Tug o’ war in the 1930s
Photograph of a tug o’ war at a Tiree Association Sports Day in the 1930s.
Courtesy of Mrs Maggie Campbell
This photograph shows the annual tug o’ war held at the Tiree Association’s Sports Day at Cornaig School in the 1930s. For the competition two teams position themselves at either end of a rope which is marked in the centre and four yards either side of the centre line.
The centre of the rope is positioned over a mark on the ground. At the command to pull, each team endeavours to pull the other team so that the mark on the rope nearest the opposing team crosses the centre line on the ground.
Traditionally visitors compete against a local team. The last event of the sports day, the tug o’ war is fiercely, though good-naturedly, contested.
Black and white photograph of a tug o` war at a Tiree Association sports day in the late 1930s.
Tug o` war at a Tiree Association sports day held at Cornaig School in the late 1930s.
Black and white photograph of Gilleasbuig MacLean, Lochside in the 1930s.
Gilleasbuig MacLean of Lochside, Kilmoluaig, putting the shot at a Tiree Association sports day at Cornaig school in the late 1930s.
Black and white photograph taken outside Effie MacLeish`s house in Sandaig.
Outside Effie MacLeish`s house in Sandaig Terrace in the early 20th century. The woman is probably Effie`s aunt, Effie MacArthur, her father`s sister, after whom she was named.
Colour photograph of sheep-shearing in the 1960s.
Shearing sheep in the 1960s.
Black and white photograph of John MacLean of Lochside, Kilmoluaig in the 1940s.
John MacLean of Lochside, Kilmoluaig (Doris` husband) haymaking in the 1940s.
Black and white photograph of John MacLean of Lochside, Kilmoluaig and his brother Gilleasbuig.
Brothers John and Gilleasbuig MacLean of Lochside, Kilmoluaig in the 1940s with a pair of Clydesdales yoked to a reaper.
Black and white photograph of Gilleasbuig MacLean of Lochside, Kilmoluaig in the 1940s.
Gilleasbuig MacLean of Lochside, Kilmoluaig, at a Tiree Association sports day at Cornaig School in the 1940s.
Black and white photograph of Alexander Campbell, Moss taken in the 1930s.
Alexander Campbell of Moss with his horse and cart taken in Moss in the 1930s. (Grandfather of Nancy MacKechnie, Crossapol and Maggie Campbell`s father-in-law)
Black and white photograph of unknown group behind Hough.
Unknown group of people behind Hough.
Colour photograph of a pantomime in Crossapol Hall.
Pantomime `Hook` (?) in Crossapol Hall. L-R: (back) Mairi Lyndsay Campbell, Cornaigbeg; Margaret MacLean, Kilmoluaig; Siobhan Gillespie, Crossapol; (front) Mhairi Green, Mannal; Emma Ryan, Hynish; Fiona Grant, Ruaig; Heather MacDonald, Hynish.
