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The Bornish Laird and the horse with the black facial mark. A boy used to borrow his master's horse every night when he wanted to go courting. He was caught. When he was told to appear in court, h...

Nicolson's Leap. When Mac 'ic Ailein [Clanranald] was in Ormaclete, he used to send his infant children to a wet-nurse. When he had a son, the child was sent to a woman in Ormaclete, and she sent ...

There was an old woman called Catriona, Nighean Eachainn, who frequently predicted the future. Many people came to her for advice on issues such as: who he/she was going to marry; what would happen...

Waulking in Iochdar, South Uist. The contributor gives information about waulking in Iochdar, South Uist, and names women who were good at singing waulking songs.

The contributor moved to Uist in 1934 and stayed for 25 years. He lived in Drimsdale.

The members of the waulking group give information about the processes involved in a typical South Uist waulking.

The contributor recites a Hogmanay ballad recited in the Lochboisdale area, and describes Hogmanay customs there.

Waulking. The contributor gives detailed information about waulking as she remembered it. She sings fragments of songs including 'Hè Mo Leannan', which was used as a clapping song.

Dyeing wool and weaving tweed. The contributor gives detailed information about the dyeing of wool using natural dyes and about the processes involved in weaving tweed.

The escaped monkey and the two old spinsters. A monkey escaped when the Politician sank and reached Gerinish. It went into the house of two old spinsters, who thought it was the captain. They ga...