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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 Billy Selkirk,

EERC/EL/EL35/8

Working life Industry Fishing Community Life Law Foodways Material Culture Customs and Traditions

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

Childhood Community Life Working life Industry Fishing Material Culture Knitting Play Customs and Traditions

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

Working life Industry Fishing Community Life Material Culture Social Life and Customs Religion Childhood Architecture Clothing

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 Neil Mackinnon,

EERC/ES/ES2/2

Working life Weaving Fishing Community Life Material Culture Harris Tweed Housing Crofting Industry

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 ...

Interviews of Alec and Nichola Lockerby,

EERC/ES/ES7/8

Working life Industry Weaving Childhood Fishing Material Culture Health Ranish (Rànais), Isle of Lewis (Eilean Leòdhais), Scotland Stornoway (Steornabhagh), Western Isles, Scotland South Lochs (Pairc), Isle of Lewis (Eilean Leòdhais), Scotland Lewis, Isle of (Eilean Leòdhais), Scotland

In this interview, Alec Lockerby (aged 72) and his daughter, Nichola (b. 1976), talk about their lives and their connections to the Harris Tweed industry, particularly Kenneth Mackenzie Ltd. Alec spea...

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