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A conversation with Margaret Skinner (b. 07/10/1926) about her time in the Land Army in the Isle of Man during the Second World War.

Topics discussed include:

  • Signing up to the Land Army at Knockaloe soon after finishing school
  • Crops grown & work at Knockaloe in the 1940s
  • Work, including: picking stones, docking turnips, ploughing, threshing and more
  • Uniforms
  • Working conditions, including a 7am start and not getting home until 7pm
  • Working out on other farms in pairs, dropped off in a wagon from Knockaloe
  • Work at the threshing mill and a colleague's terrible accident
  • Working alongside internees
  • Dances at RAF Andreas and at the Pool in Ramsey, and how they would creep into their accomodation late through the cellar
  • Frequently seeing airplane crashes when working out close to RAF Jurby
  • Work at Lezayre Lodge and at the farm at Ballamona

This conversation with Margaret Skinner was conducted by Liz Brand with the assistance of Mrs Skinner's daughter, Winnie Callister.

 

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