Fàilte air a' Bhaile
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Date
Track ID
48249
Part 1
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Summary
How Balivanich changed from before the time of the Second World War.
Donald James Campbell was born and brought up in Balivanich and discusses how the place changed before the time of the Second World War. He mentions how they lost part of the machair land so that an airport could be built, how the population fell in the village, the school roll, and how there is only one family in Balivanich today [1984] that belongs to the village.
Recording Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - South Uist
Island - Benbecula
Village/Place - Balivanich
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Parish - South Uist
Island - Benbecula
Village/Place - Balivanich
Language
Gaelic
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Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good