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Taighean-tughaidh.

Date
Track ID 14021
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1962.20.A10

Original Tape ID

SA1962.020

Summary

Thatched houses.

There were many thatched houses when the contributor was young. He saw houses with the fire in the middle of the floor. They were very smoky. Fish such as herring, salmon and dogfish were hung in the smoke to cure. Mention of an old sailor's house where the cattle lived in one end.

Item Notes

Recorded on Diabaig jetty.

Recording Location

County - Ross and Cromarty

Parish - Applecross

Village/Place - Diabaig

Item Location

County - Ross and Cromarty

Parish - Applecross

Village/Place - Diabaig

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair