Farmer was invited to help gather on the Isle of Eorsa last week. Eorsa is the teardrop shaped uninhabited island in Loch na Keal. There is no house - though there is a 'hotel' shed for shelter!
There have been sheep on the island for generations. It is hard work having a flock of sheep that you can only access via a boat in good weather. The ewes thrive despite that and Eorsa produces good healthy lambs. But finally Iain Thomson 'the singing shepherd' has decided to call it a day. He tried to find someone else locally to take the ewes on and continue the tradition but there was no one who was able to do it. So the gather on Friday was to take not only the lambs off but the ewes as well.
Iain.
On their way out there, with A and his dogs.
Eorsa. From the Gribun side.
From Eorsa to Inch Kenneth with Gribun on the left of the photograph.
Looking up Loch na Keal.
In the fank.
Sorting lambs and ewes.
Looking for the barge.
Tea time.
Loading the barge.
On the barge.
Farmer took this photographs on his phone. The day went well, and they had to wait for the tides, so it was dark by the time they landed back on Mull. They will be sold later on in the week.
For Iain, the Eorsa door closes and a new door opens. We wish him well!
