Irish island of Arranmore is looking for new residents from the United States

[Teh One Who Knocks]

By Harry Brent - The Irish Post


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ARRANMORE, the idyllic island 5km off the coast of Co. Donegal is looking for new residents to boost its population.

Its population has dropped to just 469 people and the island has recently written open letters to the people of the United States and Australia, urging them to relocate there.

They’re being offered the chance to swap the hustle and bustle of big cities for the calm and beauty of Arranmore.

The island has recently undergone huge technological advancement and has become the recipient of Ireland’s very first offshore digital hub.


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Not only are they offering new residents the chance of a delightful place to retire to, the community is trying to make the island a more attractive place for families and business people who work remotely.

Arranmore now boasts of internet speeds that rival Dublin, London and New York City.

They list graphic designers, games developers, photographers and app developers as just some of the professionals who have made successful careers while working on the island.

In their letter to the US, they said: “Your commute, no matter where you are, will only ever be five minutes. You’ll have the best diving in Ireland on your doorstep and seafood to rival the tastiest New England chowder.

“There are fewer people here than would fit in a couple of Amtrak carriages, but enough musicians and good irish whiskey to keep the party going well into the night,” the letter continued.

The island is just five miles by three miles wide and is smattered with rocky cliffs, stretched beaches and sea caves.

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Historically, traditional industries like farming and fishing have dominated the island, but they’re not enough to keep young people from leaving.

As a result, the population has been dropping rapidly for 30 years and the island is in danger of losing its structure.

The island is twinned with Beaver Island in Lake Michigan. In the 1800s, families evicted from Arranmore relocated to Beaver island and most of the residents who live there today can trace their roots back to the Irish island.

It’s hoped that with the advent of high-speed internet, which has changed the professional landscape of the island, and by reaching out to the likes of America and Australia for residents, Arranmore can attract enough people to not only keep the island’s population up, but also to transform it into one of Ireland’s most attractive places to live.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Dope

[Hal-9000]

Only 469 people and it's an island?

A person could open a variety of businesses there and make some money.

Hal's Videos - We have upwards of 28 different selections, come on in!

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Only 469 people and it's an island?

A person could open a variety of businesses there and make some money.

Hal's Videos - We have upwards of 28 different selections, come on in!

Will you carry new releases? :-k

[Hal-9000]

Will you carry new releases? :-k

Of course. Everything released right up until 1989 :tup:

The entire Toxic Avenger series :)

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Of course. Everything released right up until 1989 :tup:

The entire Toxic Avenger series :)

On Beta? :-s

[Hal-9000]

On Beta? :-s

:slap:

Get with the times, no one watches beta anymore. All VHS baby.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

All I have is a Betamax :sad2:

[Hal-9000]

We have a bunch of older VHS tapes upstairs and no way to watch them. A few are mine and I'm curious what's on them.

I think I taped the moment 1999 rolled over to the year 2000 on the old channel that featured a clock and the test pattern :lol: :oops:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

We have a bunch of older VHS tapes upstairs and no way to watch them. A few are mine and I'm curious what's on them.

I think I taped the moment 1999 rolled over to the year 2000 on the old channel that featured a clock and the test pattern :lol: :oops:

:lol:


I bet you could go on eBay and find a VCR :lol:

[RBP]

Dope

Man that's tempting. I'd LOVE it there.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Man that's tempting. I'd LOVE it there.

For a few months, then you'd be bored as fuck :lol:

[Hal-9000]

I'd love it too.

Until you get real tired of the one restaurant, one gas station, one repair shop, one food store etc, etc


RBP would love being a courier there :lol: (If he made 400 dollars per delivery)

[RBP]

For a few months, then you'd be bored as fuck :lol:

I really don't think so. I can stare at the ocean all day.

[lost in melb.]

Is polygamy legal there ?

A few buxom 18yr olds would sweeten the deal.

[Hal-9000]

Is polygamy legal there ?

A few buxom 18yr olds would sweeten the deal.

If things go south it would be hard to ghost someone on an island.

Chick could key your car/truck/ox wagon 1000 times before you escape :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

:lol:


I bet you could go on eBay and find a VCR :lol:

They're on Amazon (used).

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I really don't think so. I can stare at the ocean all day.

:bored:

[Hal-9000]

They're on Amazon (used).

Amazon buys used crap?

No wonder Bozos is a zillionaire

[Teh One Who Knocks]

If things go south it would be hard to ghost someone on an island.

Chick could key your car/truck/ox wagon 1000 times before you escape :lol:

Blame your reclusive twin brother :tup:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Amazon buys used crap?

