Fuadaichean is eilthireachd ann am Barraigh.
Fieldworkers
Date
August 1970
Track ID
1594
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1970.170.B5
Original Tape ID
Summary
Clearance and emigration from Barra.
Information on the clearances and the last people to leave Barra. Niall mac Eòin and a family in Bolnabodach were the last to be put out of Barra: Niall went into hiding whilst the rest of his family were evicted. General conversation about the clearances. The contributor and his wife considered emigrating in the 1920s. Information also on emigrants who returned.
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - Barra
Island - Barra
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good