If you and a friend are looking for a job, The Great Blasket Island has a proposition for you. The small island off the coast of Ireland announced earlier this month that it’s seeking two people to man its lone coffee shop.
“A unique position required – looking for long term management of Island Accommodation and Coffee Shop. Couple or two friends,” the island’s twitter account wrote, in a post that has since gone viral.
The position runs from April 1 to October, and accommodation and food will be provided, according to the posting. Any interested applicants are directed to email “Alice” at the island’s general email account: info@greatblasketisland.net.
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While running a coffee shop on a small, little-known island may sound bleak, one look at photos of the island may change your mind. The small land of green, rolling hills and beautiful rock formations is located three miles off the tip of Ireland’s Dingle Peninsula.
The tourism website offers boat tours and promises a visit with the island’s residential dolphin, Dingles. Tourists may also spot whales, porpoises and sea birds. In calm weather, tourists may be able to see some puffins, according to The Great Blasket Island website.
The tour page also boasts that “a complementary Tea/Coffee is provided for all our customers” – which may be where the coffee shop manager comes in.
Visitors have to ride a dingy to get to the island. Once they’re there, The Great Blasket Island has five cottages, three of which are currently available as guest accommodations.
The cottages are described as “simple” and “self-catering,” so it appears life on The Great Blasket Island will not be lavish for whoever gets the job. But if the smell of coffee and the sound of waves crashing against rocks appeals to you, find a friend and email Alice.
CBS News has reached out for more information about the job and is awaiting response.