Tobar an Dualchais - Kist O Riches

Title - Princess Margaret of Norway on Mousa; people making their ow...
Contributors - Laura Malcolmson
Reporters - Alan J. Bruford
Item Person - Margaret of Norway

Summary - Princess Margaret of Norway on Mousa; people making their own entertainment and consequently having more local knowledge.

Princess Margaret of Norway spent a winter in the castle of Mousa [Mousa broch] after she married and had to flee from her angry father. Laura Malcolmson heard this story from her parents. In her young days people would gather in one house and tell stories, guddicks [riddles] and old proverbs. No one was left out and everyone was entertained. Someone played the fiddle and women did their spinning.

Youngsters also learned more about their islands in the old days, because there were no other attractions. As well as the history of the islands people spoke about the fishing and what life was like in their fathers' days.


Track Duration (h:m:s) - 00:01:47
Date Recorded - 1970.09.16
Language - English, Scots
Genre - Information
Collection - School of Scottish Studies

Track ID - 64951
Original Tape ID - SA1970.236
Original Track ID - SA1970.236
Audio Quality - Good
Audio Format - R2R



Recording Location:
  County - Shetland
  Parish - Dunrossness
  Island - Shetland Mainland
  Village - Cunningsburgh


Item Location:
  County - Shetland
  Parish - Dunrossness

Item Notes -

Permanent Link - http://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/fullrecord/64951/1


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