Poshest Irish island?

Ubbquittious

Of the 500+ islands off the coast of Ireland some are obviously posher than others. Most don't have anyone living on them which makes them a bit harder to be posh. Although not impossible

Inish Turk Beg seems quite posh

So does Inisheer. It might not have the million dolla 'pad' but houses aint cheap there. A sizeable barge used to call there, courtesy of Irish water keeping the tanks topped up. Everyone there seems to be on holidays. Well-to-do teachers trying to pass the 3 months, people with holiday homes. Much of the banal everyday working life seems to be blisfully absent from this island.

Then there's Rathlin. Full of day trippers sitting on the terrace with their pints waiting for their meal to come out. But which is the poshest? Phone now to get your vote in early.. 1550 915 ...

Jim Bob Scratcher

Looks class

greencap

me hole.

Galway without a regular means of escape.

did you bring the monopoly?

endacl

Probably not River Island.

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endacl wrote: »

Probably not River Island.

boom boom

Howth ?

Dalkey island?? (although nobody lives there now )

Persephone kindness

I would say Howth.

Jesus Wept

Howth aint an Island, it's a peninsula.

Persephone kindness

Jesus Wept wrote: »

Howth aint an Island, it's a peninsula.

still posh :pac:

Jesus Wept

new poshest peninsula thread is badly needed

Persephone kindness

i dont know any posh islands i got no monies to go there

the one haughey bought ??:)

Persephone kindness

Jesus Wept wrote: »

new poshest peninsula thread is badly needed

posh places ? posh is an island state of mind! :P

Surreptitious

Go to Clare Island and it's got all these rust bucket cars tooting along. Apparently they don't need NCT there. It might have changed since though.

Persephone kindness

Actually which was the island Haughey bought out of curiosity?

harry Bailey esq

Technically its lambay,it's owned by the baring family,second only to the rothschild family in terms of wealth and influence. Whiddy island just off Bantry is a fully operational oil terminal again,but the islanders wouldn't benefit much from it.

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harry Bailey esq wrote: »

Technically its lambay,it's owned by the baring family,second only to the rothschild family in terms of wealth and influence. Whiddy island just off Bantry is a fully operational oil terminal again,but the islanders wouldn't benefit much from it.

Lambday is a wildlife sanctuary or something no? No one is allowed on it.

Persephone kindness

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

Technically its lambay,it's owned by the baring family,second only to the rothschild family in terms of wealth and influence. Whiddy island just off Bantry is a fully operational oil terminal again,but the islanders wouldn't benefit much from it.

http://www.independent.ie/life/home-garden/homes/to-rent-a-piece-of-paradise-off-dublins-coast-30371099.html

This guy owned it for a while . Lord Revelstoke

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The current Lord Revelstoke, the seventh, known to his friends as Alex Baring, wants to attract wealthy tourists to this island destination, when it is not being used by his family

http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/private-isle-an-irishman-s-diary-about-lambay-island-1.2583426

harry Bailey esq

Persephone kindness wrote: »

Lambday is a wildlife sanctuary or something no? No one is allowed on it.

Its possible to visit,but only by appointment. Interesting little aside regarding lambay,a few breeding pairs of wallabies were introduced to the island at some stage and are still thriving to this day.

Persephone kindness

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

Its possible to visit,but only by appointment. Interesting little aside regarding lambay,a few breeding pairs of wallabies were introduced to the island at some stage and are still thriving to this day.

I know they were nearing extinction at the time or something. Other wildlife too not just wallabies.

Persephone kindness

I think you have to be really rich to visit ...super rich tourism package holidays :P

harry Bailey esq

Persephone kindness wrote: »

I think you have to be really rich to visit ...super rich tourism package holidays :P

Nah not really,just got to be involved in the rspb (Royal society for protection of birds) or have a bit of dirt on one of the members of said society and it can be arranged easily enough.

feargale

Fota

Persephone kindness

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

or have a bit of dirt on one of the members of said society and it can be arranged

It kind of ruins the allure dirt is cheap....:P
Ah I am kidding i don't know anyone and am unlikely too

Baron Kurtz

Now all I can think about is The Wicker Man.

Samaris

There's a tiny islet in the middle of a lake nearish here, it's on the way to one of the "big" towns (I live way out in the west of Ireland, "big town" is relative). Just a house on this rock. The islet is so small that the three-storey house is basically the entire island.

Pretty posh-looking, but you wouldn't want to be the sleep-walking type!

Persephone kindness

Baron Kurtz wrote: »

Now all I can think about is The Wicker Man.

I wonder how they get supplies on islands ...in that film it's hard actually ..

