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Interviews of Dora Nichol

EERC/DG/DG47/30

Childhood Working life Community Life Weather World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1939-1945 Housing Fishing Industry Carsluith

In this interview (DG47/30/1/1, track 1 of 2) Dora Nicholl talks about her life, particularly after she moved to Carsluith when she married in 1954. Dora was born in Peebles and moved to Stirlingshir...

Interviews of Mr and Mrs Kerr

EERC/DG/DG47/1

Working life Farming Community Life Carsluith

This interview, with Mr and Mrs Kerr, of Carsluith, concentrates on Mr Kerr’s life and especially early recollections of his family farm, near Carsluith, which was run by his father (until 1925) and...

Interviews of Mrs Potts

EERC/DG/DG47/2

Community Life Working life Housing Farming Foodways Travellers Carsluith

In interview 1 of 4 (DG47/2/1/1), Mrs Potts talks about her family and childhood memories. She has a close connection to the area around Carsluith and recalls many of the same people, families, farms...

Interviews of Nurse Cowel

EERC/DG/DG47/3

Industry Housing Living Conditions Fishing Foodways Community Life Recreation Working life Carsluith Creetown

DG47/3/1/1 (track 1 of 12) is with a Carsluithian, identified as Nurse Cowell, and begins with her describing her earliest memories. Her father built the family home, Greywalls in Carsluith, and Ms C...

Interviews of Mr and Mrs Kerr

EERC/DG/DG47/6

Working life Farming Domestic Economy Buildings Social Systems Carsluith

In the first of 2 tracks, David Hannay talks to Mr and Mr Kerr about their home at Casluith Farm. The farm, which was first leased to Mr Kerr's grandfather for his son (i.e. Mr Kerr's father) in 1872...

Interviews of Lizzie Davidson

EERC/DG/DG47/7

Childhood Working life Industry Quarries and Quarrying Telecommunication systems Housing Community Life Death Health Education Farming Music Fishing Travellers Folklore Glasgow Carsluith Creetown Garlieston Isle of Man Cardoness

Recorded over several months, this series of interviews with Elizabeth Davidson (DG47/7/1/1 the first of 14 tracks) takes place in Glasgow, where Elizabeth (b. 1896, now aged 83) had lived since she m...

Interviews of Willie Lupton

EERC/DG/DG47/8

World War, 1914-1918 Social Systems Industry Working life Quarries and Quarrying Fishing Armed Forces Housing Material Culture Carsluith Creetown Cardoness Kippford

In this track (DG47/8/1/1, the first of 4) 82 year old Willie Lupton tells David Hannay about his life in Carsluith. Willie's father was a fisherman and Wilie recalls a time when fishing could provid...

Interviews of Mr McGowan

EERC/DG/DG47/9

Working life Farming Quarries and Quarrying Industry Social Life and Customs Transport Housing Kirkdale, Dumfries and Galloway Carsluith Creetown Cairnholly

In this 1st (of 2 tracks), Mr McGowan (who was born in 1886 and was 94 years old at the time of the interview, tells David Hannay about his life. He was born in New Luce, where his father was a sheph...

Interviews of Mrs Fisher

EERC/DG/DG47/10

Housing Industry Community Life Social Life and Customs Weather Creetown Carsluith

In this interview, Mrs Fisher (b.c.1911) talks to David Hannay about her life in Carsluith. Mrs Fisher's father moved to Carsluith as a teacher in 1919 and remained there until 1930. By that time, ...

Interviews of Alex and Mrs MacLean

EERC/DG/DG47/11

Housing Industry Social Life and Customs Scottish Travellers (Nomadic people) Transport shops Quarries and Quarrying Community Life Health Recreation Kirkcudbright Carsluith Kirkmabreck Kirkdale, Dumfries and Galloway

In DG47/11/1/1 (track 1 of 4), Alex MacLean (b.c.1900) and Mrs MacLean talk to David Hannay about Kirkdale, Ravenshall and Creetown. Alex's father worked in the gardens at Kirkdale and his memories d...

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