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Calvay
Calvay , is a currently uninhabited island situated in the Sound of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides, at .
It was here that the ship SS Politician ran aground with a cargo of whisky in 1941 and inadvertently provided the inspiration for Compton MacKenzie's 1947 novel Whiskey Galore.
Category:Islands of the Sound of Barra Category:Uninhabited islands of the Outer Herbides
Calvay (disambiguation)
Calvay or Calbhaigh meaning "calf island" in Scottish Gaelic could refer to one of three islets off the coast of South Uist in Scotland:
- Calvay, an island in the Sound of Eriskay;
- Calbhaigh, an island at the entrance to Loch Boisdale near to which Calvay Castle is found;
- Calbhaigh, a tidal island in Loch Eynort