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Information about Mull traditions.

Date 19 January 1972
Track ID 86973
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1972.002

Original Tape ID

SA1972.002

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

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good