Interviews conducted by Julia Muir Watt
EERC/DG/DG4
Julia Muir- Watt conducted a total of 36 recordings made with 28 interviewees, carried out between 2012 and 2013.
Interviews of Jenny Jolly aged 86
EERC/DG/DG4/2
Childhood
Working life
Farming
Sawmills
Community Life
Foodways
Health
Travellers
World War, 1939-1945
Wigtown
Whithorn
Innerwell
Rigg Bay
Garlieston
Galloway House
Kidsdale
Interview with Jenny Jolly about her life and work (DG4/2/1/1). Jenny, who has spent most of her life in Whithorn, begins by talking about her parents, her Irish ancestry and her father's illness and...
Interviews of Tom McCreath
EERC/DG/DG4/3
Childhood
Working life
Farming
Community Life
Foodways
Recreation
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
Religion
Challoch Farm
Whithorn
Galloway House
Garlieston
Sorbie
Interview (DG4/3/1/1) 1 of 2 with Tom McCreath who was brought up at Broughton Mains farm and was a farmer all his working life. Tom begins by talking about his family connections to the area prior t...
Interviews of Jock McMaster
EERC/DG/DG4/11
Childhood
Working life
Farming
Foodways
Transport
Community Life
Tourism
Recreation
World War, 1939-1945
Biographical interview with Jock McMaster, a farmer in his late 70s, who has always lived in the Monreith area. His family came to Blairbury farm around 1830, initially as tenant farmers. During thi...
Interviews of Jean Rennie aged 86
EERC/DG/DG4/17
Childhood
Working life
Farming
Community Life
Housing
Foodways
Travellers
World War, 1939-1945
shops
Barrachan
Whithorn
Newton Stewart
Whauphill
Kirkinner
North Clutag
Capenoch
Biographical interview with Jean Rennie, who was born in Aryshire and has lived most of her life in Wigtownshire. Jean talks about her childhood at Capenoch Farm. The family had a dairy herd and gre...
Interviews of Cathy Doughty aged 89
EERC/DG/DG4/23
Childhood
Working life
Farming
Domestic personnel
Education
shops
Clothing and dress
Foodways
World War, 1939-1945
Whithorn
Bridgebank, Dumfries and Galloway
Biographical interview with Cathy Doughty (b. 1924) who was born at Crivelton and then later moved on to Cotts. Both farms were owned by Matthew Marshall, who also owned farms at Polmallet, Brownhill...