Community
While the red deer population rests at around 5,000, the number of people who make their living on this small isle sits at less than 200. The inhabitants of Jura are known as Diurachs, which is their Gaelic name.
The key dates in the Diurach calendar include the whisky festival – Feis Ile. This runs throughout the last week in May each year across both Islay and Jura. The Jura Music Festival takes place every year in September. Begun in 1994, the traditional music festival runs for three days. The annual Sports Day takes place on the Ardlussa Estate each July and the Jura Regatta is held annually in the summer.
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“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.”
—Aldo Leopold (1886–1948)
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—Washington Irving (1783–1859)
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