KIN19 Oral history interview transcripts by Elidh Maciver Kinloch Historical Society, Lewis
Balallan School Balallan United Kingdom HS2 Email: kinlochhistorical@hotmail.co.uk
2013-09-09 Generated by qubit 1.2 2026-09-06 01:34:UTC English Oral history interview transcripts by Elidh Maciver GB CECL KIN19 [Mid-late 20th cent.], 1990-2006 Maciver, Eilidh 16 transcripts Kinloch Historical Society, Lewis
Balallan School Balallan United Kingdom HS2 Email: kinlochhistorical@hotmail.co.uk
English Scottish Gaelic

Catalogued by Kinloch Historical Society, 27 March 2013. Catalogued according to ISAD(G) (2000) and NCA Rules (1998).

A series of oral history interviews relating to the Kinloch area transcribed and translated from the original recordings by Eilidh Maciver. Interviews topics include Park and the Deer raids, life in Keose, folk traditions, ceilidh house stories, hymns, music and poetry. The records appear to date from the mid-late 20th century with the transcriptions and translation having been undertaken in 2006.

 Maciver, Eilidh Agricultural land Customs and traditions Human settlements Hymns Oral history Oral tradition Poetry Traditional music

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It is unclear as to the location of the original recordings from which the transcriptions were made.

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 List of transcriptions included in the collection 1 29 May 2006 1 page Duncan Macrae of Eishkin discussing the Park and the Deer raids 2 n.d. 4 pages English

Interviewed by Margaret Macleod and John M Macleod. Oral history typescript transcription in English.

 Park, Lewis, Scotland Duncan Macrae of Eishkin discussing the Park and the Deer raids 3 n.d. 5 pages Scottish Gaelic

Interviewed by Margaret Macleod and John M Macleod. Oral history typescript transcription in Gaelic.

 Park, Lewis, Scotland John Murdo Macdonald discussing the Navy in Keose, Mac an t-Stronaich, the seaweed factory, the first car in the village and the first homes built in Keose. Recorded in 1990. 4 2006 10 pages Scottish Gaelic

Interviewed by John Smith, 1990. Oral history typescript transcription in Gaelic.

 Cars Navy Park, Lewis, Scotland John Murdo Macdonald discussing the Navy in Keose, Mac an t-Stronaich, the seaweed factory, the first car in the village and the first homes built in Keose. Recorded in 1990. 5 1996 7 pages English

Interviewed by John Smith. Oral history typescript transcription in English.

 Cars Navy Park, Lewis, Scotland Calum Macleod (Cai Ardaich) 6 n.d. 5 pages English

Interviewed by Katie Ann Mackenzie for the BBC. Oral history typescript transcription in English.

 Calum Macleod (Cai Ardaich) 7 n.d. 8 pages Scottish Gaelic

Interviewed by Katie Ann Mackenzie for the BBC. Oral history typescript transcription in Gaelic.

 John Murdo Macdonald being interviewed by an unknown presenter 8 n.d. 2 pages English

Interviewed by unknown individual. Oral history typescript transcription in English.

 John Murdo Macdonald being interviewed by an unknown presenter 9 n.d. 3 pages Scottish Gaelic

Interviewed by unknown individual. Oral history typescript transcription in Gaelic.

 Sgeulachdan an Taigh-Chèilidh [Stories of the Ceilidh House] 10 n.d. 1 page Scottish Gaelic

Interviewed by unknown individual. Oral history typescript transcription in Gaelic.

 Sgeulachdan an Taigh-Chèilidh [Stories of ther Ceilidh House] 11 n.d. 1 page Scottish Gaelic

Interviewed by unknown individual. Oral history typescript transcription in Gaelic.

 Oidhche Challain [The Old New Year] 12 n.d. 1 page Scottish Gaelic

Interviewed by unknown individual. Oral history typescript transcription in Gaelic.

 Laodhean nan Edghain [Hymns by Nan Ferguson] 13 19 Aug 2006 2 pages

Oral history typescript

 Laodhean nan Edghain [Hymns by Nan Ferguson] 14 17 Aug 2006 2 pages

Oral history typescript

 Song composed by Janet Mackenzie for her son, Donald Mackenzie (Jasper), 2 Sheildinish 15 n.d. 1 page

Oral history typescript transcript

 Sheildinish, Lewis, Scotland Coinneach Bàn [Blond Kenneth] 16 n.d. 2 pages

Oral history typescript transcription