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Soillse: Series 3: Episode 25: Saoghal Ur ann an Alba/New World In Scotland

Saoghal Ur ann an Alba/New World In Scotland

Episode 25

Episode 25: Saoghal Ur ann an Alba/New World In Scotland

Series 3

BBC ALBA - Soillse, Series 3, Saoghal Ur ann an Alba/New World In Scotland

Women who came from Donegal to find work in Glasgow in the 50s and 60s tell their stories.

Boireannaich sna 1950an à Dun nan Gall a' dol a dh' obair ann an Glaschu. 1950's Women from Donegal find work in Glasgow.

Tha ceanglaichean air a bhith ann o chionn fhada eadar Èirinn agus Glaschu. Bha seo gu h-àraidh fìor anns na 1950an agus 60an le luchd-obrach bhoireann a' tighinn à Dùn nan Gall a Ghlaschu. Tha feadhainn de na boireannaich a thàinig a Ghlaschu a dh' obair ag innse an sgeulachdan. 

There has long since been ties between Ireland and Glasgow. This was especially true in the 1950s and 60s with a female migratory workforce coming from Donegal to Glasgow. Some of the women who moved to Glasgow for work tell their stories.

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