Sean O’Leary painting of Port Ellen, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a painting of a village scene on a wallSean O’Leary created a number of wall paintings mainly in hotels and guesthouses on Islay and Jura. Unfortunately not all of them have survived. This one did survive and is now displayed in the dining room of The Islay Hotel in Port Ellen.

Plane over Port Ellen lighthouse, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a plane passing above a square lighthouseA view to the lighthouse at Carraig Fhada from the Singing Sands. High above the lighthouse a plane is passing over on its way to Islay Airport at Glenegedale.

Rebuilding the Islay Hotel in October 2007

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Picture of a construction site with the foundations being preparedA picture from the early stages back in 2007 of The Islay Hotel rebuilding project. After the demolition Roland showed me the foundations and where various parts of the new building would be. A few years later the hotel was completed and reopened.