During our 6 year stay on Islay we never missed an Islay Festival although we didn't visit each and every distillery during every Feis Ile, the Gaelic name for Islay Festival. It's handy when you live on Islay during the festival as it's sometimes really hard to find proper accommodation, and when you have found it trying to get transportation can be a nightmare. Booking the … [Read more...] about Islay Festival 2022
Events
WW100 Islay Centennial Service
On February 5th 1918 the SS Tuscania was torpedoed on a bitterly cold February evening. On board were 2,235 soldiers consisting of companies 'D', 'E' and 'F' of the 6th Battalion, members of the 32nd Division, the 100th, 158th and 203rd Aero Squadrons and a British crew. Over 200 soldiers and crew lost their lives in this terrible tragedy which was not the only one as in … [Read more...] about WW100 Islay Centennial Service