Black and white photograph of the MacLeish family on Sandaig beach in 1955.
The MacLeish family on Sandaig beach in 1955. L-R: Annie Richmond (Effie`s sister-in-law); Effie MacLeish nee MacArthur of Sandaig Terrace; Eric Brown, son of Effie`s daughter Margaret; Cathy, wife of Effie`s son Willie; friend Ella Moor, Glasgow; Ina, wife of Effie`s son Charlie.
Colour photograph of Scarinish Schoolhouse in the snow in 2000.
Scarinish Schoolhouse in the snow in December 2000.
Colour photograph of Dr Euan Mackie at the Vaul broch in July 2000.
Archaeologist Dr Euan Mackie giving a talk at Dun Mor, Vaul in July 2000.
Black and white photograph of the MacLeish family outside Sandaig Terrace in 1955.
The MacLeish family outside Sandaig Terrace in 1955. Note the bamboo fishing rod against the thatch. L-R: (back) Ina MacLeish, wife of Effie`s son Charlie; Sam MacLeish, Effie`s son; Effie MacLeish nee MacArthur, Sandaig Terrace; friend Ella Moor from Glasgow; Carol Ann MacLeish, Ina`s daughter; Eric Brown, son of Effie`s daughter Margaret.
Scarinish in the snow
Photograph of snow in Scarinish in December 2000.
Courtesy of Danny Lapsley
This photograph was taken by Tiree’s policeman Danny Lapsley from the front of the Police Station in Scarinish during the last week of December 2000. Not since 1953 had Tiree experienced such a heavy fall of snow.
Many roads were blocked for several days; the ice and the lack of salt made for treacherous driving conditions on the few roads that were open. Snow drifts closed the runways at the airport which, together with the planned holiday cancellations, resulted in one of the longest known periods without a service aircraft.
The island’s children took full advantage of the weather to build snowmen and indulge in snowball fights. Normally falls of snow are light and melt away within a few hours.
Colour photograph of Scarinish in the snow in 2000.
Scarinish in the snow in December 2000 viewed from the police station.
Colour photograph of the Vaul broch in July 2000.
Dun Mor at Vaul, venue for a talk by archaeologist Dr Euan Mackie in July 2000.
Black and white photograph of Sam MacLeish with his niece Carol Ann outside Sandaig Terrace in 1955.
Sam MacLeish with his niece Carol Ann and collie Monaghan outside Effie MacLeish`s thatched house in Sandaig Terrace in 1955.
Colour photograph of Major Nicholas Bristol-MacLean in August 2000.
Major Nicholas Bristol-MacLean of Coll in August 2000.
Black and white photograph of the MacLeish family at Traigh Bhi in 1955.
The MacLeish family at Traigh Bhi in 1955. L-R: (back) Wiilie MacLeish, Effie`s son; Effie MacLeish nee MacArthur, Sandaig Terrace; Lachie MacDonald, Middleton; Sam MacLeish, Effie`s son, with his neice Carol Ann; Eric Brown, son of Effie`s daughter Margaret; Ina MacLeish, wife of Effie`s son Charlie and mother of Carol Ann.
Colour photograph of Dr Euan Mackie in Vaul in 2000.
Archaeologist Dr Euan Mackie giving a talk at Dun Mor in Vaul in July 2000.
