Audio cassette recording of Cathie MacLean interviewed by Maggie Campbell in Coll on 10/7/2003.
Maggie Campbell talks to Cathie MacLean, the postmistress on Coll, about the postal services there over the last 19 years, the changes she’s seen in Coll over the years, the shipwreck of the ‘Nevada’ which went aground in Arinagour harbour, the two remaining thatched houses on Coll, Project Trust and the Coll Cattle Show. Tha Cathie NicGill-Eathain, bàna-mhaighstir a phòst air Colla a’ bruidhinn ri Mairead Caimbeul anns an t-Iuchair 2003 mu dheidhinn seirbheis a phòst fo chionn fichead bliadhna, na rudan a tha air atharrachadh ann a Colla thar na bhliadhnaichean, briseadh a Nevada, taighean tugha, Project Trust agus la sealladh na beathaich ann a Colla.
Audio cassette recording of Bunty Kennedy interviewed by Maggie Campbell in Coll on 8/7/2003.
Maggie Campbell talks to Bunty Kennedy of Coll in July 2003 about her early childhood and schooldays on Tiree in the 1940s, her life on Coll from the 1950s to the present day, the water and electricity supply, the postal services, fishing, past and present New Years on Coll. She sings a verse of a song by Iain MacDonald and her son, Cailean, plays a few tunes on the accordion. Bunty Ceannaideach o Colla a’ bruidhinn ri Mairead Caimbeul anns an t-Iuchair 2003 mu dheidhinn làithean sgoile ann a Tiriodh anns na ceathradan, fuireachd ann a Colla anns na coigeadan, nuair a thàinig dealan agus uisge gu Colla, am post, iasgach agus mar a bha am Bliadhna Ur air a thoirt a steach fo chionn fhada taca ris mar a tha e air a’ dhèanamh air an latha an diugh. Tha Bunty a seinn rann fo òrain Iain MacDhòmhnaill agus tha Cailean, a mac aice, a cluich am bogsa ciùil.
Audio cassette recording of Morag Kennedy interviewed by Maggie Campbell in Coll on 10/7/2003
Maggie Campbell talks to Morag Kennedy of Arinagour, Coll in July 2003 about her life in service at Breachacha Castle from the age of 16 – the daily routine, the uniforms and days off, the changes she’s seen since she was a young girl especially for children, the Arinagour shop, the local doctor and his pony and cart. Morag Cheannadach a’ bruidhinn ri Mairead Caimbeul air Eilean Cholla anns an t-Iuchair 2003 mu deidhinn a bhith ag obair aig seirbheis anns an caisteal Breachacha bho bha i 16, obair an latha, an trusgan a bhitheadh orra agus na rudan a’ bhitheadh i a’ deànamh nuair bha la saoir aice. Tha Morag cuideachd a’ bruidhinn mu dheidhinn na rudan a tha air atharrachadh ann a Colla bho bha i na nighean òg, bùth Arinagobhar agus obair a lighiche.
Audio cassette recording of Annie Ellen MacQuarrie interviewed by Maggie Campbell in Coll on 10/7/2003.
Maggie Campbell talking to Annie Ellen MacQuarrie of Coll in July 2003 about her childhood and schooling in Coll in 1920s and 1930s, working in Tobermory and Glasgow, her return to Coll in the early 1950s to marry and raise a family and the changes she has seen in relation to farming, Gaelic and the schools. Maggie also talks to Bunty Kennedy about her childhood on Coll, recreation, the Coll Creamery, the Laird of Coll, farming, livestock sales and the transportation of animals by the cargo vessels `The Princess` and `The Loch Broom`. Tha Magaidh Chaimbeul a’ bruidhinn ri Anna Eilidh NicGuaire agus Bunty Cheannadach a Colla anns an Iuchar 2003 mu an leanabachd agus làithean-sgoile ann an Colla anns na 1920an ’s na 1930an, obair ann an Tobar Mhoire agus Glaschu, tilleadh gu Colla anns na 1950an airson pòsaidh agus togail chloinne, an croitearachd, an spòrs, an Taigh-bainne Cholla, Tighearna Cholla, tuathanachd, na margaidhean-sprèidh agus giùlan beathaichean anns na bàtaichean The Princess agus The Loch Broom.
Colour photograph of a group at Kilmoluaig in the late 1970s.
Sheep-shearing at Kilmoluaig in the late 1970s. L-R: Lachie MacLean, Kilmoluaig; Murdoch Cameron, Balevullin; Maggie Campbell, Kilmoluaig; Murdoch MacLean, Kilmoluaig; Alec MacKechnie, Black Croft, Kilmoluaig.
Black and white photograph of Tiree corfters in Omagh, Northern Ireland in 1989.
Tiree crofters at the late Walter J Shortt`s famhouse at Mountjoy West, Omagh, Northern Ireland in May 1989. L-R: (back) Neil MacKinnon, Balevullin; Donald MacArthur, Middleton; Donald Berry, Vaul; Lachie MacKinnon, Parkhouse; Mrs Brown, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland; Maggie Campbell, Kilmoluaig; Walter Short, Omagh; (front) Hugh Archie MacCallum, Kenovay; Donald Campbell, Kilmoluaig; Catriona MacKinnon, Parkhouse.
Audio cassette recording of Angus MacLean of Scarinish interviewed by Maggie Campbell on 3/4/2003.
Angus MacLean (Aonghas Dhòmhnuill Eòghainn Mhòr) of Scarinish talks to Maggie Campbell about Tiree’s plane service from 1934 to the present day, about the various companies that flew to the island, the routes and aircraft used, his work and colleagues at the airport fire service, the fuel supply and runways, the Met Office and Captain David Barclay.
Audio cassette recording of Hugh Archie MacCallum, Cornaigbeg, interviewed by Maggie Campbell on 17/2/2003.
Hugh Archie MacCallum of Cornaigbeg talks to Maggie Campbell about growing grain on Tiree in the past and how this process has changed, different soil types and their preparation, when and how to sow, ploughing and harrowing, harvesting and how grain was stored, the first horse-drawn mechanical reaper and the first combine harvester on Tiree in 1975, old and modern methods of agriculture and how life has changed as Tiree has become less self-sufficient. Eòghann Eairdsidh Mac Chaluim o Còrnaig Bheag a’ bruidhinn ri Mairead Caimbeul anns An Gearran 2003 mu dheidhinn seann dòighean àiteachas air Tiriodh, nuair a bha Tiriodh fèin-fhoghainteach, agus mar a tha na dòighean seo air atharrachadh. Tha e a’ bruidhinn mu dheidhinn a bhith a’ dèanamh an talamh ullaichte, a’ cuir an sìol, treabhadh agus cliathadh, mar a bha an coirce air a stòraidh agus a chiad inneal buanaiche agus inneal-fogharaidh a thàinig a Tiriodh.
Audio cassette recording of Hugh MacLeod, Cornaigbeg, interviewed by Maggie Campbell on 1/3/2003.
Hugh MacLeod (Eòghann Charrachan) of Cornaigbeg talks to Maggie Campbell about predicting the weather from the direction of the wind, the moon, stars, tides and rainbows, the behaviour of birds, the view of the islands, how these predictions regulated the crofting year in his younger days and how the weather has changed since then. Tha Eòghann Mhic Leòid a Cornaig Bheag a’ bruidhinn ri Magaidh Chaimbeul mu chomharradh na side a rèir na gaoithe, a’ gealach, na rionnagan, an tràghadh ’s an lìonadh, na boghachan-frois, cleachdadh nan eòin, sealladh nan eileanan agus mar a bha comharradh a riaghail bliadhna croitearachd ann an laithean òige.
