My book and exhibition enjoyed a very warm welcome in Bowmore, as part of the Islay Book Festival. In fact I was told Sly Cooking had become something of a “cult” on the island! I had a lovely time with the children at Bun-Sgoil Bhogha Mòr, and enjoyed sharing my enthusiasm for Fr Allan’s words in the public session too.
The organiser of the festival, Isla Rosser-Owen, told BBC Alba, “I’ve had a number of people come up to me to say, how they’re not Gaelic-speaking at all, they’re not necessarily even interested in Gaelic, but having the exhibition here has inspired them to buy her book and learn a bit more about the words.”
That’s exactly what I want to hear.
The exhibition is off to Tarbert next, for Tarbert Book Festival, 26-28 October 2018.
