Diofar olaichean a bhite ri cleachdadh.
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
November 1966
Track ID
57793
Part 1
Part 2
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1966.064
Original Tape ID
Summary
Different oils and their uses.
Whale oil is extracted from the blubber via melting. Some people still [1966] drink it. Seal oil and whale oil were used for anointing wool.
Mention of 'streafan': animal membranes which were kept in oil and applied to a wound under the bandage.
Item Location
County - Ross and Cromarty
Island - Lewis
Recording Location
County - Ross and Cromarty
Island - Lewis
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good