Photocopy of newspaper article about Tiree Association games and concert
Description of annual games held Cornaig School with prize list and of concert in crossapol Hall.
1998.4.5
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Dates: 1960s
1998.296.1
Interior decoration in the 1920s
Sound clip in English of Mabel Kennedy talking about interior decoration in the 1920s.
Courtesy of Mrs Mabel MacArthur
Mabel Kennedy talks to Dr John Holliday in October 1998 about the interior decoration of the house at Main Road Farm in Balephuil where she lived until she went to work in service in Glasgow in 1926.
The floors of the house were made of concrete although, at that time, some must still have been beaten earth and clay. Earthen floors were considered warmer for children’s feet than concrete or flagstones and were kept clean by a sprinkling of shell sand every day except Sunday.
The walls inside were painted twice a year with whitewash made from seashells. The difficulty and expense of obtaining household goods on a remote Hebridean island encouraged the resourcefulness of the local people who would make do with the materials to hand.
1997.1.1
Magazine article `Island of Prosperous Crofters` by Campbell K. Finlay.
Visit to Tiree by Campbell K. Finlay of Mull in 1965.
1997.2.1
Booklet and photocopy `Let`s See Barra and Tiree` by D. D. C. Pochin Mould and Allan C. MacDougall
General description of Barra and Tiree with black and white photographs.
1997.4.1
Newspaper cutting about Tiree High School with photocopy.
End of year assessment by Cornaigmore Head Teacher A. C. MacDougall commenting on loss of teachers and families to the island, with prize list.