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Interviews of Margaret (Greta) Hawthorn aged 78

EERC/DG/DG4/1
Biographical interview with Margaret (Greta) Hawthorn (aged 78) who was born at Claymoddie Farm, Whithorn. Margaret reflects on her life and recalls her schooldays, working life, Whithorn during Worl...

Interviews of Jenny Jolly aged 86

EERC/DG/DG4/2
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 Alastair Reid aged 86

EERC/DG/DG4/6
Biographical interview with poet and translator Alastair Reid (b.1926) who speaks about his childhood in Whithorn and his relationship to the community and the region. Alastair describes his childhoo...

Interviews of Andrew McNeillie aged 66

EERC/DG/DG4/15
Interview with poet Andrew McNeillie (aged 66) whose father, John, was author of over 40 books under his own name and Ian Niall. In this interview Andrew talks about his family connections to the Ma...

Interviews of John McColm aged 95

EERC/DG/DG10/4
Short biographical interview with John McColm, aged 95. John talks about his early working life, with the army as an invoices clerk (he was diabetic so unable to become an active soldier). He worked...