Tobar an Dualchais - Kist O Riches

Title - Sealg ròn airson biadh agus ola.
Contributors - Donald Ewen MacDonald
Reporters - Donald Archie MacDonald

Summary - Seal-hunting for food and oil.

The people killed the seals using clubs on Hasker. The seal meat was eaten and the oil bottled and kept for drinking. The practice stopped when seals became scarce and the hunting banned.

Track Duration (h:m:s) - 00:02:52
Date Recorded - 1968.08
Language - Gaelic
Genre - Information
Collection - School of Scottish Studies

Track ID - 46924
Original Tape ID - SA1968.142
Original Track ID - SA1968.142.B4
Audio Quality - Good
Audio Format - R2R



Item Location:
  County - Inverness-shire
  Parish - North Uist
  Island - Haskeir Island

Item Notes -

Permanent Link - http://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/fullrecord/46924/1


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