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Spòrs nuair a bha am fiosraiche òg.

Contributors
Date July 1977
Track ID 66413
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1977.196.B7

Original Tape ID

SA1977.196

Summary

Sport when the contributor was young.

When the contributor was young the sports they played included shinty, races, shot put, throwing the hammer and wrestling. A horse race was held annually on Hogharry Sands at Michaelmas.

A good account of the rivalry between the West Side and Sollas at shinty. The game was different from that played today.

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - North Uist

Island - North Uist

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good