The clearances were bad, but there was a later 'clearance' of sorts when the government paid people to leave. My grandparents left Caithness in the 20's after 2 years of bad crops and of course the herring were gone. They were 'moss eating poor' and went to Canada and did well. The whole family left- my grandmothers parents and all her brothers and sisters- one with "his boots roond his neck" meaning at the last minute. They all ended up owning decent farms and hated the thought of the old country. They would be astonished at how much I love Caithness and Sutherland, to them it was a terrible cold place, riddled with TB. Now we have warm houses and plenty to eat- funny how things change :)
Wonderful lifted my heart
Just discovered the Quiggs. What beautiful harmonies from you two. Love it.
Just found your videos, what fab😅 voices, love your music.
The clearances were bad, but there was a later 'clearance' of sorts when the government paid people to leave. My grandparents left Caithness in the 20's after 2 years of bad crops and of course the herring were gone. They were 'moss eating poor' and went to Canada and did well. The whole family left- my grandmothers parents and all her brothers and sisters- one with "his boots roond his neck" meaning at the last minute. They all ended up owning decent farms and hated the thought of the old country. They would be astonished at how much I love Caithness and Sutherland, to them it was a terrible cold place, riddled with TB. Now we have warm houses and plenty to eat- funny how things change :)
What a treat it is when you stumble on gems like this…
Love this one!
Brilliant performance. Hard to believe it’s been so long since this all started.
Enjoying your music in Ivybridge Devon
Thank you.🙂