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A' chiad tì a thàinig a Bheàrnaraigh.

Contributors
Date September 1976
Track ID 63810
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1976.171.A4

Original Tape ID

SA1976.171

Summary

Tea arriving in Berneray for the first time.

Iseabail MacMillan was sent a pound of tea from abroad by her brother, Eachann Mòr. Tea had never been seen on the island before. They boiled it in a pan of water, drained it and ate the leaves. They didn't like it and a man suggested they mix it with oatmeal and butter. They managed to eat a little this way.

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - Harris

Island - Berneray

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good