A' dèanamh uisge-beatha.
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
10 July 1960
Track ID
48677
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.130.A3
Original Tape ID
Summary
Making whisky.
The contributor's grandfather and his two brothers had a whisky still. Their land was taken away from them because of this. The contributor's grandfather went off to work on the Crinan Canal. He earned £20 with which he bought back the land. The whisky-making process is explained.
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - South Uist
Island - South Uist
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - South Uist
Island - South Uist
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good