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Sealg ròn airson biadh agus ola.

Date August 1968
Track ID 46924
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1968.142.B4

Original Tape ID

SA1968.142

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.

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - North Uist

Island - Heisker (Monach Islands)

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good