67/365 - Marianne Green - Rathlin Island.

Rathlin Island

8 Mar

We got the ferry to Rathlin, our first island in the project. Marianne was waiting and took us for a lovely spin around the island. She's an incredibly knowledgeable woman and told us all about the ups and downs of island life. She was born and raised on Rathlin and tells me that everyone on the island has at least two jobs. Whether you’re on the committee or you volunteer for the fire brigade, everyone is expected to pitch in to make the island a better place to live.

Like most people I speak to for this project, housing is a huge issue and it seems like the crisis hasn’t passed over Rathlin either. She points out all the summer homes and Air B&Bs currently standing empty.

We had an interesting and insightful chat, and a proper tour of the island, by someone who knows it intimately. I feel very lucky indeed and I can’t wait to meet more islanders as we endeavor to reach every inhabited island of Ireland.