Information about Mull traditions.
Contributors
Date
19 January 1972
Track ID
86973
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1972.002
Original Tape ID
Summary
Information about Mull traditions.
Information regarding funerals, wakes, grave-watching, body-snatching, and supernatural lights. Whisky, biscuits, and cheese used to be consumed at churchyard after funerals. Mention of saucer of salt being placed on corpse. Graves used to be watched for about ten nights after burial in case of body-snatchers.
Item Location
County - Argyllshire
Island - Mull
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good