The Irish Island of Arranmore Wants Americans and Australians to Move There
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We’ve all fantasized about it before. You know, ditching the rat race and relocating to a remote, picturesque European island in the middle of nowhere.
Well, it turns out, it might be easier to make like Diane Lane in “Under the Tuscan Sun” than you thought, because Arranmore — a small island off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland — wants you to move there.
Occupancy on the island has been, according to CNN, waning since the 19th century. So, with a current population of 469 residents, Arranmore (or Árainn Mhór in Gaelic) has been writing open letters to the people of the United States and Australia in hopes of bolstering their community.
In the open letters, Arranmore boasts about the many perks that come with living on the island three miles off the coast. While the weather is unmistakably Irish (warm and cold showers; misty with brief spots of sun here and there) they do have towering clifftops, clean, quiet beaches, a community of close-knit people and — here’s the kicker — high-speed internet.
Adrian Begley, of the Arranmore Island Community Council, even told CNN that Arranmore is “the most-connected island in the world,” in an effort to attract remote workers. “Traditional industries such as fishing and farming just aren’t enough of a draw to keep young people here anymore,” reads one of the open letters. “It’s been a challenge for people to work here. Until now.”
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