Interviews conducted by John Macdonald

EERC/ES/ES2

Interviews of Billy Selkirk,

EERC/EL/EL35/8

In this interview, Billy Selkirk (aged 75, b. Musselburgh) talks about his life as a fisherman. Billy grew up in Musselburgh and Fisherrow and, as the son of a fisherman, always though he would go to...

Interviews of Robert Millar and Kirsteen Brown,

EERC/EL/EL35/9

In this interview Robert Millar and Kirsteen Brown (both b. 1934) talk about their lives in Fisherrow and their fishing connections. Both recall that Fisherrow was a very close community when they we...

Interviews of Irene and Caroline Grant,

EERC/EL/EL35/10

In this interview, Irene Grant (b. 1936, Fisherrow) and her daughter, Caroline (b. 1967, Fisherrow), talk about life in Fisherrow and how this has changed over time. Irene was born in New Street and ...

Interviews of Archie Johnstone by an unknown female ,

EERC/EL/EL2/22

In the first interview of 3 (EL2/22/1) Archie talks about leaving school in 1952 and starting work as a deck hand on his father's boat. His first trip was sailing out 20 miles north-east of Dunbar for...

Interviews of Peggy Livingstone by Lorna Lewis,

EERC/EL/EL2/24

In the first track of 11 (EL2/24/1/1) Peggy Gray Livingston, who was born in Fisherrow in 1914, talks about her early home life. Peggy's parents were both from Musselburgh and she explains a little o...

Interviews of Neil Mackinnon,

EERC/ES/ES2/2

Anns an agallamh seo, tha Niall MacFhionghain (r. 1948, Mealbost, Steòrnabhagh) a’ bruidhinn mun a’ bheatha aige agus gu sònraichte mun obair aige mar fhigheadair. Chaidh Niall don sgoil ann an ...