Cultivation
By Donald A Mackay & Kirsty Macleod - Added 17/04/2014
Audio of Donald Alex MacKay and his sister Chirsty talking in the early 1980s about the amount of land surrounding their village of Grosebay that was being cult...
Island Stories
Harris has a rich oral history and thanks to local historical societies and various characters we have a treasury of local stories and accounts describing past and present life on Harris.
Grosebay Way of Life
By Donald A Mackay & Kirsty Macleod - Added 17/04/2014
Audio: Brother and sister, Donald Alex and Chirsty chat about everyday life in Grosebay when they were growing up in the early years of the 20th century.Dur: 10...
First House in Grosebay
By Donald A Mackay - Added 17/04/2014
Audio of Donald Alex Mackay of Grosebay continuing the oral tradition of previous generations, telling the Harris Historical society in 1981 about the first hou...
Wells and Washing
By Donald A Mackay & Kirsty Macleod - Added 17/04/2014
Audio of Chirsty and her brother Donald Alex talking about the wells that provided them with water in the days before it came through pipes into their homes. Ra...
Building the Croft House
By Kirsty Macleod - Added 17/04/2014
Audio of Chirsty MacLeod nee MacKay telling how the family croft house at 1 Grosebay was built.Dur: 1.04...
Drinisiadar Shops
By Norah MacDonald - Added 17/04/2014
Audio of Norah MacDonald of Bayhead, Miabhag, talking about the shop her grandfather had in Drinisiadar. Dur: 01.59...
Family Life in the 50's & 60's
By Norah MacDonald - Added 18/04/2014
Audio of Norah MacDonald of Bayhead, Miabhag telling about family life and how her parents made their living when she was in school in the 50s and 60s. Dur: 3.1...