Colour photograph of Taigh MhicArtair in Milton.
Taigh MhicArtair in Milton photographed by Morton Boyd in the 1940s or 1950s.
2003.18.2
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Associated People: Boyd, Mr John Morton, Balephuil (1925 - 1998)
2003.18.29
Black and white photograph of Taigh Alasdair in Baugh.
Taigh Alasdair in Baugh, photographed by Morton Boyd in the 1940s or 1950s.
2003.18.3
Black and white photograph of twins Donald and Duncan MacKinnon of Balephuill.
Twins Neil and Duncan MacKinnon of Balephuill photographed by Morton Boyd in the 1940s or 1950s.
2003.18.30
Black and white photograph of Taigh Alasdair in Baugh.
Taigh Alasdair and the stackyard in Baugh, photographed by Morton Boyd in the 1940s or 1950s.
2003.18.4
Thatched house in Salum
Photograph of John Lachie MacInnes’ thatched house in Salum.
Courtesy of Mr Alan Boyd
J. Morton Boyd photographed John Lachie MacInnes’ house in Salum in the 1960s. This was the last house in Tiree to have its thatch held down by sìoman-ruadh or coir rope. Straw rope was used until the mid-19th century; nowadays chicken wire or plastic netting is used instead.
Tiree houses were made as far as possible from local materials – stone, lime, clay, straw rope and the thatch. Only glass and wood for the roof timbers, doors and windows were imported. They look utterly immovable but nothing could be further from the truth.
Islanders moved around a great deal, either by choice or because the factor gave them no option. The thatch had to be discarded but the turfs and roof timbers were taken down and put into the back of a cart and the stones moved on sledges, load by load, to the new site.
Colour photograph of John Lachie MacInnes`s house in Salum.
John Lachie MacInnes`s house in Salum photographed by Morton Boyd in the 1940s or 1950s.
2003.18.31
Black and white photograph of Taigh MacKay in Bail` Ur, Balephuill.
Taigh MacKay in Bail` Ur, Balephuill, photographed by Morton Boyd in c 1950s.
2003.18.5
Black and white photograph of Taigh Dhonnchaidh Bhain in Bail` Ur, Balephuill.
Taigh Dhonnchaidh Bhain in Bail` Ur, Balephuill, photographed by Morton Boyd in the 1940s or 50s.
2003.18.32
Black and white photograph of the `Claymore` at Gott Bay pier.
The `Claymore` at Gott Bay pier, photographed by Morton Boyd in the late 1950s.
2003.18.7
Black and white photograph of the Mary Stewart in Scarinish harbour.
The Mary Stewart in Scarinish harbour, photographed by Morton Boyd in the 1940s or 50s.
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Black and white group photograph taken by Morton Boyd in 1959.
Thatching in Sandaig in 1959 photographed by Morton Boyd.
L-R: John MacKay, Betty Duff, Donald Sinclair (Dòmhnall Chaluim Bain), Mina Lindsay, Willie MacNeill (Uilleam an Tàilleir), Duncan MacDonald (Donnchadh Bhàn Mac Sheumais).
