A Spanish family has relocated to a small Gaeltacht village on the Galway-Mayo border after being selected to live there rent-free in order to prevent a local school from closing.
Isabel Fortes and Miguel Ángel Ros and their five children will relocate to Ireland from Spain this summer for their rent-free school year in the village of An Chloch Bhreac in Connemara.
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An Irish-speaking community's scheme to save its primary school by advertising a rent-free year for one family received more than 1,100 applications. An Chloch Bhreac in the Gaeltacht area of Connemara boasts stunning scenery and welcoming locals.