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A few Shetland superstitions about fishing.

Date 1954
Track ID 32824
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1954.107.4

Original Tape ID

SA1954.107

Summary

Shetland superstitions about fishing; sea terms.

Fishermen did not like to meet the minister, whom they called 'the upstander', on their way to the fishing. Cats were also unlucky and the shout of "cat" was enough to anger a fisherman. Women were also not supposed to mix with boats, and red and yellow-haired lasses were especially unlucky. Certain words were not be be repeated at sea. 'Kirk' [church] for instance was the 'beeny-hoose'.

Recording Location

County - Shetland

Parish - Yell

Island - Yell

Village/Place - Burravoe

Item Location

County - Shetland

Language

Scots

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good