Couple chosen as new caretakers of An Blascaod Mór

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Two teachers have been announced as this year's caretakers of An Blascaod Mór in west Kerry. 34-year-old Darren McFadden and Emma Melay, 26, were chosen out of 300 people across the world who applied for the role.

34-year-old Darren McFadden, from Celbridge, Co Kildare, and Emma Melay, 26, from Bunclody, Co Wexford, were chosen out of 300 people across the world who applied for the role.

Neither he nor his partner have been to An Blascaod Mór before, but it was a desire for adventure and life at a different pace that was the motivation behind applying for the job last October. He said that given the amount of people that apply for the job, they did not get their hopes up over being chosen."Maybe we don’t know exactly what we’ve getting into, but we aren’t worried or fearful, we’re looking forward to throwing ourselves in at the deep end.

The application number for the role was recently capped due to a high level of interest in recent years, with applications assessed by locals Alice Hayes and Billy O'Connor.She said:"Emma and Darren came across really down to earth, easy to chat to and enthusiastic about the role.

 

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