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Naidheachdan eachdraidheil à Uibhist a Deas.

Contributors
Date December 1984
Track ID 99590
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1984.121

Original Tape ID

SA1984.121

Summary

Historical reminiscences of South Uist fishing.

The contributor speaks about change-houses and curing-stations of the past. He mentions Captains Wolf and Lilias, who used to take herring to Odessa and return with a ballast of Russian black earth. The locals would cart it away in creels and use it in their gardens. Mention of whitefish and East-coast fishermen.

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - South Uist

Island - South Uist

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good