Seanchas Eighrig Mhàrtainn

Rugadh Eighrig Mhàrtainn an Glaschu ach thogadh i a Siadar, air taobh siar Leòdhais. Nuair a dh'fhàg i a sgoil aig 14, chaidh i a dh'obair a Thaigh-Òst' a Chounty ann a Steòrnabhagh, far a robh i cosnadh nas lugha na £3 sa mhìos. Nuair a d'eigheadh an cogadh, chaidh i an uair sin a dh'obair dhan NAAFI, an toiseach a Steòrnabhagh agus às dèidh sin ann an Auchinleck, Siorrachd Àir.

Effie Martin was born in Glasgow and brought up in Shader, on the west coast of Lewis. On leaving school at 14 she worked in the County Hotel in Stornoway, earning less than £3 per month. When war was declared she then began work in the NAAFI in Stornoway and then in Auchinleck, Ayrshire.

Producer Maureen MacLeod.