Crodh a theich an dèidh dhan fhear aig an robh iad a' bhith...
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
July 1953
Track ID
5315
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1953.116.B5
Original Tape ID
Summary
Cattle that escaped after their owner decided to slaughter one of them.
There was a man in Pabbay who had six cattle and he spoke of slaughtering one. That night they all broke their tethers and went into the sea. It was thought they were sea cattle.
Item Location
County - Inverness-shire
Island - Pabbay
Parish - Barra
Language
Gaelic
Genre
Collection
Transcription
Dòmhnall Caimbeul (DC): Am fear a... còig no sia a bheothaichean aige ann am bàthaich... anns a' bhàthaich, agus bha e a' bruidhinn air a... tè dhiubh a mharbhadh sa gheamhradh. Agus co-dhiù, seo mar a bha. Bha an rud dèante. Bha iad a' dol ga marbhadh co-dhiù. Bha i air fàs sean. Agus co-dhiù, an oidhche sin, bhrist na sia, bhrist iad na ceanglaichean 's ghabh iad a-mach air a' mhuir, 's chan fhacas riamh tuilleadh iad.
Calum MacIllEathain (CM): Crodh-mara, an e?
DC: 'S e, crodh-mara. Sin naidheachd a bh' aig na seann daoine co-dhiù.
CM: An ann am Pabaigh a bha iad?
DC: 'S ann. Eilean Phabaigh. Saoileam fhìn am faodadh siud a bhith ann. Aig Dia tha fios. Ach, cha robh ann ach...
Calum MacIllEathain (CM): Crodh-mara, an e?
DC: 'S e, crodh-mara. Sin naidheachd a bh' aig na seann daoine co-dhiù.
CM: An ann am Pabaigh a bha iad?
DC: 'S ann. Eilean Phabaigh. Saoileam fhìn am faodadh siud a bhith ann. Aig Dia tha fios. Ach, cha robh ann ach...
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good