Beatha air an àirigh.
Fieldworkers
Date
12 June 1958
Track ID
31686
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1958.1.3
Original Tape ID
Summary
Sheiling life.
The contributor's father was the last man in Tong to have a sheiling, but she can well remember the girls going out to the sheilings in the summer. Sheilings were small and simple. They were made from peat turfs and heather. The bed, made of turf, was called 'A' chailleach'. Work at the sheiling included milking and making butter. They took cattle and hens out with them.
Recording Location
County - Lanarkshire
Parish - Glasgow
Village/Place - Glasgow
Item Location
County - Ross and Cromarty
Parish - Stornoway
Island - Lewis
Village/Place - Tong
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good