Audio cassette recording of BBC Radio Scotland`s `Take the Floor` recorded in An Talla on 15/6/2005.
BBC Radio Scotland’s Take the Floor with Robbie Shepherd recorded at An Talla on 15th June 2005 with music by local band Skipinnish and special guests singer Wilma Kennedy accompanied by her sister Mary Ann on clarsach, and Gaelic singer Bernard Smith.
Audio cassette recording of BBC Radio Scotland`s `The Reel Blend` recorded on 26/6/2005.
Robbie Shepherd talks to Angus MacPhail and Iain MacDonald of Skipinnish Tours en route to Skerryvore, also a descendant of Alan Stevenson. Wilma Kennedy sings a song about the piper`s cave.
Programme for BBC Radio Scotland`s `Take the Floor` recorded at An Talla on 15/6/2005.
Programme for BBC Radio Scotland`s `Take the Floor` recorded at An Talla on 15/6/2005 with short articles about Skipinnish, Wilma Kennedy and Bernie Smith.
Reservation Form for the Gro Grant Housing at the Tank Farm.
Reservation Form for the Gro Grant Housing at the Tank Farm.
Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, No. 345, 11/6/2005.
Local news and events including the fundraising event for the Air Ambulance, the relocation to Tiree of nine jobs administering the Croft House Grant Scheme, the visit by over a hundred Canadians on the MV Explorer, the Crossapol Environmental Project, the election of Community Councillors and news from the RSPB.
Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, No. 346, 25/6/2005.
Local news and events including Rosemary Omand`s 35 years service at the bank, Tiree`s team in Stramash`s Adventure Race, `Take the Floor` recorded at An Talla, houses for sale at the Tank Farm, Kate Brown and Neil MacCallum`s wedding, article by Councillor Ian Gillies, report on the Tiree Association AGM, the `Raising Cain` gig, the WRI sponsored walk and news from the Golf Club, Youth Club and Tiree Community Broadband.
Population statistics for Tiree 1747-2001
Transcription of the population statistics for Tiree 1747-2001.
The population of Tiree during the Iron Age (600 BC – 400 AD) has been estimated to have been around a thousand. During the Middle Ages the number of islanders probably remained fairly constant.
At the end of the 18th century the population soared due to smallpox vaccination, the introduction of potatoes and the sudden wealth produced by the kelp industry. It continued to increase by around five hundred per decade until the potato blight hit the island in1846. There was enormous distress and a surge in emigration.
The sustained decline in numbers continued throughout the 20th century as islanders left for Glasgow and other mainland destinations. The 2001 census, however, shows a modest increase in population.
Mini-disk recording of Alasdair MacArthur, Balemartine talking to Maggie Campbell in May 2005.
Alasdair MacArthur (Alasdair Sheumais Alasdair) of Balemartine talks to Maggie Campbell in May 2005 about his life both at sea and on land, his time on the ferry ‘The Heb’ and how he progressed to achieve honorary seaman status.
Mini-disk recording of Lachie Campbell, Crossapol talking to Maggie Campbell in June 2005.
Lachie Campbell, Crossapol talks to Maggie Campbell in June 2005 about Cornaigmore as it used to be, the people who lived there and how the population of the township has diminished since he was a boy; he also talks about his time spent away from the island when he was in the army.
Notice of the Tiree Association AGM 2005 with letter from the president and financial accounts.
Notice of the Tiree Association AGM 2005 with letter from the president and financial accounts.
