Fair Isle

Fair Isle (from Old Norse Frjóey; Scottish Gaelic Fara) is an island in northern Scotland, lying around halfway between mainland Shetland and the Orkney islands. It is famous for its bird observatory and a traditional style of knitting.

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Famous quotes containing the words fair and/or isle:

    “I loved. And a man will guard when he loves.
    Their white-gowned democracy was my fair lady.
    With her knife lying cold, straight, in the softness of her sweet-flowing sleeve.”
    —Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)

    “She carries in the dishes,
    And lays them in a row.
    To an isle in the water
    With her would I go.”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)