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 rockbound 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