Tobar an Dualchais - Kist O Riches

Title - Mar a thug bana-bhuidsichean Bharraigh an sgadan air ais.
Contributors - Kate Gillies
Reporters - Elizabeth Sinclair

Summary - How the Tangusdale witches brought back the herring.

One year the herring were scarce around Barra. The Tangusdale witches ('gòiseagan') heard about this and they used witchcraft to draw the herring from Mull to Barra. The fishermen caught plenty. After a time the herring grew scarce once more. This time, the Tangusdale witches went out on the boats and met up with the Mull witches ('doideagan'). They had a battle and the Tangusdale witches won. Fish have been plentiful around Barra ever since.

Track Duration (h:m:s) - 00:02:21
Date Recorded - 1960.06
Language - Gaelic
Genre - Story
Collection - School of Scottish Studies

Track ID - 49262
Original Tape ID - SA1960.094
Original Track ID - SA1960.94.A3
Audio Quality - Fair
Audio Format - R2R



Recording Location:
  County - Inverness-shire
  Parish - Barra
  Island - Vatersay


Item Location:
  County - Inverness-shire
  Parish - Barra
  Island - Barra

Item Notes -

Permanent Link - http://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/fullrecord/49262/1


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