Interviews of Mr Milligan
EERC/DG/DG47/12
In DG47/12/1/1, the first of 2 tracks, Mr Milligan (b.1902) tells David Hannay about his family connections to quarry work in the Carsluith area. Mr Milligan's grandfather had been a dyker who had bu...
Interviews of Mr Ruxton
EERC/DG/DG47/13
In DG47/13/1/1 the first (of 2) tracks, David speaks to Mr Ruxton, who worked the gardens at Kirkdale from 1947 - for a period of about fifteen years. Mr Ruxton explains that he was taken on by David...
Interviews of Netta Cowell
EERC/DG/DG47/14
Community Life
Working life
Quarries and Quarrying
Fishing
Foodways
World War, 1939-1945
Carsluith
Creetown
Gatehouse of Fleet
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...
Interviews of Mary Nichol
EERC/DG/DG47/15
In this interview Mary Nicholl recalls her time living down the weir in Carsluith. Mary, who was born in Gatehouse-of-Fleet, moved to Carsluith when she was married. She raised her ten children in a...
Interviews of Mr Galloway
EERC/DG/DG47/16
Community Life
Working life
Quarries and Quarrying
World War, 1914-1918
Foodways
Agriculture
Childhood
Carsluith
Creetown
Kirkmabreck
In this interview, Mr Galloway (b.1906) who was born in Kirkmabreck, tells David Hannay about his life in Carsluith. Mr Galloway's father worked at the old Scottish Granite quarry before that closed ...
Interviews of Jim Henry
EERC/DG/DG47/17
In this interview, Jim Henry (b.1905) recalls his childhood at Barholm farm and shares memories from his childhood and life. He recalls his time at Carsluith school where the teachers were Mr and Mrs...
Interviews of Jim McGuffie
EERC/DG/DG47/18
Working life
Agriculture
Mills
Community Life
shops
Quarries and Quarrying
Education
World War, 1939-1945
Carsluith
Whithorn
Newton Stewart
Gatehouse of Fleet
Creetown
In this interview DG47/18/1/1 ( track 1 of 4), Jim McGuffie (b.1921) tells David Hannay about his life, especially living and working in the mill - which was owned by his father. Jim, who was just ab...
Interviews of Mrs Rae
EERC/DG/DG47/19
Childhood
Industry
Quarries and Quarrying
Community Life
Working life
Teaching
Housing
World War, 1939-1945
Carsluith
Twynholm
Creetown
Kirkdale, Dumfries and Galloway
In this interview DG47/19/1/1 (track 1 of 2) Mrs Rae (99 years old)speaks to David Hannay her life in and around Carsluith. Mrs Rae was born in a house on the shore in Carsluith, next door to one bui...
Interviews of Nancy McGuffie
EERC/DG/DG47/20
Community Life
Working life
Education
Childhood
Health
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
Carsluith
Creetown
Newton Stewart
In this interview Nancy McGuffie tells David Hannay about her life. She came to Carsluith as a very young child, after her mother was widowed. Her mother bought the house Mrs McGuffie now stays in fo...
Interviews of Mrs McKnight
EERC/DG/DG47/21
In this interview, 70 year old Mrs McKnight recalls her life in and around Carsluith. She was born at Barholm farm, which her father had from 1926 to 1949. She describes the farm and how it has chang...