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Aonghas mac Iain 'ic Shomhairle à Beàrnaraigh agus teaghlach...

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1969.81.A5-A7

Original Tape ID

SA1969.081

Summary

Angus Paterson from Berneray and an account of the contributor's family.

Angus Paterson from Berneray spent eight years in America and did not write to anyone while he was away. He wooed Catriona nighean Fhionnlaigh from another man and married her. Catriona was twenty-three when they married.

The contributor was the youngest and is the only surviving member of ten of a family. She is seventy-eight at the time of the recording. She names the ten members of the family; five boys and five girls.

Item Subject/Person

Paterson, Angus

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Island - Berneray

Parish - Harris

Item Location

County - Inverness-shire

Island - Berneray

Parish - Harris

Language

Gaelic

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good