Autobiographical information.
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1975.202
Original Tape ID
Summary
Autobiographical information.
The contributor was born in Sliabh, Balephuil. His father was at sea. He got the croft in West Hynish where the contributor lives. The contributor went to school in Balemartin, left at fourteen and worked on farms until he went to sea at sixteen. Information about working for farmer Tom Barr and a detailed account of his time at sea and wartime service.
Information about a visit from an old school friend living in South Africa. The contributor retired from sea and became a crofter to prevent the Crofters' Commission from seizing his house and croft. Information about his brothers and sisters. His father was a sailor and fisherman.
Item Subject/Person
MacDonald, James
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good