Moilidh agus Doilidh

By Maoilios Caimbeul

Embark on an enchanting journey through time and tales with Moilidh agus Doilidh, a heartwarming yet poignant narrative that seamlessly weaves together the lives of Moilidh, an orphaned pet lamb, and Doilidh, the wise seanchaidh sheep.

In this book, Maoilios Caimbeul invites readers to follow the lives of Moilidh and Doilidh as they explore the picturesque landscape of Sutherland, Skye, Lewis, the Uists, Bara, Mull, Rum and others, amongst the backdrop of the Highland Clearances. The juxtaposition of Moilidh’s sentimental journey with the intense historical narrative of the Clearances, and eventually the crofters’ rebellion, creates a powerful
and thought-provoking reading experience.

This book will be key for children who speak Gaelic, or are learning to speak. Older readers will also gain a lot from the details about the clearances. Given its younger age demographic, the Gaelic language used will also be accessible to all ages learning Gaelic.

Reviews of Moilidh agus Doilidh

Praise for Maoilios Caimbeul:
'The writer has a talent for bringing a new world into existence.' – Iain Crichton Smith on Talfasg
'An enthralling and intelligent testament.' – Donald Macleod on Island Conversion
'Myles’s best poems range from those which are a feast to the eye and ear and which can be understood immediately to those which are a feast for the mind and which require many a careful reading before their depths are quarried.' Ronald Black on Breac-a’-Mhuiltein