A' cluich iomain san sgoil.
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
10 March 1977
Track ID
43841
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1977.90.A8
Original Tape ID
Summary
Playing shinty in school.
The boys would bring shinty sticks to school. There were more than 100 pupils at the school. The team from the upper end of the village would beat the team from the lower end because they got their sticks from a wood that Sir James Matheson planted nearby. Details about the game, which was played with a cork. The word used for a goal was 'saoile'. Further information about shinty sticks.
Recording Location
County - Midlothian
Parish - Edinburgh
Village/Place - Edinburgh
Item Location
County - Ross and Cromarty
Parish - Lochs
Island - Lewis
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good