Ainmean-àite Ghriomasaigh, Uibhist a Tuath.
Track Information
Original Track ID
PN1972.030
Original Tape ID
Summary
Place names of Grimsay, North Uist.
A very detailed account of the place names of Grimsay, North Uist. The contributors add to the names on the area's OS Map. They mention Lower Grimsay and the dykes they had to keep the sea out. They name small islands around Grimsay, lochs, bays, enclosures, wells, springs, duns, jetties, folds, straits, reefs, Teampall Mhìcheil, the cells etc.
They also tell about drownings, the time MacLean of Boreray owned Kallin, cuddy fishing with ground bait and spoon net, the history of Teampall Mhìcheil and a little of the history of Prince Charles in Grimsay when he was being pursued by the Red Coats.
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - North Uist
Island - Grimsay
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good