A thief from Mull came to Colonsay to steal yarn. The women chased him and they managed to cut the sack from his back as he tried to escape. The balls of yarn fell out and rolled down the hillside. They recovered most of them.
Bella MacNeil (contributor); Calum MacLean (fieldworker); ref.SA1953.121.1, School of Scottish Studies Archives, University of Edinburgh.
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