Originally from the Western Highlands of Scotland and known as KYLOES. They were traditionally mustered on the Islands of LEWIS (in the Outer Hebrides) and HARRIS, ferried to the Isle of Skye off the western coast of Scotland, then swum to the mainland and off to the markets. Hence the origin of the name KYLOE ... it comes from CAOL, the gaelic word for Kyle or narrow channel of sea.
