Islay 1948 - People About: Part 2 of 4

This is an extract from 8mm movie footage taken my father around 1948. The extract is from a 1¼-hour original film of Islay, Argyll, Scotland. The full film shows much of the villages of Port Wemyss and Portnahaven and it's people of that time as well as other parts of the island. This second of four extracts highlights scenes of people going about their daily lives -- the postman, the milkman, the farmer lad, men and horses working the fields, the lighthouse boatmen, fishermen and water collection from the local well (there was no plumbing in the houses back then).

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Islay
• Argyll
• Scotland
• village
• vintage
• Scottish
• Rhinns

[uweetwel]

This is wonderful.  Thank you.

[ianamacl]

I'm glad you like it!

[agrewe]

It's still getting better! Now I know who the gentleman with the "dance move" from part 1 is. Thanks again for sharing!

Is the piper at the Islay Show (around 4:50 min) the same as the one earlier?

[ianamacl]

Do you know the "dance move" fella? He's Captain John Anderson - he was the lighthouse boatman in the late 40s and in the 50s and a relative of mine.

No, it not the same piper at the show and at the back of Port Wemyss.

[agrewe]

No, unfortunately don't know Captain Anderson, although I would have loved to know him. From the videos he seems so friendly with a smile on his face, talking to your father when he was filming. Is that a right impression?

[ianamacl]

You have the right impression. I am told he had a wonderful sense of humour and was a friendly man, liked by all. From my recollections of the 60s and what my parents have told me, many of the old-timers who appear here were like that - always funny with the kids, teasing and making jokes. Everyone knew everyone back then (but of course many were related in some way distant or otherwise).

[MacSwede]

What I can't believe is you've had almost a 1000 viewings and I was the 2nd to rate this. What they don't get is 8mm isn't like today's digital. It took some skill to capture this. Bravo for preserving history of the way it was for all to see.