I love that film :P

Persephone kindness

Is ireland an Irish island? how posh are we?

Fr_Dougal

Craggy.

Mods, you can close the thread now.

fatknacker

Lambay Island.

It's got names like Lord Revelstoke and Cecil connected to it.

Also wallabies.

http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/private-isle-an-irishman-s-diary-about-lambay-island-1.2583426

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fatknacker wrote: »

Lambay Island.

It's got names like Lord Revelstoke and Cecil connected to it.

Also wallabies.

http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/private-isle-an-irishman-s-diary-about-lambay-island-1.2583426

British people make everything more posh automatically...you just need one on your road to make the price of your house go up!

Persephone kindness

Now THERE Is a money making scheme ....get lots of British people to live on your road! CHA CHING!

jamesbere

Bere island, we're all fierce posh down my way

harry Bailey esq

Baron Kurtz wrote: »

Now all I can think about is The Wicker Man.

Now all I can think of is Britt ekland in wicker man.Sweet mother of God... No silicone or saline jobs back in 1973.

Rachiee

+1 for Lambay, its completely privately owned, invite only for a visit and has wallabies FFS! Wallabies in Ireland! How posh can you get!

andekwarhola

Persephone kindness wrote: »

the one haughey bought ??:)

One of the Blaskets. Innisvickillane(sp?). The family still own it, I think.

Wouldn't say it's too posh. Think there's little on it except a small cottage, nesting birds and an imported herd of deer.

P_1

Jesus Wept wrote: »

Howth aint an Island, it's a peninsula.

It's not a peninsula either. It's a tombolo

Persephone kindness

andekwarhola wrote: »

One of the Blaskets. Innisvickillane(sp?). The family still own it, I think.

Wouldn't say it's too posh. Think there's little on it except a small cottage, nesting birds and an imported herd of deer.

Lol how are they allowed to still own that after what all that came out??

jamesbere

jamesbere wrote: »

Bere island, we're all fierce posh down my way

How about this one, near Adrigole.

https://m.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/roancarrigmore-island-castletown-berehaven-cork-west/3676245

Persephone kindness

They all look dreary ...we need warm sunny ones.

namloc1980

Fota Island. Those Giraffes are completely up their own arse.

Persephone kindness

I love this one It's Richard Branson's island :P

https://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/how-i-bought-necker-island

andekwarhola

Persephone kindness wrote: »

Lol how are they allowed to still own that after what all that came out??

Last I read about it, the family still owned it.

I've always wanted to see it for some reason but obviously I never will :pac:

andekwarhola

andekwarhola wrote: »

Last I read about it, the family still owned it.

I've always wanted to see it for some reason but obviously I never will :pac:

It's a bit bleak. I have been on a couple of Blaskets in addition to the Great Blasket, a couple have ruins eg. Inishnabro and Inishtooskert. Tearaght looks spectacular but only accessed by helicopter, would love to get out there.

Persephone kindness

I would have to go to a luxury warm island..

Persephone kindness

No rain!

Wibbs

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

Now all I can think of is Britt ekland in wicker man.Sweet mother of God... No silicone or saline jobs back in 1973.

Britt was a stunner alright. Sweet mother of God indeed. Her boobs are in the flic, but not her bum. She had a stunt arse.

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Wibbs wrote: »

Britt was a stunner alright. Sweet mother of God indeed. Her boobs are in the flic, but not her bum. She had a stunt arse.

I loved that film ...apparently the stunt arse was because she would not let the director shoot from the waist down as she was pregnant but in the early stages and worried it would show as she was carrying low. (sorry if that is too much info)

Love this scene

Persephone kindness

It's so weird though ..it's a totally diff arse...mayeb she was worried about the media just going on about her bum....keep the mystery etc!

Keep em guessing!

Always thought the scene a small bit...gratuitous. It almost overwhelms the film, as the first thing anyone says when you refer to the film is "Britt Ekland...that scene".

Ironically, it's one of the films where Ingrid Pitt kept all her clothes on...

Persephone kindness

Oh actually i am wrong she was just insecure about her body.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12767429.Ekland_reopens_controversy_of_the_mystery_rear/

Ubbquittious

Deleted User wrote: »

How about this one, near Adrigole.

https://m.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/roancarrigmore-island-castletown-berehaven-cork-west/3676245

Posh because you simply need a helicopter if you want to live on it.
I passed by very close to that one but landing was too dodgy despite the weather being not that bad. The jetty is quite exposed so if you went to Super Valu in Castletownbere for your shoppings by boat and conditions worsened while you were gone you could easily end up camping on the shore for the night.

Or you could throw yourself down on a couch in a forgotten corner of the Skipper's bar for the night