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Interviews of Mr McGowan

EERC/DG/DG47/9

Working life Farming Quarries and Quarrying Industry Social Life and Customs Transport Housing Kirkdale, Dumfries and Galloway Carsluith Creetown Cairnholly

In this 1st (of 2 tracks), Mr McGowan (who was born in 1886 and was 94 years old at the time of the interview, tells David Hannay about his life. He was born in New Luce, where his father was a sheph...

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 Mr Milligan

EERC/DG/DG47/12

Working life Industry Quarries and Quarrying Childhood Transport Carsluith Glasgow

In DG47/12/1/1, the first of 2 tracks, Mr Milligan (b.1902) tells David Hannay about his family connections to quarry work in the Carsluith area. Mr Milligan's grandfather had been a dyker who had bu...

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Interviews of Mr McGowan

Interviews of Alex and Mrs MacLean

Interviews of Mr Milligan