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Mar a bha ola ròin agus ola nan trosg air an cleachdadh.

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Date May 1961
Track ID 67902
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1961.029.A

Original Tape ID

SA1961.029

Summary

Information about how seal and cod liver oil were used.

Seal oil was made locally. It would still be made if there were any seals to catch. It was used to cure tuberculosis. Cod liver oil was also used, but it was rough compared to seal oil. A man who had tuberculosis rubbed his vest against some seal skin which still had plenty of blubber attached to it. He was cured. The oil was only drunk when it was needed to cure an ailment.

Item Location

County - Ross and Cromarty

Parish - Lochbroom

Village/Place - Coigach

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good