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Description of Francie Markiss and his character.

Date 1953
Track ID 9747
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1953.245.A10

Original Tape ID

SA1953.245

Summary

Description of Francie Markiss and his character.

Francie Markiss used to travel using two staffs: he could go faster than a horse. He went into Turriff once to fee [engage as a farmservant] for the harvest. He wasn't very good at driving horses, but he said that he was a great holder-up: he could fairly hold the ricks up. That is, he could tell the men when they were going squint, and could smooth down the loose corn. He was lazy.

Item Subject/Person

Markiss, Francis 'Francie' [Markies, Francie]

Recording Location

County - Banffshire

Parish - Gamrie

Village/Place - Macduff

Language

Scots

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good