Black and white photograph of a group of men sheep-dipping at Hough in the mid-1930s.
Sheep-dipping at Hough in the mid-1930s. L-R: John Cameron (Iain Mhurchaidh), Balevullin; Sandy Cameron (built Mary Cameron`s house in Balevullin); Sandy`s brother Murdoch Cameron; Donald MacKinnon, Hough, his father; John MacDonald, Balevullin (John Alec`s grandfather); Donald Archie MacLean, Millhouse (father of Eairdsidh, Teon and Allina).
Black and white photograph of a group of men sheep-dipping at Hough in the mid-1930s.
Sheep-dipping at Hough in the mid-1930s. L-R: Sandy Cameron (built Mary Cameron`s house in Balevullin); Sandy`s brother Murdoch Cameron; Donald MacKinnon, Hough (Donald MacKinnon`s father); Alan Cameron; Lachie Cameron, Balevullin.
Sepia photograph of Willie MacLean, Balevullin in the 1950s.
Willie MacLean of Burnside, Balevullin with Blackieina `prangas` in the 1950s. (Original in Filing Cabinet 8 drawer 2)
Colour photograph of Bella MacKinnon and Reg Knapman on Balevullin beach in the early 1990s.
Bella MacKinnon and Reg Knapman collecting carrageen on Balevullin beach in the early 1990s.
Photocopied report on the number of pupils in Tiree schools in 1862 and 1863 and the numbers taking each subject taught.
Report on the number of pupils in Tiree schools in 1862 and 1863 and the numbers of pupils in each school in 1863 taking reading, writing, arithmetic, English grammar, geography, Latin, Greek and geometry. (Bundle 1541)
Photocopied account of the annual salaries and allowances to teachers on the Argyll estates of Mull and Tiree.
Account of the annual salaries and allowances to teachers on the Argyll estates of Mull and Tiree (no date), listing teachers, schools and salaries. (Bundle 1539)
Schools in Tyree 1863
Transcription of John Ramsay’s report on Tiree schools in 1863.
Courtesy of His Grace the Duke of Argyll
In 1863, John Ramsay, MP for Falkirk Burghs, reported on the state of Tiree schools to the Royal Commission on Education in Scotland chaired by the 8th Duke of Argyll. Ramsay assessed the condition of the buildings, the quality of the teaching, the progress of the scholars and their attendance at school.
At the time of the report, there were eight schools on Tiree, two supported by the Church of Scotland, four by the Free Church Ladies Society and one each by the General Assembly and the Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge. Only three made a good impression.
The recommendations of the Argyll Commission were put into effect by the Education Act of 1872. Primary education was made compulsory for children aged five to thirteen and the control of schools placed in the hands of popularly elected school boards.
John Ramsay’s letter about Tiree schools
Transcription of John Ramsay’s letter to the 8th Duke of Argyll about Tiree schools in 1863.
Courtesy of His Grace the Duke of Argyll
In 1863, John Ramsay, MP for Falkirk Burghs, reported on the state of Tiree schools to the Royal Commission on Education in Scotland chaired by the 8th Duke of Argyll. At the time of the report, there were eight schools on Tiree, of which only three made a good impression.
In this private letter to the Duke, Ramsay made several suggestions on how to improve the quality of the teaching on the island by removing unsatisfactory teachers, offering inducements for better pupil attendance and school inspections by the factor, Lachlan MacQuarie.
Rather than appealing to the Duke’s altruism, Ramsay stressed ‘the pecuniary value of education to the proprietor of a Highland estate’.
Hammerstone found at the east end of Balevullin Bay close to Rubha na Bò Maoile in March 2000.
Two posters advertising Dorinda Johnston`s Studio Gallery in Balevullin.
Two posters advertising Dorinda Johnston`s Studio Gallery in Balevullin.
