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Sgeulaichean agus an taigh-cèilidh.

Date 20 December 1959
Track ID 38433
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1960.23.B5

Original Tape ID

SA1960.023

Summary

Storytellers and the cèilidh house.

Brief mention of Aonghas Mac Eachainn, one of the best local storytellers around. Mention of the cèilidh house, and how some storytellers would take more than one night to recite one story. His own father was amongst these; he had lengthy stories about the history of the Fingalians, Finn MacCool, etc.

Item Subject/Person

Aonghas mac Eachainn

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - South Uist

Island - South Uist

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - South Uist

Island - South Uist

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good