Wigtownshire superstitions and Sabbath observance.
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1972.156.A(e)
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Summary
Wigtownshire superstitions and Sabbath observance.
Grace MacQueen rejects superstition as Hielan [Highland], but agrees that local people were very superstitious in the past. Jack MacQueen's Aunt Jane wouldn't wear green as being unlucky - nothing to do with green [Catholic] versus orange [Protestant]. Sabbath observance in Mrs MacQueen's family was not strict, but her father would not let the children sew or play games on Sunday, although he was not a church-goer. Her mother considered it unlucky to cut hair or nails on Sundays. No girls were allowed to go to the jigging of the herring [catching herring by jerking on a wire frame fitted with fish-hooks], but were allowed onto the boats otherwise.
Item Notes
Mrs MacQueen is Jack MacQueen's mother; her sister Jane Galloway is the 'Aunt Jane' referred to.
Recording Location
Village/Place - Galloway
Item Location
County - Wigtownshire
Parish - Kirkmaiden
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good