![]() Speaking from their home in Portugal Claire, 27, said they “live a simple life” and did not want to give up on the chance of a “new challenge” despite losing out to other applicants on a number of occasions and the pandemic. “We live an adventurous and simple life and are always looking for new experiences. “It’s a unique opportunity where we will be learning lots from a new culture and surroundings." When this opportunity came by we immediately felt this was something for us," Ms de Haas said. We know it's going to be hard work, but we like the challenge. The couple met four years ago and went to Bali for nine months where they became certified yoga teachers.īrock, who now owns the clothing brand Mountain Life Apparel, is currently studying meditation and mindfulness to start working with athletes and first responders. He also aspires to travel - making small documentaries around the world - interviewing interesting people with unique stories to tell. Two seagulls have a bird's eye view of the Great Blasket Island from near Dunquin on Slea Head, Co Kerry. Picture: Dan LinehanĬlaire believes the couple will bring, “fun energy, flexibility, a positive vibe to the island, along with enjoying hosting people and our own life experiences". Also, the experience of a different culture is going to be an asset.” “(We are sure we will get) a lifetime memory, an experience we will never forget. Neither of them have been to Ireland before.īilly O’Connor, who runs the accommodation on the Island along with his partner Alice Hayes said they did not advertise the positions due to tens of thousands of previous applications. ![]() The pair hope to open the island to visitors on April 1 - providing all things Covid-19 are kept at bay. The young Dutch woman jokes she is worried about the rain but “we don't have many concerns". "Obviously the busy time of the year might be an extreme period for us, but we're ready for this." We have been speaking with Billy and Alice about the job and we feel pretty comfortable. New exhibition looks to rejuvenate the image of Peig Sayers. There are no permanent residents on the island, which was deserted in the 1950s because emergency services were unable to reach it in storms. National Folklore Collection UCD Peig Sayers. Mr O’Connor and Ms Hayes own three cottages, which are rented out to holidaymakers, and a coffee shop on the island. She is best known for her autobiography, Peig, a Scéal. Sayers could write, but her greatest achievement was as an oral storyteller, in her native Irish language. Like him, she had an exceptional mastery of language, a vivid imagination and an irrepressible creative urge. The couple have been inundated with enquiries by phone, email, social media messages and paper applications from around the world and from such countries as Mexico, Finland and Argentina since first advertising the two positions three years ago. Peig Sayers (1873-1958) was a contemporary of James Joyce (1882-1941).
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