Alick MacNeill of Balephuil
Photograph of Alick MacNeill of Balephuil at an Agricultural Show in the 1950s.
Courtesy of Mrs Doris MacLean
Alick MacNeill of Main Road Farm, Balephuil is pictured at an Agricultural Show in Crossapol in the 1950s. A prize was awarded for the best horse, cart and harness. Tractors became more common after World War II, before which crofters depended on draught horses for ploughing and transporting crops.
Note the tractor wheels on the cart. Although not a large as the old iron wheels, the rubber tyres made travelling quieter and more comfortable. It was also considerably easier for the horses pulling the cart. Young horses in particular were alarmed by the noise of the old iron wheels.
One of the major events in the local calendar since the 1880s, the Show was originally held in Scarinish, moved to Crossapol in the 1940s and then to Whitehouse at Cornaig in 1996. Since 2004 it has been located at the new Rural Centre at Crossapol.
Black and white photograph of Alex MacNeill, Balephuil, at aTiree Agricultural Show in the 1950s.
Alex MacNeill of Main Road Farm, Balephuil at an Agricultural Show in Crossapol in the 1950s. Note the tractor wheels on the cart. Although not a large as the old iron wheels (see cart in the background on the right), the rubber tyres made travelling quieter and more comfortable and made pulling the cart considerably easier for the horses. Young horses in particular were alarmed by the noise of the old iron wheels.
Black and white photograph of John MacLean at Lochside Kilmoluaig in the 1930s.
John MacLean on a horse-drawn haycutter at Lochside Kilmoluaig in the 1930s.
Black and white photograph of John MacLean, Kilmoluaig shearing sheep.
John MacLean of Lochside, Kilmoluaig shearing sheep at his uncle`s croft at Lag nan Cruachan in Cornaigmore in the 1930s.
Black and white photograph of Flora MacLean at Cornaig machair.
Cornaig machair in the 1910s or 1920s. L-R: Possibly the wife of the Archibald MacLean, the miller at Cornaig, or Amelia Cameron, granddaughter of Allan MacFadyen of Scarinish; Flora MacLean (Floraidh Ruadh), the sister of the miller Archibald MacLean, who had a shop in Cornaig.
Black and white photograph of a Heron airplane at Tiree airport.
A Heron airplane at Tiree airport. Herons served Tiree from 1955-1973 as service aircraft with BEA and BA and also as air ambulances all over Scotland.
Cutting hay at Cornaig in the 1920s
Photograph of hay-makers at Cornaig in 1920s.
Courtesy of Mrs Doris MacLean
Archibald MacLean, the last miller at Cornaig (on the extreme left), is pictured here with his family and neighbours cutting hay with a horse-drawn reaper in the 1920s. The reaper worked non-stop round the field until the patch of growing hay was all cut.
Alasdair MacLean from Kilmoluaig is sitting holding a scythe which was used to deal with problem patches. It was also used when work commenced to open up a pathway inside the gate for the reaper to begin.
The woman is the miller’s sister, Flora, who is using a three-pronged fork made in the local smiddy. She followed the reaper to keep the pathway clear for the next time it came round.
Black and white photograph of haycutters at Cornaig in the 1920s or 1930s.
Cutting hay at Cornaig in the 1920s or 30s. L-R: Archibald MacLean, the miller at Cornaig; the miller`s sister Flora (Floraidh Ruadh) who had a shop in Cornaig; (seated on the ground) Alasdair MacLean from Lochside; unknown; Donald MacLean, son of the miller. This is a reaper cutting hay. It worked non-stop round the field until the patch of growing hay disappeared. The seated worker is holding a scythe which was used to deal with problem patches. It was also used when work commenced to open up a pathway for the reaper to begin. The female used a three-pronged fork made in the smiddy. She followed the reaper to keep the pathway clear for the next time it came round.
Black and white photograph of a white mare with her foal.
A white mare with her black foal owned by John MacLean of Lochside, Kilmoluaig in the 1940s.
Black and white photograph of unknown group outing.
Unknown group outing. (Awaiting info)
Black and white photograph of Alex MacNeill, Balephuil, at an Agricultural Show in the 1950s.
Alex MacNeill of Main Road Farm, Balephuil at an Agricultural Show in Crossapol in the 1950s. Note the elaborate show harness and the tractor wheels on the cart. In comparison with the old iron wheels, the rubber tyres made travelling quieter and more comfortable and made pulling the cart considerably easier for the horses.
Black and white postcard of Cornaigmore Post Office.
Cornaigmore Post Office in the 1920s or 1930s.
