Dates: 1800s

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2002.177.1

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Audio cassette recording of John MacKinnon, Kilmoluaig, and John Fletcher, Balemartine, interviewed by Maggie Campbell on 2/112002.

John MacKinnon (Iain Aonghais) of Kilmoluaig and John Fletcher (Iain Chaluim) of Balemartine talk to Maggie Campbell in November 2002 about the Hynish complex built by the Lighthouse Commission, the names and genealogy of the people who lived there, the work involved in its renovation, the earlier water sources, the scales and weighing of stone blocks taken by boat to Skerryvore during its construction and the skill of Alan Stevenson. Tha Iain Aonghais a Cillmoluaig agus Iain an Fhleisteir a Baile Mhàrtainn a’ bruidhinn ri Magaidh Chaimbeul anns an t-Samhain 2002 mu obair na togalaichean ann an Haoidhnis a bha air an togail aig Ùghdarras nan Taighean Solus, ainmean agus an sloinntearachd aig na daoine a bha fuireach an sin, an obair a bha co-cheangailte ris an nuadhachadh, màthair-uisge roimhe seo, tomhas agus cudthrom nan clachan a bha air an toir a mach gun Sgeir Mhòr ann am bata aig an àm a’ togail agus sgil Alain Steapanach.

1997.229.1

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Tiree blacksmiths in the 20th century

Sound clip in English of retired vet Robert Beck talking about the blacksmiths on Tiree in the 20th century.

Courtesy of Mr Robert Beck

Retired veterinary surgeon Robert Beck talks about the number of blacksmiths on Tiree within living memory during a public talk on the subject of Scotland’s native horse given at the 1997 Feis Thiriodh. In 1945 there were over four hundred working horses on the island providing ample work for eight smiddies.

The Tiree Clydesdale was in great demand in the early 20th century especially for work in the towns. Derived from cross-breeding a superior type of native pony introduced to Tiree in the early 1800s with Clydesdales brought in by Tom Barr in the 1870s, they were tougher and faster than mainland-bred draught horses.

Many crofters kept one or two brood mares which were also worked. Three stallions, two Clydesdale and one Highland pony, ‘walked’ the island, kept by Hector Campbell of Cornaigmore, John MacLean of the Brae, Cornaigbeg and Donald MacIntyre of Gott.

2002.175.6.1

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Documents relating to the `Tiry mermaid`, found on a Tiree beach in 1795

(1) Photocopy of a deposition in Inverary Archives by Colin MacNiven who found a mermaid`s body on the beach near Grianal in 1795, (2) Transcript of deposition by Colin MacNiven relating to the `Tiry mermaid`, (3) Copy of letter dated 2002 from Professor Ian Boyd of St Andrews Universiity relating to the `Tiry mermaid`.

2002.140.1

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Audio cassette recording of Rev. Robert Higham interviewed by Maggie Campbell in the Manse at Gott on 19/8/2002.

Rev. Robert Higham talks to Maggie Campbell at Gott Manse in August 2002 about Christianity on Tiree since the 13th century, the Tiree chapels particularly those at Kirkapol and other sites of worship, the place-names associated with saints, the restoration of the Kirkapol chapels and the pilgrimage route.

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