Wonderful Western Islanders (1924)

Isle of Arran, Scotland. Title: “WONDERFUL WESTERN ISLANDERS. Remote from civilisation, unique in custom, these hardy Arran islanders eke out an existence from barren and rock-bound soil“. Intertitle: “Having no harbour, the islanders drive their stock into the sea, hold them by ropes to the frail curraghs, and swim them out to the steamer“. Intertitle: “For oars, the islanders use long bladeless poles, and manoeuvre their curraghs with skill and intrepidity“. Intertitle: “WONDERFUL WESTERN ISLANDERS. Part Two“. Intertitle: “Making pampooties, the footwear that renders rock climbing comparatively easy, from the raw cowhide“. M/S of a group of woman and girls in shawls sitting on the beach next to bundles and baskets. M/S of several men wading out to sea to collect a live bull from a rowing boat, another rowing boat can be seen in the distance. L/S, taken from out at sea, of people on the beach. M/S of men, women and lots of children outside a straw roofed cottage, they are talking