Colour photograph of Iain Cameron, Nan and David MacClounnan in Balephetrish in 1993.
Iain Cameron of Crossapol and Nan and David MacClounnan of Bail` Ur collecting `muran` (marram grass) in Balephetrish in September 1993.
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Dipping sheep at Balephuil in 1987
Photograph of sheep-dipping at Balephuil in 1987.
Courtesy of Mrs Nan MacClounnan
This photograph shows sheep being put through a dip-bath at Balephuil in 1987. Twice-yearly dipping was compulsory up to 1989 in an effort to eradicate scab, a disease caused by a parasitic mite that can result in severe loss of condition and death, especially of lambs. Dipping also treated other parasites such as blowfly maggots and ticks.
The majority of dips contain organophosphates (OP) which were originally developed as chemical warfare agents. The effects of exposure can include headache, exhaustion, blurred vision, muscle twitching and confusion. People subsequently handling sheep can also be at risk.
As well as being hazardous to health, sheep dips are harmful to wildlife and the environment, and their disposal is problematical. Nowadays most crofters on Tiree use non-OP pour-on treatments to control parasites on their sheep.
Colour photograph of sheep-dipping in Balephuil in 1987.
Sheep-dipping in Balephuil in August 1987. L-R: (front) Etty MacDonald, unknown, unknown, (back) unknown, John MacPhail, John Brown, David MacClounnan.
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Colour photograph of a group at Gott Bay pier in 1994.
Saying farewell to New Zealanders Annie MacPhee and her sister Mary Tinney on Gott Bay pier in August 1994. L-R: Iona Brown and her father Iain, Mary Tinney, Rosie MacIntyre, Katina MacDonald, Donald Archie MacPhail, Annie MacIntyre, Annie Brown, Annie MacPhee, Sheena Henderson, Sandra Brown.
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Colour photograph of Duncan and Neil MacKinnon and David MacClounnan in 1991.
Twins Duncan and Neil MacKinnon and David MacClounnan, all from Balephuil, collecting tangles in West Hynish in February 1991.
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Colour photograph of Duncan MacPhee`s 90th birthday.
Duncan MacPhee`s 90th birthday party around 2005. L-R: Duncan MacPhee, Scarinish; Rosie MacIntyre, Scarinish; Nan MacLean, Kenovay; Netta Martin, Scarinish; Iain Johnston, Heanish.
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Colour photograph of Annie MacPhee and Alec MacLean in New Zealand in 2002.
Annie MacPhee and Alec MacLean of Cornaigbeg in Maraekakaho, New Zealand in 2002.
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Colour photograph of Alec MacLean and Flora Danielson in New Zealand in 2002.
Alec MacLean of Cornaigbeg and Flora Danielson in Taradale, New Zealand in 2002.
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The staff at Taigh a’ Rudha in the 1980s
Photograph of the staff at Taigh a’ Rudha in the mid-1980s.
Courtesy of Ms Babs MacIntyre
Taigh a’ Rudha, the Eventide Home in Scarinish, was opened in November 1968. It consists of the former manse for the United Free Church at Kirkapol and purpose-built accommodation for twelve residents.
This photograph shows the staff of Taigh a’ Ruadh in the kitchen in the mid-1980s. They are, from left to right, Cathy MacNeill, Elspeth Gilles, cook Rosie MacIntyre, Rena Goldie, Ishbel MacArthur, Officer in Charge Barbara MacDonald, Vickie MacLean and Flora MacArthur.
Today the kitchen provides Meals on Wheels to elderly people in the community and also lunches three days a week for the Day Centre in Crossapol.
Colour photograph of the staff at Taigh a Ruadh in the mid-1980s.
The staff at Taigh a` Ruadh in the mid-1980s. L-R: Cathy MacNeill, Scarinish; Elspeth Gilles, Scarinish; Rosie MacIntyre, Scarinish; Rena Goldie, Balinoe; Ishbel MacArthur, Barrapol; Barbara MacDonald, in charge of Taigh a` Ruadh; Vicky MacLean, Kenovay; Flora MacArthur, Moss.
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Black and white photograph of a coal puffer on Gott Bay from a small album from Silversands.
`Bata guail ann an Camus Ghot` (the coal boat in Gott Bay) from a small album from Silversands, Vaul, titled `Idle Days` probably dating from the 1920s or early 1930s.
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Black and white postcard of Scarinish harbour, postmarked in the 1930s.
Postcard of the `Mary Stewart` in Scarinish harbour with the lighthouse in the background, postmarked in the 1930s.
