A remote Irish island is looking for 2 people to run its guesthouses this summer — but the managers say it isn't an easy holiday job

The managers of guesthouses on a remote island in Ireland are looking for two people to take over for the summer.

Billy O'Connor and Alice Hayes told Business Insider that their company, The Great Blasket Island Experience, is hiring two caretakers to run their operations on Great Blasket Island from April 1 to October 1.

It's the only time of the year when the weather is mild enough for people to travel there.

They will stop accepting applications on Thursday.

The couple's company offers tours and accommodation on the Great Blasket Island.

The Blasket Islands are part of an archipelago of seven islands off Ireland's southwestern coast.

The Great Blasket Island is the largest.

The four-mile-long, two-mile-wide island is famed for being home to a large colony of grey seals and towering coves where visitors can gain a panoramic view of the Atlantic Ocean.

The couple estimated that some 10,000 people visit the island every year.

BI could not independently verify the number of tourists that visit.

(Several abandoned cottages are covered in foliage. Billy O'Connor)

The Great Blasket Island was home to a small fishing community until residents were evacuated to mainland Ireland in 1953, according to The Irish Times. Extreme weather conditions made it difficult for the community to continue living on the island, and no permanent residents now live on the island.

The caretakers' jobs will include checking guests in, serving tea and coffee to visitors, cleaning the cottages, and getting them ready for the next guests.

As for accommodation, caretakers are provided the main bedroom above the coffee shop, and all meals will be provided, per the job post. But things like alcohol, toiletries, and travel expenses are to be covered by the caretakers.

(Inside one of the cottages for rent on Great Blasket Island. Billy O'Connor)

"The first year we advertised the caretakers' role we received Approx 40,000 application emails," the couple said, adding that they first advertised the role in 2019.

(Great Blasket Island can only be accessed during the summer. Billy O'Connor)

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Photo Credit: Courtesy of Billy O'Connor