Fisher family connections with Barra
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1986.154
Original Tape ID
Summary
Fisher family connections with Barra.
Mrs Fisher explains that Auntie Mary on Barra is her cousin. Mrs Fisher has often been back to Barra, staying at her daughter Ray's cottage. Ray is a well-known figure there. Even the priest told her he is related to her. The person from whom she bought the cottage was pleased it was going to someone related to Mrs Fisher's mother, who delivered the babies on the island when the doctor or nurse wasn't available, and made all the shrouds. The Barra people listen to Archie Fisher's radio programme. Jimmy Hutchison, a singer from South Uist, is also related to Mrs Fisher 's mother. On Barra Mrs Fisher and her children are known as her mother's children, not as Archibald MacDonald's children, and Ray's husband Colin [Ross] is known as Ray's man.
Item Subject/Person
Fisher family; Fisher, Ray
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Island - Barra
Parish - Barra
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good