Inis Bigil  

Your very welcome it's a small island that is struggling at the moment and has a small population I hope by posting it will raise awareness of this

@@mbrian679 yes ❤

I posted this video as a lady sent it to me and said the island is struggling at moment

Your very welcome

I regularly visit Achill, but never been over to Inis Bigil, is there any overnight accommodation available there ? Go raibh maith agaibh.

From my research there is no accommodation available however, it does day trips and a festival there every August called the Inis Bigil festival

@@mbrian679 Never knew that there was a festival on the island, that's interesting, thank you.

@smiley9872 yes it takes place every August Bank Holiday weekend the last information I found was on achilltourism.com and it has information about 2022 one

@@mbrian679 thank you so mch

@@blueocean2510 indeed 🙂

Yes

@@franceslynch8815 A good plastic sheet well secured could keep the turf dry. Raised beds for vegetables with netting to protect from elements and wildlife could provide fresh food close to the house.

@@blueocean2510 A bit of heaven on Inis Bigil❤️

Unfortunately it is not exactly as you might think, this lady lives on an island, her travel depends on the weather day by day, even hour by hour. I was delighted to come across this upload, truly. These people had it hard, not due to the harsh elements or the hard work, they lost their community, there are no young people left, only the older folk, that has to be very tough on them. I don't know how old this footage is, it may be 10 or 15 years or even more, it is difficult to tell, what I do love is this though, to hear her speak in her native tongue, to speak Gaeilge so naturally and not to fear a teacher or another Gaeilge speaker hit you across the knuckles because you got your verb wrong, oh I wish I could speak it like she does, I spent so many years in the Irish education system as did many of my peers. We cannot speak the language, the language of our country, is it an awful admission, but it is what it is. I am so sorry for that, it is unfair, I want to speak it, but there is always someone to correct and discourage. There was one subject a while ago in the old Senior Cert in Ireland, the Senior Cert I suppose would be classed much like the Leaving Cert Applied today. One of the subjects in the Senior Cert was "Gaeilge Chumasaideach", it was a wonderful subject, if only the powers that be had leaked that subject onto the Junior or Leaving Cert cycle, so many of us would now be able to converse tri Gaeilge. I have been on a bit of a rant, sorry about that.

​@@smiley9872 Just to say that learning Irish was not a negative experience for everyone. I did Honours level Irish for the Leaving Certificate and was immensely proud of my knowledge of the language. Later, I took on the responsibility myself to speak it by going to the Gaeltacht and getting involved (if not initiating) Irish language initiatives in Dublin and Brussels. Grammar is essential in the learning of any language; and, later in life, my Russian language teachers were all quite impressed with the ease I accepted Russian grammar rules, which were akin to Gaeilge. I am forever grateful to the Irish education system that our native language is a compulsory part of the curriculum and would be very happy to see us become a bilingual nation.

@patob4868 Indeed the country side was very much like this

Indeed

@@sky-magentatyr5234 On Inishbiggle?

Island life can come with its own difficulties as well as its own advantages

Thank you,I enjoyed the video. I fail to understand what difference the nationality of the buyers makes though 🤔

Glad you enjoyed the video please subscribe for more content and I don't too understand the difference the nationality makes 🙂

Indeed it is 🙂

My family live in Achill and watching the video of this Amazing hard working woman was a pleasure to watch 💚🇮🇪

Thank you I uploaded the video to raise awareness of the island as its struggling at the moment as the population from the last census is 12 people

Indeed it is just needed to get it confirmed before stating it 🙂

No worries at all 🙂 and the name of the video is An Tailliúr Gorm made 2008

The name of the Island is Inis Bigil and is located between Mayo and Achill Island

Trying to find out will come as soon as I know

@@healthydee381 Film is called An Tailliúr Gorm and was filmed in 2008

@@mbrian679 thank you so much. Far more recent than I thought.

Your very welcome

Trying to find will come back as soon as I know

Film called An Tailliúr Gorm made 2008