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An dobhar-chù.

Date 27 February 1960
Track ID 104278
Part 1
Part 2

Track Information

Original Tape ID

CannaTape.0041

Summary

The contributor tells of going hunting one night with a neighbour from Loch Aoineart [South Uist]. He encountered a very large otter, and was very close to it. He made several attempts to shoot it, but his gun would not fire. Later on, he was able to shoot game birds without difficulty. He felt uneasy about the otter. His sister's husband was a shepherd in Tiree. He once shot seven times at an otter without killing it, and eventually killed it with his crook.

Item Notes

See:
'Saoghal an Treobhaiche' (J. L. Campbell ed.) p. 196
'The Furrow Behind Me' (J. L. Campbell ed.) p. 183

Item Subject/Person

MacLellan, Angus

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - South Uist

Island - South Uist

Village/Place - Frobost

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - South Uist

Island - South Uist

Village/Place - Loch Eynort

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Story

Collection

Canna

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good