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A missing child was found with the aid of a woman who had se...

Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID 17877
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1964.15.A1

Original Tape ID

SA1964.015

Summary

A missing child was found with the aid of a woman who had second sight.

A woman who lived in Rannoch had second sight, and people consulted her about missing persons. She would take no money for helping with this. Once, the four-year-old daughter of a shepherd in Glen Quaich near Amulree went missing. People searched for her with dogs for a week without success. The woman at Rannoch was consulted and said the girl was alive and lying beside a burn [stream] with something white watching over her at night. The child was found as the woman had said, only 500 yards from her home. The white thing was a sheep. The girl had survived by eating grass and drinking the water of the burn.

Bill Walker heard this story from his aunt.

Recording Location

County - Perthshire

Parish - Killin

Village/Place - Killin

Item Location

County - Perthshire

Parish - Dull

Village/Place - Glen Quaich

Language

English

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good