Old Photograph Sheep Shearing Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of Crofters sheep shearing on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Shearing was very labour intensive. Apart from the shearers who hand clipped the sheep there were catchers to bring the sheep in from the field or pen. There were also people to roll the fleece once it was off the sheep, and then fold them before they were tied and bagged. Clipping could only be done in good conditions as fleeces had to be bagged whilst dry. Neighbouring crofters would help each other at busy times.



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