Month: November 2025

Forestry on Rathmor

Rathmor’s central forests have long been a source of wealth […] ...

Mackerel Fishing

Mackerel fishing thrives in summer, when shoals chase smaller fish […] ...

Sheep Farming on Little Rathmor

The windswept hills of Little rathmor have never been kind […] ...

Rathmor Limestone

For centuries, quarrymen have hewn this stone from the island’s […] ...

Rathmor Gin

On the southern edge of Little Rathmor, where the fortress […] ...

The Dun Lar Woollen Mills

The most famous product of Dun Lar’s mills is the […] ...

Ship Building at Dun Ear

The shipyards of Dun Ear are among the oldest and […] ...

Porth Oir Orchards and the Cider of the Isles

By the late 19th century, the Porth Oir Orchards had […] ...

Wheat and Barley – The Golden Harvest

The fertile lowlands of South East Sorcha have been shaped […] ...

Whiskey Distilleries

Visitors to the islands often embark on tours of all […] ...

The Rhosport Dairy

What began as a small cluster of farms supplying fresh […] ...

Island Rum

Although rum is a spirit traditionally tied to the tropics, […] ...