For some years, the island was owned by Gert Kölbel, a wealthy German (inventor of the Bullworker),West Cork island bought for €5.5 million as a pandemic times sanctuary who renovated a few of the buildings in the 1980s. It was sold to financier Adrian Fitzgibbon and wife Deborah in 2007. In less than a year, they turned a barn into the main house.An island for you alone or with 50 friends By the time they listed it for sale in 2018, "The island has seven houses, including a six-bedroom main home, plus a pier, helipad, gym, tennis court ... its own electricity, water and sewage systems" according to The Guardian.Private island off Ireland's south coast sold for €5.5m via video Another source added that the island also included "six guesthouses and guest cottages", three diesel generators, wind turbines" and pipes to an underwater aquifer for drinking water.An island for you alone or with 50 friends
