Museum of Islay Life

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Islay’s long history is lovingly recorded in this museum, housed in the former Free Church. Prize exhibits include an illicit still, 19th-century crofters’ furniture, and a set of leather boots once worn by the horse that pulled the lawnmower at Islay House (so it wouldn’t leave hoof prints on the lawn!).

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