Anna is island’s pride and Heir’s only schoolgirl

FOR any young family, life in the countryside has many benefits, but Melanie Hann and Ian Humphreys have the best of both worlds.

The home they built on Heir Island off the west Cork coast two years ago has all the modern conveniences of any house, but they have a mere 20 neighbours.

Their daughters, Anna and Mya, aged 5 and 3 respectively, are the first children living on the island for many years.