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A' buachailleachd a' chruidh.

Date 1972
Track ID 53420
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1972.54.A5

Original Tape ID

SA1972.054

Summary

Herding the cattle.

It was usually a young boy just out of school who was employed to take care of the milking cows. During the summer, they were taken away from the village and the crops every morning at about 5 a.m. They were then brought home in the evening to be milked. He received ten shillings a week.

The act of keeping animals out of the crops at night was known as 'cuairtearachd'.

Item Notes

Eadradh: word meaning 'daily early removal of cattle from the village during summer months'.

Item Location

County - Argyllshire

Parish - Jura

Island - Jura

Recording Location

County - Argyllshire

Parish - Jura

Island - Jura

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good