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Florence Nightingale, an seann saighdear agus an tombaca dub...

Date
Track ID 14024
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1962.20.A13

Original Tape ID

SA1962.020

Summary

Florence Nightingale, the old soldier and the Black Twist.

An old soldier in Diabaig was attended to by Florence Nightingale in Scutari. She said that smoking Black Twist would protect him from cholera, etc. He brought this news home, so the contributor's grandmother used to tell him to be sure to use Black Twist when he started smoking.

Item Notes

Recorded on Diabaig jetty.

Item Subject/Person

Nightingale, Florence

Recording Location

County - Ross and Cromarty

Parish - Applecross

Village/Place - Diabaig

Language

Gaelic

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Fair