Living on Ireland's islands

stevedublin · 31-10-2012 03:12PM

Re broadband, would satellite broadband be an option?

31-10-2012 03:22PM

Set yourself up on Rockall and declare independence.

SafeSurfer · 31-10-2012 03:24PM

Life on the islands can be very exciting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIIuR-HjFho

Teyla Emmagan · 31-10-2012 03:30PM

I would go mad.

That is all.

mikom · 31-10-2012 03:35PM

wyndham wrote: »

> Insert Paul Brady youtube vid here.

Lapin wrote: »

>Insert Dolly Parton's here !

Chucken wrote: »

>Insert a Depeche Mode one here.

Am I doing this right?

Insert Elton john here................ Oooo errr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywJ1MD4-Cns

Capt'n Midnight · 31-10-2012 03:42PM

danniemcq wrote: »

if I needed anything from the nearest big town would mean waiting (usually) to the next day, hoping there would be a boat, and then have an hour+ drive. And then if I missed the later boat I’d have to find a place to stay, and then the whole process would start again the other way the next day.

an hours drive,

if you had a car that is , otherwise bus or lift or go back on the boat

Capt'n Midnight · 31-10-2012 03:43PM

stevedublin wrote: »

Re broadband, would satellite broadband be an option?

Satellite is only an option if you can get nothing else. Even dial up would be better for many purposes.

danniemcq · 31-10-2012 04:07PM

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

an hours drive,

if you had a car that is , otherwise bus or lift or go back on the boat

oh i know, i have to get bus down and up every time i head in really. i think though if you are living that far away from anywhere (really REALLY rural Donegal here) you need to buy yourself a car. That or have really good friends on the mainland!

stevedublin wrote: »

Re broadband, would satellite broadband be an option?

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Satellite is only an option if you can get nothing else. Even dial up would be better for many purposes.

AFAIk digiweb do the europe wide satellite BB and that covers tory. 10mb speed but not perfect for a lot of situations (gaming or anything realtime due to ping) it is ok for general browsing. You also have the hassle of dish installation, and bad weather can affect the connection (rain doesn't block the signal but causes something called rain fade)

Fuinseog · 31-10-2012 04:24PM

3GAINSBOROUGH wrote: »

Whats it like living on Ireland's islands?
I am seriously considering it having visited some of them.
I wonder would the novelty of it wear off and boredom set in after a while though? Some of the scenery is spectacular, but I worry about being able to get get a job living on one of the islands. I suppose I could live on the dole in the meantime. Another thing that I am unsure about is are outsiders treated as blow ins? Or are they welcomed as fresh blood to the island?
I would love to hear from anyone who has experience living on one of the islands.

dangerous and rough. Inis Shark for example. I would say the romantic side of it would soon wear off. have you ever lived in a place that could be cut off from the outside world for a few days due to storms?

podgemonster · 31-10-2012 05:51PM

Law would be fairly lax on islands i'd imagine. I remember hearing of the guards eventually visiting Sherkin Island off Baltimore one night. When the guard was spotted walking up from the pier by an oncoming car the driver pulled the car over into the ditch, turned off then engine and then ran home through the fields.

Car had no tax, insurance, NCT, wing mirrors or license plates.

Would be some seriously crazy lock ins in the pubs too.

OneArt · 31-10-2012 06:28PM

I knew someone who lived on an island once.

They died.

3GAINSBOROUGH · 31-10-2012 07:22PM

podgemonster wrote: »

Law would be fairly lax on islands i'd imagine. I remember hearing of the guards eventually visiting Sherkin Island off Baltimore one night. When the guard was spotted walking up from the pier by an oncoming car the driver pulled the car over into the ditch, turned off then engine and then ran home through the fields.

Car had no tax, insurance, NCT, wing mirrors or license plates.

Would be some seriously crazy lock ins in the pubs too.

You don't need car tax or NCT if the car is permanently on the island.
Usually pubs don't have lock ins, they are open all hours anyway.

