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Gaelic speaking in Killin; discouraged at school.

Fieldworkers
Date April 1964
Track ID 18289
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1964.16.A1; SA1964.16.A2

Original Tape ID

SA1964.016

Summary

Gaelic speaking in Killin; discouraged at school.

Bill Walker's parents and his brother spoke Gaelic. He did not because he was away in the Army for ten years. Everyone in Killin spoke Gaelic when he was a child, and there are still [1964] a few native speakers in the area. When he was at school, Gaelic was discouraged. People thought children would be disadvantaged if they could not speak good English. The schoolmaster, Mr Stevens, probably from Edinburgh, was strongly against Gaelic, but did not punish children for using it.

Recording Location

County - Perthshire

Parish - Killin

Village/Place - Killin

Item Location

County - Perthshire

Parish - Killin

Village/Place - Killin

Language

English

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good