He loves him some wine, but he got stuck with me. merrily Mar 2016 #61

LOL! dorkzilla Mar 2016 #64

Oh, crap. merrily Mar 2016 #67

Yes, wine in pubs! dorkzilla Mar 2016 #69

I'm a happy teetotaler, a suffering drinker. My head all but splits open. In fact, I start wishing merrily Mar 2016 #71

Lol that's totally the way it was (boiled meat) but hasn't been for a while now dorkzilla Mar 2016 #72

I still haven't decided about the note. I'm getting that you don't want to share your husband, tho merrily Mar 2016 #73

I love you SO MUCH! dorkzilla Mar 2016 #74

You're laughing at my ability to hook up in Ireland? merrily Mar 2016 #76

You are a fine pate, not chopped livah dorkzilla Mar 2016 #78

Being merrily the only thing at which I succeed on every try. merrily Mar 2016 #79

Nighty night! dorkzilla Mar 2016 #80

Your husband told me, or I snuck into your bedroom, or merrily Mar 2016 #131

I thought as much dorkzilla Mar 2016 #134

Of course not! merrily Mar 2016 #135

I dunno...I do sometimes, when I'm really tired dorkzilla Mar 2016 #136

Nite. merrily Mar 2016 #138

If I show up Aerows Mar 2016 #84

Hear hear dorkzilla Mar 2016 #94

Apparently there are intertubes out there KamaAina Mar 2016 #123

Well that does it then! dorkzilla Mar 2016 #125

ja awb003 Mar 2016 #41

I live in Ireland EdwardBernays Mar 2016 #51

I'll second that! dorkzilla Mar 2016 #59

Anywhere near the coast is amazing. EdwardBernays Mar 2016 #62

I think I may try the Wicklow Mountains out too dorkzilla Mar 2016 #65

The Wicklow Mountains EdwardBernays Mar 2016 #90

You're a man after my own heart dorkzilla Mar 2016 #95

indeed EdwardBernays Mar 2016 #97

My cousins all live in Bray. I'll start my search there but my hearts in the Islands riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #66

Yes!! dorkzilla Mar 2016 #70

Bray is fine EdwardBernays Mar 2016 #91

And then some Americans came and wired the place up. Aerows Mar 2016 #85

Oh a WET ROCK underpants Mar 2016 #122

Well EdwardBernays Mar 2016 #124

He wins, I'm moving to the land of my ancestors. Ireland..... This sounds wonderful. a kennedy Mar 2016 #2

do they have a Starbucks? Enrique Mar 2016 #3

Maybe you could open your own coffee shop. surrealAmerican Mar 2016 #5

i'll think about it Enrique Mar 2016 #7

I doubt it would do much business KamaAina Mar 2016 #15

That depends on how many Americans wind up there. surrealAmerican Mar 2016 #18

Americans will want coffee. Kittycat Mar 2016 #44

I'm a tea fiend, myself. n/t Aerows Mar 2016 #86

Just next door to Craggy Island MowCowWhoHow III Mar 2016 #4

Have a nice cuppa tea. Go on. dorkzilla Mar 2016 #6

and sandwiches eShirl Mar 2016 #100

My favorite dorkzilla Mar 2016 #110

my favorite Father Jack line eShirl Mar 2016 #132

That is the best line of the whole series! dorkzilla Mar 2016 #133

Oh, god, that show is piss-your-pants funny! nt valerief Mar 2016 #28

DRINK! pa28 Mar 2016 #52

GIRLS! FECK! dorkzilla Mar 2016 #56

Too funny!! I immediately thought of Craggy Island! CrawlingChaos Mar 2016 #96

I'm already WAAAAAAY ahead of them on this one dorkzilla Mar 2016 #8

Does that apply to the yucky white condiment as well? KamaAina Mar 2016 #16

Nah, just the County dorkzilla Mar 2016 #19

Thanks for the information! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2016 #88

A pipe! dorkzilla Mar 2016 #99

I was fortunate to know my great aunts and uncles who lived the longest Rhiannon12866 Mar 2016 #105

Nine miles off the *west* coast. Marr Mar 2016 #9

If they employ Physician Assistants (I know Scotland does...) Aristus Mar 2016 #11

Okay, here's the rundown KamaAina Mar 2016 #24

Would be a lovely place to shanti Mar 2016 #26

I bet they don't like outsiders angstlessk Mar 2016 #35

And again, KamaAina Mar 2016 #53

Is Luke Skywalker hiding out there? Scootaloo Mar 2016 #81

ha EdwardBernays Mar 2016 #92

Mayo, God help us. AngryAmish Mar 2016 #34

Visited the islands a decade ago. oldandhappy Mar 2016 #36

Looks pretty desolate to me. I don't know if that is at all practical. YOHABLO Mar 2016 #37

My dream retirement... riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #38

Beautiful! dorkzilla Mar 2016 #50

Yup, I'm going to be the old curmudgeon returned home riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #58

It's really gorgeous! dorkzilla Mar 2016 #63

The thing that many Americans don't get is that closeupready Mar 2016 #39

I live in WV... a la izquierda Mar 2016 #45

I always take it with a grain of salt when I hear someone razorman Mar 2016 #40

Tempting.... ChazInAz Mar 2016 #42

The nearest town on the mainland does KamaAina Mar 2016 #60

I'm third generation and very proud of my Irish heritage. a la izquierda Mar 2016 #43

Irish American here mcar Mar 2016 #46

I will never flee my country Skittles Mar 2016 #48

Been there. tavernier Mar 2016 #49

Learn this song... KansDem Mar 2016 #57

Party in Ireland! There will be plenty of whisky for all! Initech Mar 2016 #68

I spent a year on a Lighthouse when I was in the Coast Guard, yortsed snacilbuper Mar 2016 #75

Makes me want to look for a pretty Irish girl that will marry me. forest444 Mar 2016 #77

I just found out 2 weeks ago awoke_in_2003 Mar 2016 #82

My Nigerian friend recommended ghana gwheezie Mar 2016 #83

How to make a living there, though? Turborama Mar 2016 #87

Run a B&B? KamaAina Mar 2016 #104

Cape Breton island where '“Muslim people can roam freely,” and “nobody has a hand gun.”' pampango Mar 2016 #98

If I emigrate there geardaddy Mar 2016 #106

Why wait? dorkzilla Mar 2016 #113

So true! geardaddy Mar 2016 #115

if you have an iphone or an ipad you can download the app dorkzilla Mar 2016 #116

I have the one for Welsh, which just came out recently. geardaddy Mar 2016 #117

It is frustrating dorkzilla Mar 2016 #119

Diolch! geardaddy Mar 2016 #121

Can I bring my cats? nt joeybee12 Mar 2016 #107

Yes! dorkzilla Mar 2016 #126

Thanks... joeybee12 Mar 2016 #127

Mine too dorkzilla Mar 2016 #128

True, just in case one tries to go exploring sometime joeybee12 Mar 2016 #129

Yep! dorkzilla Mar 2016 #130

Bookmarking, just in case. 3catwoman3 Mar 2016 #108

What we need is place for Trump supporters to go when he loses ThoughtCriminal Mar 2016 #109

I'd rather see Donald Trump sent to a remote island. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2016 #120

If a remote island near Island is good enough for Luke Skywalker... 47of74 Mar 2016 #137