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Bàta Hearach a chaidh fodha.

Date July 1970
Track ID 40402
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1970.196.B1

Original Tape ID

SA1970.196

Summary

The sinking of a boat from Harris.

A boat from Harris with a crew of three was returning with a cargo of wood. It capsized in bad weather near Skye. The crew climbed on to the upturned boat. There were two boats behind it. The first one left them, but the second one rescued them. The skipper of it reported the other boat, and its skipper was hanged. The Harris people knew of the shipwreck and believed that the crew was dead. When they came home, everyone fled, thinking they had returned from the grave.

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Harris

Island - Harris

Language

Gaelic

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair