When we were young
Nuair a bha sinn òg
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In this recording, the Reverend Norman MacDonald is talking to Calum Maclean about education in the schools when he was young.
He is telling Calum that the women didn't have English and the parents would struggle (make great efforts) to ensure the boys would have a little education.
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| fèilltean | pl | far am biodh crodh agus caoraich gan reic | marts/markets/fairs where cattle and sheep were sold |
| a' cosnadh an lòin | a' dèanamh am bith-beò; a' faighinn pàigheadh airson obair | earning their livelihood, being paid for work; earning their keep | |
| na h-igheanan | pl | na nigheanan | the girls |
| gun saothair | gun obair, gun dragh | effortlessly (without toil); without work, without bother |
Thoir sùil air an tar-sgrìobhadh agus dèan cinnteach gu bheil thu a' tuigsinn brìgh na h-earrainn.