Iomradh air iasgach, sealg, leigheasan traidiseanta agus oba...
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1961
Track ID
79798
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1961.104.A
Original Tape ID
Summary
An account of fishing, hunting, traditional cures and croft work.
The contributor gives an account of hunting seals and whales and the uses that people made of them. Traditional cures were made from the blubber. He discusses fishing, which was done from skiffs that were built on the island. They fished around the island and also on the East Coast. Birds were hunted on the Flannan Isles. He also talks about croft work, such as harvesting and the making of ropes.
Recording Location
County - Ross and Cromarty
Parish - Uig
Island - Lewis
Village/Place - Miavaig
Item Location
County - Ross and Cromarty
Parish - Uig
Island - Lewis
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Poor