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Interviews of Robin Kinnear

EERC/DG/DG4/12

Childhood Working life shops Community Life Tourism Housing Clothing trade Farming World War, 1939-1945 Death Transport Port William Monreith Whithorn Parton

Biographical interview with Robin Kinnear. Robin's great-grandfather had moved to Port William as a tailor in 1898 and the family business of drapers had continued from there, eventually including fu...

Interviews of Kennedy Doonan

EERC/DG/DG4/16

Childhood Working life Farming Community Life Housing Domestic Life Port William Barrachan

In track 1 (of 2) of this biographical interview, Kenny Doonan (b.c1930s) describes his childhood on Barrachen Estate, where his mother had Home Farm and kept a small dairy herd. Kenny went on to wor...

Interviews of Betty Murray

EERC/DG/DG4/26

Childhood Working life Farming Business shops Community Life Recreation Religion World War, 1939-1945 Transport Whithorn Glasserton Port William Skate, Dumfries and Galloway

Biographical interview with Betty Murray whose parents came to Whithorn in 1934 to run a licensed grocer. Betty describes the shop, providing details of the stock, layout, staffing and suppliers. Sh...

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Interviews of Robin Kinnear

Interviews of Kennedy Doonan

Interviews of Betty Murray