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Muilnean na sgìre.

Date 06 November 1972
Track ID 69143
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1972.225.B5

Original Tape ID

SA1972.225

Summary

Local mills.

The contributor remembers when there were two working meal mills in the area. The oats and barley were dried, flailed and winnowed before the grain was taken to the mill. Sheepskin sieves were used for winnowing. People brought peat to the kiln at the mill, staying overnight while the grain dried. A portion of the grain, known as the miller's dues, was given as payment. The husks were used for making sowens. The mills stopped working about the time of the First World War.

Recording Location

County - Sutherland

Item Location

County - Sutherland

Parish - Tongue

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good