L1011 · 31-10-2012 07:26PM

3GAINSBOROUGH wrote: »

You don't need car tax or NCT if the car is permanently on the island.
Usually pubs don't have lock ins, they are open all hours anyway.

You need car tax now - albeit at a very reduced rate. NCT is still exempt and insurance can be got for half nothing on the basis that you've got the limited tax disc.

Capt'n Midnight · 31-10-2012 07:33PM

danniemcq wrote: »

AFAIk digiweb do the europe wide satellite BB and that covers tory. 10mb speed

Transponders do in the order of 20Mb/s and you are in contention with other people all over Europe. There should be plenty of bandwidth with the new Ka spot beam but in any event two way satellite isn't cheap.

Probably better off trying to get fixed point wireless from the main land or base station on the Island if one has been setup.

eth0 · 31-10-2012 08:23PM

Tory Island is a mighty spot. Would move there in de morning if I could get away with it. Inis Oirr wouldn't be bad either

snubbleste · 31-10-2012 08:26PM

River Island would'nt be bad.

podgemonster · 31-10-2012 08:48PM

eth0 wrote: »

Tory Island is a mighty spot. Would move there in de morning if I could get away with it. Inis Oirr wouldn't be bad either

Doesn't the "King" of Tory greet every visitor to the island personally on the pier?

starviewadams · 31-10-2012 09:35PM

Yeah,King Patsy Dan Rodgers is his name,funny lad he is too.He likes to keep tabs on whoever is arriving on his island.

The shop on Tory when we were there used to run out of meat by Wednesday,so you'd be stuck with spam for dinner unless you fancied going fishing.No tree's on the island either because of the strong winds apparently.Birds nest in the ground instead.

The guy who run's the lighthouse and dresses like a sailor is good craic too.

Went out there with my brother who was surveying the island for the OSI,got boring enough after a week and a half.Worth a visit though.

ArtSmart · 01-11-2012 02:00AM

3GAINSBOROUGH wrote: »

I was born in Fenagh (a small village in Leitrim).
The only island I have lived on is Ireland, I have never lived on the other islands around it. I may strike you as shockingly naive, but I have never been ashamed or embarrassed to not know something. Unlike you I don't stereotype or judge people I know nothing about. I suppose you feel superior or think you are omniscient, but I don't feel the need to be either. I will let the users of this forum decide who is the better man..

I demand a poll!!!

(please dont make a poll)

eth0 · 01-11-2012 02:02AM

starviewadams wrote: »

Yeah,King Patsy Dan Rodgers is his name,funny lad he is too.He likes to keep tabs on whoever is arriving on his island.

Salt of the earth.

I'd never get bored of the pub & social club there

girl2 · 01-11-2012 02:05AM

3GAINSBOROUGH wrote: »

Whats it like living on Ireland's islands?
I am seriously considering it having visited some of them.
I wonder would the novelty of it wear off and boredom set in after a while though? Some of the scenery is spectacular, but I worry about being able to get get a job living on one of the islands. I suppose I could live on the dole in the meantime. Another thing that I am unsure about is are outsiders treated as blow ins? Or are they welcomed as fresh blood to the island?
I would love to hear from anyone who has experience living on one of the islands.

Dude, in light of other posts of yours - firstly, you might have a bit of difficulty in finding a house to squat in on one of he islands, especially one owned by NAMA. And secondly, you won't be able to make all those savings in your frequent travels north of the border to Newry.

Ya might wanna re-evaluate your plan

eth0 · 01-11-2012 02:08AM

girl2 wrote: »

Dude, in light of other posts of yours - firstly, you might have a bit of difficulty in finding a house to squat in on one of he islands, especially one owned by NAMA. And secondly, you won't be able to make all those savings in your frequent travels north of the border to Newry.

Ya might wanna re-evaluate your plan

There are a few islands along the coast of Donegal that would have abandoned houses on them. But they'd have been abandoned for 30 years or more. Still the structure would be of better quality than any of the NAMA one's hed be squatting in.

Living on Ireland's islands

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