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Interviews of Robert Ross aged 71

EERC/DG/DG2/7

Working life Quarries and Quarrying Education Punishment Community Life Social Life and Customs Housing Carsluith Creetown Gatehouse of Fleet

Interview with Robert (Rab) Ross who was born in Carsluith. The interview is concerned with Rab's working life and particularly his 32 years at the Creetown quarry. He talks about many aspects of li...

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 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 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 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...

Interviews of Mary Nichol

EERC/DG/DG47/15

Community Life Housing Fishing Foodways World War, 1939-1945 Carsluith Creetown Gatehouse of Fleet

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 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 Julia Bain, Jess and Kenneth Ball

EERC/DG/DG47/22

Social Systems Industry Landscape Building Community Life Housing Carsluith

In this interview, with Julia Bain, her brother Derek and sister-in-law Jess, the contributors chat with David Hannay about life in Carsluith. Julia and Derek recall childhood visits to the area and ...

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