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A' sealg nan eun ann an sgìre Ùig.

Date November 1965
Track ID 44356
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1965.132.B9

Original Tape ID

SA1965.132

Summary

Fowling in Uig.

At one time people in Uig snared birds. The contributor lists the birds that were commonly snared. People would go to the Flannan Isles to collect eggs at the spring tide when the birds had laid them. He also tells an anecdote about a boy's first trip to the Flannan Isles.

Recording Location

County - Midlothian

Parish - Edinburgh

Village/Place - Edinburgh

Item Location

County - Ross and Cromarty

Parish - Uig

Island - Lewis

Language

Gaelic

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair