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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 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 Netta Cowell

EERC/DG/DG47/14

Community Life Working life Quarries and Quarrying Fishing Foodways World War, 1939-1945 Carsluith Creetown Gatehouse of Fleet

In this short track, David talks to Netta Cowell, who was born at Kirkmabreck, where her father was manager at the quarry (early 1900s). Netta's family moved to Gretna and then back to Carsluith (and...

Interviews of Mr Galloway

EERC/DG/DG47/16

Community Life Working life Quarries and Quarrying World War, 1914-1918 Foodways Agriculture Childhood Carsluith Creetown Kirkmabreck

In this interview, Mr Galloway (b.1906) who was born in Kirkmabreck, tells David Hannay about his life in Carsluith. Mr Galloway's father worked at the old Scottish Granite quarry before that closed ...

Interviews of Jim McGuffie

EERC/DG/DG47/18

Working life Agriculture Mills Community Life shops Quarries and Quarrying Education World War, 1939-1945 Carsluith Whithorn Newton Stewart Gatehouse of Fleet Creetown

In this interview DG47/18/1/1 ( track 1 of 4), Jim McGuffie (b.1921) tells David Hannay about his life, especially living and working in the mill - which was owned by his father. Jim, who was just ab...

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...

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