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Inis Mór (Inishmore) isn’t completely desolate. It even had a small airport. There are some shops and a B&B and a little town around the ferry station.
by wunderland 3y ago
Inis Mór (Inishmore) isn’t completely desolate. It even had a small airport. There are some shops and a B&B and a little town around the ferry station.
- wkat4242 3y agoAnd even a supermacs :) Ireland's local McDonald's clone with gunky burgers and soggy fries. I don't know what people see in it. It's way worse consistency and quality than the real McDonald's. It was a big happening when it arrived though because previously the fish & chips shop would charge 10 bucks for a portion of chips :) The airports on the arann islands (each one of the three has one, even Inish Oirr the smallest one, Inish Mór is the biggest) are under constant funding pressure though. Inishboffin had one built but it was never opened, nor the nearby one on the mainland near Cleggan. Both are still X'ed out 10 years later: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30895268.html https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30895268.html . After spending all that money on infrastructure nobody cared enough to actually open it up for business. This is really the problem with these islands. Once in a few years the government starts a half-assed stimulation program. A year or two later it's all abandoned again. They just don't know what they want. For remote working it's far from ideal too because services are sparse and connections very poor especially outside the tourist season. Most people operate tourist B&Bs or are on welfare.
- thecosmicfrog 3y agoI wonder if this is the first time Supermac's has been mentioned on Hacker News! I have to say, I'm fond of a Snack Box or a chicken breast sandwich on occasion. Something fierce nostalgic about it.
- throwawaymobule 3y agoThem winning their trademark suit was featured, I think.