Right to Work in the UK Required. Our hotel is a small, privately owned business on the Isle of Skye. We are customer-centric, supportive, rewarding, and our goal is to create a home away from home for our guests with delicious food, award-winning whisky and gin, set in … Read More
‘An Dùbhlachd’ (pronounced ‘an doolachk’ with the ‘ch’ as in ‘loch’) means the ‘darkness’ or ‘blackness’ and of course refers to the short days and long nights that we have this month, leading to the winter solstice this year on Saturday 21st of December. These dark days of … Read More
‘An Dàmhair’ is the Scottish Gaelic for the month of October (roughly pronounced ‘an daah ver’). This is originally from ‘an damh-dàir’, which means the deer roaring time and of course in reference to the rutting season that we are currently experiencing in the Highlands. Anyone living in … Read More
‘An t-Sultain’ is the Scottish Gaelic for the month of September (roughly pronounced ‘an tool teen’). This is commonly thought to mean the ‘time of fattening’ in terms of livestock and getting them ready for winter and perhaps going off to market. The root word of this is … Read More
August in Scottish Gaelic is An Lùnasdal (roughly pronounced as “an loo-nas-dall) which comes from Lughnasadh, a Celtic festival when crofters, their survival dependant on their crops, celebrated the first fruits of the harvest, and Lugh, the Celtic Sun God. It was around this time of year that … Read More
Fearann Eilean Iarmain has teamed up with A.C.E Target Sports to bring you a brand new experience If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at Clay Pigeon Shooting, then our brand new “all weather” experience is perfect for you. Based at our clay ground, just a few … Read More
June in Scottish Gaelic is ‘An t-Ògmhios’ (roughly pronounced as ‘an tawk veeus’) literally meaning the ‘young month’ though some people believe it means the early month in relation to how early the sun rises at this time of year. Of course, we enjoy long summer days in … Read More
‘An Cèitean’ is the Scottish Gaelic for the month of May (pronounced ‘an kaychan’). In certain parts of Scotland, May was also called in Gaelic A’ Mhàigh (pronunced ‘ah vye’) and more akin to the month as we have it in English. May traditionally marks the start of … Read More
‘An Giblean’ is the Scottish Gaelic for the month April (pronounced ‘an giplin’) As with the other months in the Gaelic calendar, the month of April was a period of time tied to the weather and the agricultural season rather than the fixed dates that we have in … Read More
We are lucky enough to have our very own gallery here at Eilean Iarmian, , which each year host residencies of visiting artists. Next week, we begin our 2024 programme on Friday 22nd of March with a group of artists from the local area, who together form the … Read More
‘Am Màrt’ is the Scottish Gaelic for the month March (pronounced ‘am marsht’ with the ‘a’ long as in aah). As with the other months in the Gaelic calendar, the month of March itself may have been a period of time tied in with the weather and the … Read More
With the hotel fully reopening for the season ahead next week, we are delighted to announce that our gallery here, ‘Gallery An Talla Dearg’ will also be reopening this month too. From the 22nd of March, we have a series of exhibitions from a wide range of fantastic … Read More
In Scottish Gaelic, ‘An Gearran’ (pronounced ‘an gyaran’) is how we say February. We’re now half way into the month of February as we know it, but in Scottish Gaelic, February as a month is a relatively new concept! Traditionally, the Gaels worked in seasons and the natural … Read More
Bùth Dùinte – we’re taking a short break – our Bùth (Shop) is now closed until Thursday the 8th of February – we very much look forward to welcoming you back then! The full range of Gaelic Whiskies and Gaelic Gins is still available for purchase online from … Read More
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