| Identifier | EERC/DG/DG47/14 |
|---|---|
| Interviewer | David Hannay |
| Dates | interview: 1985-09-04 coverage: 20th century |
| Extent | 1 digital audio file(s) |
| Subject | Community Life, Working life, Quarries and Quarrying, Fishing, Foodways, World War, 1939-1945, Carsluith, Creetown, Gatehouse of Fleet |
| Interview summary | In this short track, David talks to Netta Cowell, who was born at Kirkmabreck, where her father was manager at the quarry (early 1900s). Netta's family moved to Gretna and then back to Carsluith (and Burnfoot) when her father got a job at Bagbie quarry. Netta recalls the Hannay family from that time, remembering that David's grandmother's sister had a reputation as being a brilliant mathematician. She also recalls the McClaggan family (who lived in Kirkdale at that time) helping with various war efforts, such as gathering spagnum moss. Netta also speaks about the difficulty of finding work during the inter-war period, the local fishing, gathering whelks and mussels (which were sent off by train), the puffers taking the quarry stone away, gathering wild foods and how much Carsluith was changed by the period over the two World Wars. |
| Access | The recordings of Netta Cowell are currently being catalogued and prepared for release. Audio files and transcripts will be added to this record as soon as possible. |
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