Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1976.183.A9; B1

Original Tape ID

SA1976.183

Summary

Information on Gille Mòr Bharraigh.

Gille Mòr Bharraigh, Peter Sinclair, was seven feet, two-and-a-half inches tall. He was also a strong man. His father, Duncan, was from Berneray (Barra). Peter sold milk and bread in Castlebay. He was presented to Queen Victoria. He died in 1917.

Item Subject/Person

Gille Mòr Bharraigh [Sinclair, Peter]

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Island - Barra

Parish - Barra

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good