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Dealan-dè

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Date
Track ID 60559
Part 1

Track Information

Original Tape ID

DealanDe 1988.05.03

Summary

Sollas in years gone by.

Donald Alick MacDonald from North Uist discusses what Sollas was like in the past. He talks about crofting, the mill, the kelp industry, killing the seals and the goodness that there was in drinking seal oil. Donald Alick also discusses the different plants that they used to use for healing.

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - North Uist

Island - North Uist

Village/Place - Sollas

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - North Uist

Island - North Uist

Village/Place - Sollas

Language

Gaelic

Collection

BBC

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good