No wonder Bozos is a zillionaire

Anyone can sell on Amazon, just like on eBay. Not sure if you need to sell a specific quota or anything to sell on Amazon, but they have a "marketplace" of third party sellers.

[Hal-9000]

Blame your reclusive twin brother :tup:

On a small island with 469 people...


:rofl: That won't last long

[Hal-9000]

Anyone can sell on Amazon, just like on eBay. Not sure if you need to sell a specific quota or anything to sell on Amazon, but they have a "marketplace" of third party sellers.

:shock:

Then imma gonna sell a whole bunch of cars on my block.

Tagline : Cars! Cheap, no keys! :tup:

[Hal-9000]

Ideal start up would be a boat/barge that can carry one car.

Island is only 5 kms off the mainland and I bet the dude with the boat could set his own price.

You need supplies for your ___? I'm your man.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Ideal start up would be a boat/barge that can carry one car.

Island is only 5 kms off the mainland and I bet the dude with the boat could set his own price.

You need supplies for your ___? I'm your man.

Or....invent a transporter :tup:

[RBP]

Or....invent a transporter :tup:

Amazon drones will fix that.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Amazon drones will fix that.

Not that will carry a full sized adult :nono:

[Hal-9000]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONyUWirIWfk

[Griffin]

About halfway through the article I realized I was reading it with an Irish Brogue.

[lost in melb.]

If things go south it would be hard to ghost someone on an island.

Chick could key your car/truck/ox wagon 1000 times before you escape :lol:

Hence the polygamy. No-one is ever rejected on my island :nono:

[RBP]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONyUWirIWfk

Wow.

[lost in melb.]

Soon to be outdone by "Naked Woman Flies Drone"

[Hal-9000]

Wow.

Lots of chatter about the video being fake or legit. When she takes off her hair doesn't move much...but then again her ass looks fine :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Notice they're only looking for Americans and Australians...no Canadians :-k



:dance:

[Hal-9000]

Notice they're only looking for Americans and Australians...no Canadians :-k



:dance:

:slap:

That's cause we are already Irish. It's built in to our genes. [-(

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:slap:

That's cause we are already Irish. It's built in to our genes. [-(

There's more Irish people in Boston and Chicago than all of Canada :hand:

[Hal-9000]

There's more Irish people in Boston and Chicago than all of Canada :hand:

How would you know Pedro? You're like half a chromosome away from Pancho Villa :x

[Teh One Who Knocks]

How would you know Pedro? You're like half a chromosome away from Pancho Villa :x

Pancho this! :beatdown:

[Hal-9000]

Lance's High School yearbook pic:


https://imgur.com/uKruol8.jpg

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Lance's High School yearbook pic:


https://imgur.com/uKruol8.jpg

:racist:

[Hal-9000]

Keep denying, Burrito Breath... :rolleyes:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

My heritage (on my mom's side, dunno about my dad, he was adopted and never bothered to find out) is French Canadian and Native American, so stick that in your burrito and eat it [-(

[Hal-9000]

My heritage (on my mom's side, dunno about my dad, he was adopted and never bothered to find out) is French Canadian and Native American, so stick that in your burrito and eat it [-(

You got some Freddie Prinz in you, I've seen the pics :hand:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

You got some Freddie Prinz in you, I've seen the pics :hand:

Is that a gay euphemism? :-s

:beatdown:

[Hal-9000]

Is that a gay euphemism? :-s

:beatdown:

Maybe. You can always say someone spiked the salsa and you woke up with a sore ass later?



:lol: that was crude, forgive me ese

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Maybe. You can always say someone spiked the salsa and you woke up with a sore ass later?



:lol: that was crude, forgive me ese

:maniac:

[Hal-9000]

Chico and the Man

I'll take shows that wouldn't survive on today's TV for 500 Alex :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

My heritage (on my mom's side, dunno about my dad, he was adopted and never bothered to find out) is French Canadian and Native American, so stick that in your burrito and eat it [-(

If you really want to find out, pick up one of those DNA kits.

[Griffin]

If you really want to find out, pick up one of those DNA kits.

I think those were put out to see how many sheeple would voluntarily put their DNA into a global data base.
They already have most of the population spilling their guts on social media.

[DemonGeminiX]

I think those were put out to see how many sheeple would voluntarily put their DNA into a global data base.
They already have most of the population spilling their guts on social media.

:shhh:

Shhhh. Just give them your DNA. Let them clone you and perform unethical genetic splicing experiments on your other 10 yous.

[Hal-9000]

GF posted the vid showing those DNA kits are dodgy at best. The twins getting somewhat different results was funny :lol:

[RBP]

https://i.imgur.com/7Nq3KQ7.jpg