Eppie Thain was evicted and built a new house overnight.
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
2502
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1955.67.A5
Original Tape ID
Summary
Eppie Thain was evicted and built a new house overnight.
Before Eppie Thain had the shebeen, she was evicted from a house at the other side of the river. At that time, the law was that if you biggit [built] a house overnight and had the chimney reeking [smoking] by sunrise, you couldn't be put out. They built a hovel across the water and remained in that spot. They brought up a family of three or four sons and a daughter there.
Item Subject/Person
Thain, Eppie
Item Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Strathdon
Village/Place - Duffdefiance
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good