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Rugadh Eighrig Mh脿rtainn an Glaschu ach thogadh i a Siadar, air taobh siar Le貌dhais. Nuair a dh'fh脿g i a sgoil aig 14, chaidh i a dh'obair a Thaigh-脪st' a Chounty ann a Ste貌rnabhagh, far a robh i cosnadh nas lugha na 拢3 sa mh矛os. Nuair a d'eigheadh an cogadh, chaidh i an uair sin a dh'obair dhan NAAFI, an toiseach a Ste貌rnabhagh agus 脿s d猫idh sin ann an Auchinleck, Siorrachd 脌ir.

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 拢3 per month. When war was declared she then began work in the NAAFI in Stornoway and then in Auchinleck, Ayrshire.

Producer Maureen MacLeod.