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Obair na mònach ann an Diùra.

Date 1972
Track ID 53419
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1972.54.A4

Original Tape ID

SA1972.054

Summary

Peat work in Jura.

Some Knockrome folk, and those at the distillery, are the only ones who cut peat at present [1972] in Jura. The contributor explains the peat-cutting process from start to finish, including the implements used.

Item Notes

Unusual word used: 'ceasaichean' - makeshift bridges across boggy ground.

Item Location

County - Argyllshire

Parish - Jura

Island - Jura

Recording Location

County - Argyllshire

Parish - Jura

Island - Jura

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good