Far more people lived on Loch Tay-side before the Clearances...
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1964.16.A14
Original Tape ID
Summary
More people lived on Loch Tay-side in the past, but a few Gaelic-speaking families are left.
Until World War I there were still quite a few crofters on Loch Tay-side, in spite of the Clearances and the fact that many people emigrated to Canada from north Loch Tay-side. By the 1960s there were no real crofters left, only a few smallholders. There are still [1964] a few old native families, the MacDiarmids of Kiltyrie Farm, the MacGregors, also farmers, and Alastair Stewart of the Ben Lawers Hotel. Bill Walker thinks they are all Gaelic speakers, as is Miss MacLaren of Ardtalnaig.
Recording Location
County - Perthshire
Parish - Killin
Village/Place - Killin
Item Location
County - Perthshire
Parish - Kenmore
Village/Place - Loch Tay-side
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good