Publication:

Each Mor Dubh

    Full details

    English titleThe story of Tiree's mills
    Authors & editors

    Publisher Tiree and Coll Gaelic Partnership
    Year of publication 2003
    Languages

    Medium Book
    Edition1
    Topics

    Wind & watermills > Other Europe (not GB) > Island of Ireland
    Arts, culture and heritage > The role of women

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    Scope & contentList of 15 mill sites and extended description of the people and familes involved with them.

    Introduction empahases the importnce of querns and women to work them as late as 1768. " .. an expensive and troublesome method. Two women at once, or sometimes three, are commonly employed. By this means there is so much of their time taken up that it grealty retards them from other industry"

    Copies held

    Accession no. 230511

    • Shelf location: C110
    • Donor: Alan and Glenys Crocker Collection