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ID Name
Record Type Description
87504 How Dowser got his name
Media File Donald Macaulay tells Calum M Maclean how Dowser, 2 Breaclete got his nickname (in Gaelic).
87503 Shinty in Bernera
Media File Donald Macaulay and John Gillies Macdonald tell how shinty was played in Bernera long ago, and the equipment used. (Recording…
87502 Domhnall Ban’s bardachd
Media File Donald Macaulay and John Gillies Macdonald recite some of Domhnall Ban’s bardachd (dialogue in Gaelic).
87501 Domhnall Dubh and Aonghas Neilll Chrothair
Media File Donald Macdonald of 25 Kirkibost and Aonghas Niall Chrothair assist a man’s escape from an emigrant boat in the 1850s.…
87500 Nicknames in Kirkibost
Media File Nicknames of some Kirkibost villagers as remembered by John Gillies Macdonald (in Gaelic).
87499 Placenames in Kirkibost
Media File John Gillies Macdonald and Donald Macaulay list some of the forgotten placenames in Kirkibost (dialogue in Gaelic).
87498 Kirkibost men in the First World War
Media File John Gillies Macdonald lists most of the men from Kirkibost who served in the First World War (in Gaelic).
87395 The Macdonald family
Media File Dolina Maclean talks to Agnes Maclennan, Achmore about her family; her brother’s musical talents and her father’s flair for tailoring.…
87394 Malcolm Murdo Maclean as an evacuee
Media File Dolina Macdonald talks to Agnes Maclennan about the years of the Second World War, and taking her son Malcolm Murdo…
87393 Dolina Macdonald in London
Media File Dolina Macdonald talks to Agnes Maclennan, Achmore about her life after moving to London, her marriage to Roderick Maclean, and…
87392 Dolina at the sheiling
Media File Dolina Macdonald talks to Agnes Maclennan, Achmore about summers spent at the sheiling. She mentions the work routine and friendships…
87391 Domestic life before mains water
Media File Flora Macarthur of 1 Kirkibost, and latterly 4 Lundale, talks about the difficuties experienced before mains water and electricity. (Recorded…
87390 Flora leaves home
Media File Flora Macarthur of 1 Kirkibost and latterly 4 Lundale, talks about leaving home for the first time. (Recorded in English).
87343 Ladies’ hats
Media File Flora Macarthur, of 1 Kirkibost and latterly 4 Lundale, talks about the various hats worn in her childhood and the…
85774 Donald Matheson, working at RAF Aird Uig 1958-64 Origin Date: 15 Dec 2005
Media File Donald Matheson, 6 Ardroil, speaking about working in the Sergeant’s Mess at RAF Aird Uig, 1958-1964.; Donald Matheson, 6 Ardroil,…
83823 Wild bull of Geshader
Media File Finlay Maciver recorded 22nd February 2005, talking about an unsuccessful attempt to catch a wild bull from the island Cliatasaigh.
83822 Floating the Geshader Bull Origin Date: 22 Feb 2005
Media File Finlay Maciver recorded 22nd February 2005, talking about the process for floating the Geshader Bull. The bull was being taken…