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A' dèanamh sìoman fraoich.

Date November 1966
Track ID 65268
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1966.068

Original Tape ID

SA1966.068

Summary

Making heather rope.

The contributor had to walk two miles to get heather which was suitable for making rope. It had to be long and soft. He took all day to cut the required amount, and took it home on his back. It took two nights to twist the heather. He got eighteen pence when he sold it. That was for one day's and two nights' work. He also made bent-grass ropes.

He explains how the heather was twisted, the length of the rope, and how it was made into a ball. Heather rope was particularly good on corn stacks and thatch.

The heather used for thatching was fifteen inches long. The heather-thatching process is described.

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Island - North Uist

Parish - North Uist

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good