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Funeral customs in Tiree.

Date May 1970
Track ID 69358
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1970.101

Original Tape ID

SA1970.101

Summary

Funeral customs in Tiree.

In Tiree it was customary to put salt into the coffin. This was to stop the body from swelling. The body would be waked every night. Young men and women would come to the house and there would be a celebration, for three nights. Whisky would be drunk at the wake. This is no longer practised [1970].

The contributor recalls going to wakes as a young man. There used to be whisky and biscuits and cheese at the burial. At one time it was customary to put out a drink for the corpse at the wake. The contributor's sister had seen this when she was in service to an old lady in a different part of the island.

Item Location

County - Argyllshire

Parish - Tiree

Island - Tiree

Language

English

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good