Audio cassette recording of John Fletcher, Balemartine, interviewed by Maggie Campbell on 8/2/2003.
John Fletcher of Balemartine talks to Maggie Campbell in March 2003 about different methods of domestic lighting, such as oil lamps, Chinese lanterns and Tilley lamps, their use and maintenance, before electricity came to Tiree in the mid-1950s; also the use of dog-fish liver oil in the cure of ringworm and scurvy. Tha Iain Fletcher a Baile Mhartainn a’ bruidhinn ri Magaidh Chaimbeul ann am Mart 2003 mu dòighean soillse de gach seòrsa ann an dachaigh mar làmpa ola, làmpa Shìna agus làmpa Tilley, am feum agus an dòigh air an cumail an òrdugh mun dh’ thàinig an dealan do Thiriodh anns na leth-ceudan, cuideachd feum ola grùthan a’ bhearaich airson leighis buaileag-thimchill agus an t-achas tioram.
Audio cassette recording of Maggie Campbell talking about her interview with Mary MacPhee, Scarinish on 11/1/2003.
Maggie Campbell talks about her interview with Mary T. MacPhee of Scarinish in January 2003 who worked in the old telephone exchange in Scarinish in 1949 after working at the Pitt Street Exchange in Glasgow. The building is described in detail, as well as the switchboard and how calls were made, connected and paid for. She also talks about emergency calls, the people on Tiree who had a phone in 1949 and the first telephone engineer on the island.
Audio cassette recording of Maggie Campbell talking about her interview with Jean MacFadyen, Balemartine in December 2002.
Maggie Campbell talks about her interview about school meals with Jean MacFadyen of Balemartine in December 2002. She talks about the women who prepared the meals, the cooker they used, the cost of the meals and the menu.
Black and white photograph of Donald Campbell and Margaret MacKechnie on their wedding day in 1953.
The wedding of Donald Campbell and Margaret MacKechnie at Heylipol church on 17/7/1953. The piper is Hugh Kennedy of Kilmoluaig and Glasgow. The man to the right with the watch chain is the late George Paterson, father of Mairi Campbell, Corrairigh, and the taller of the two girls is Flora Gunn, Moss.
Black and white photograph of John Docherty and Margaret Campbell nee MacKechnie c. 1944.
John Docherty and Magaret Campbell nee MacKechnie in 1944 or 45. John was from Ireland and stayed with Maggie`s parents in Kilmoluaig while he worked on the roads.
Black and white photograph of Murdoch MacDonald, Donald and Magaret MacKechnie in 1948-9.
L-R: Murdoch MacDonald, Kilmoluaig with his tractor, Margaret MacKechnie (m.s. Campbell) in the driving seat and her father, Donald, on their way to clean turnips in 1948-9.
Audio cassette recording of Archie MacKinnon interviewed by Maggie Campbell in Cornaigmore on 4/12/2002.
Archie MacKinnon of Cornaigmore talks to Maggie Campbell in December 2002 about the construction of the Cornaig to Scarinish road in 1934, the Ruaig to Caoles road in 1942, the Cornaigmore to Balevullin road in 1946, the Vaul road in 1948, quarrying, the mainland construction companies; a fatal accident on the Caoles road; laying stable floors; his work as a hammer man at the Croish and Vaul smiddies; the hospitality of the Vaul ladies. Èairdsidh ’Ic Fhionghain a Còrnaig Mhòr a bruidhinn ri Magaidh Chaimbeul anns an Dùbhlachd 2002 mun togail an rathaid Chòrnaig gu Sgairinis ann an 1934, rathad Ruiag gu ’n Chaolas ann an1942, rathad Chòrnaig Mhòr gu Baile Mhuilinn ann an 1946, luchd oibreach tìr mòr, tubaist bas mhòr air rathad Chaolais, a’ leagail ùrlar cloiche, obair na fear-bualaidh uird anns na Chrois agus Bhalla, caoimheachas boireannaich Bhalla.
Audio cassette of Maggie Campbell recording written information about the mill in Cornaig.
Maggie Campbell records information from John MacKinnon (Iain Aonghais) of Kilmoluaig and Archie MacKinnon of Cornaigmore about the mill in Cornaigmore.
