Black and white photograph of Carol Ann, Effie and James MacLeish collecting whelks at Sandaig in the 1950s.
Effie and James MacLeish with their granddaughter Carol Ann (their son Charlie`s daughter) collecting whelks at Sandaig in the 1950s.
Colour photograph of Hector MacPhail`s skiff `Rising Sun` at Milton harbour.
Hector MacPhail’s skiff `Rising Sun` in Milton harbour. Built by Stewarts of North Uist, Hector bought her in 1968 and sold her in 1972.
Black and white photograph of Effie and James MacLeish collecting whelks at Sandaig in the 1950s.
Effie and James MacLeish and Effie`s sister Margaret Russell are collecting whelks at Sandaig in the 1950s. Effie and Margaret were brought up in the southernmost cottage in Sandaig Terrace.
The herring drifter ‘Eriskay’
Photograph of the herring drifter ‘Eriskay’.
Courtesy of Mr Iain MacDonald
The east coast herring drifter, ‘Eriskay’, was bought by Donald Archie MacDonald of Skipinnish, Ruaig. During the Tiree herring boom of 1914-1921, it was used to take catches of herring to the Broomielaw in Glasgow, returning with city goods.
The boiler was below the wheelhouse and kept the man at the wheel warm in the winter and too hot in the summer. The boat went on fire around 1930 in Milton harbour where its boiler can still be seen at low tide.
Donald Archie went on to build the ‘Deirdre’, a 26 foot long motor boat powered by a converted car engine, which took passengers from Tiree on day trips to Iona and Fingal’s Cave.
Photograph of the herring drifter `Eriksay`.
The herring drifter `Eriskay` owned by Donald Archie MacDonald of Skipinnish in Ruaig. It was used to take catches of herring to the Broomielaw in Glasgow during the Tiree herring boom of 1814-1821, returning with city goods. It went on fire around 1830 in Milton harbour where its boiler can still be seen at low tide.
Colour photograph of the Tiree Pipe Band around 1964-5.
The Tiree Pipe Band in the late 1960s early 1970s.
L-R: (front) Willie MacLean, Balinoe; Kenny MacDonald; vet Robert Beck; name unknown; James Baxter.
Colour photograph of the Tiree Pipe Band around 1964-5.
The Tiree Pipe Band around 1964-5. (Awaiting more info)
HMS ‘Tiree’
Photograph of Isles class trawler HMS ‘Tiree’.
HMS ‘Tiree’ was an ‘Isles’ class armed trawler that saw service during World War II. Built in 1941 in Goole, Yorkshire, the boat was 164 feet long and weighed 545 tons. She carried 184 tons of coal and was capable of a top speed of 12 knots.
Fitted with minesweeping and ASDIC (sonar) U-boat detection equipment, she was crewed by four officers and thirty-six men. In 1942 she was deployed in the North Sea, and from 1943 to 1945 in the Atlantic. She was decommissioned in 1960
The ship’s bell was presented to the people of Tiree at a ceremony in 1995 at Tiree High School where it now hangs outside the dining room.
Black and white photograph of H.M.S. `Tiree`.
The Isles class trawler H.M.S. `Tiree` photographed by Right & Logan of Portsea, Portsmouth. She carried minesweeping and ASDIC U-boat detection equipment and a crew of forty officers and men. In 1942 she was deployed in the North Sea and from 1943 to 1945 in the Atlantic. She was decommissioned in 1960. The ship`s bell was presented to the people of Tiree in 1995 at a ceremony at the school where it hangs outside the dining room.. (Original photo in Filing Cabinet 7 drawer 4)
Copied postcard of Scarinish harbour.
Postcard of Scarinish harbour.
Copied postcard with a drawing of the Hynish complex.
Postcard with a drawing of the Hynish complex.
Copied photograph of Malcolm and Euphemia Campbell of Balemartine.
Malcolm and Euphemia Campbell of Balemartine.
