Smallest Aran island is running dry

Drink, feck! Not a chance of a drop of it on Craggy Island.

Smallest Aran island is running dry

Inis Oirr, the smallest of the three Aran islands, is running dry.

The so-called Craggy Island — the wreck of the steam trawler Plassey which features in the opening credits of hit TV series Father Ted is located on the shoreline — has had to introduce water rationing to keep its tourism business afloat.

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