The Pibroch was a Clyde puffer, built for the Distillers Company Ltd and was involved in the weekly run to the Islay Distilleries. Built in 1957 at Scott & Sons in Glasgow she was the second puffer to have the name Pibroch. The first Pibroch had been … [Read more...] about The Pibroch – Islay and Hebridean workhorse
Islay Ferry History
RMS Pioneer in the Sound of Islay
I came across a very old Islay postcard, posted in 1908, of the good old steamer ferry days. The photo on the postcard is from Islay photographer Cameron and shows one of the mail steamers that visited Islay in the early 1900s, the RMS Pioneer, in … [Read more...] about RMS Pioneer in the Sound of Islay
40th Anniversary of the arrival of the Sound of Gigha
Peggy MacEachern writes: The first of March 1969 saw a revolution in travel from Jura to Islay and to the mainland beyond with the introduction of Jura's own roll on/roll off ferry, 'Sound of Gigha'. Strictly speaking it was reverse on, drive off and … [Read more...] about 40th Anniversary of the arrival of the Sound of Gigha
Looking Back at the First RoRo Ferry on Islay
Saturday 6 April 1968 was a new beginning in ferry travel for Islay and the forerunner of ferries as we know them today. On a beautiful sunny, day 50 years ago, Western Ferries" brand new red and white ferry, MV "Sound of Islay", sailed into Port … [Read more...] about Looking Back at the First RoRo Ferry on Islay
What happened to The Sound of Islay Ferry
A lot of folk on Islay remember the Sound of Islay ferry very well. The Sound of Islay ferry, operated by Western Ferries, was the company's first ferry. It serviced the island in the late 1960s. The Sound of Islay was ordered from Ferguson Brothers … [Read more...] about What happened to The Sound of Islay Ferry