‘fascination on every page’ – Scots Magazine
The fruits of a life’s work, this marvellous compendium of photographs, stories, folklore and songs has been an established classic since its first publication in 1955. it is a wonderful evocation of the vibrant life and history of South Uist and the Gaelic world in which it played so important a part. Full of traditional prayers, proverbs, medicinal cures, anecdotes, recipes and folklore, it presents, as no other book does, the rich tapestry of Gaelic culture in the words of the people who lived in and through that culture.
Enriched by Margaret Fay Shaw’s photography, Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist is both an introduction to the life of the Gael and a fitting memorial to a world now largely disappeared. The material in the book was mostly collected between 1929 and 1935 during the author’s stay in Lochboisdale.
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