Black and white postcard of M. V. `Claymore`.
M.V. `Claymore` nearing Scarinish Pier.
1997.148.15
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1997.148.14
Corn stooks at Ruaig
Postcard of corn stooks at Ruaig in the mid-20th century.
This postcard shows a field of corn stooks at Ruaig in the mid-20th century. The corn was cut and bound into a ‘sguab’ (sheaf) using two handfuls pulled from the sheaf to make a ‘bann’ (tie). These were lined up into an ‘adag’, a short double row of eight to ten sheaves.
The old men were very particular to line up the row of ‘adagan’ in the field so that you could see ‘gobhal na h-adaig’ (the gap between the sheaves) from one end of the field to the other. If cut slightly unripe because of the weather, the sheaves were turned every day until they ripened.
Harvesting was hard, thirsty work and a tin of ‘sùgh min-choirce’ (cold well water mixed with oatmeal) was kept in the shade of an ‘adag’ to provide a refreshing drink.
Black and white postcard of Ruaig.
Ruaig with corn sheaves in the foreground and L-R Taigh Eoghainn Iain na Hongs (Ruaig Post Office in the 1930s) and Taigh Dhonnchaidh or Alasdair Dhonnchaidh (Ruaig Post Office in the 1970s).
1997.148.13
Colour photograph of aerial view of Scarinish.
Aerial view of Scarinish showing the harbour, Co-op, bank and post office.
1997.148.12
Black and white postcard of Hynish.
View of Hynish showing Signalling Tower and Keepers` Cottages.
1997.148.9
Colour photograph of a puffer discharging coal in Scarinish harbour.
Puffer discharging coal in Scarinish harbour with the hotel in the background. The harbour is suitable only for small coastal craft. The flat-bottomed puffers lie safely high and dry at low tide.
1997.148.8
Colour photograph of a puffer discharging coal in Scarinish harbour.
Puffer discharging coal in Scarinish harbour with the hotel and Post Office in the background. The harbour is suitable only for small coastal craft. The flat-bottomed puffers lie safely high and dry at low tide.
1997.148.7
Black and white photograph of the `Mary Stewart` beached in Scarinish harbour in 1938.
The `Mary Stewart` beached in Scarinsh harbour with lobster pots in the foreground, the Scarinish Hotel at the extreme left and communication masts in the background to the right.
1997.148.6
Scarinish Post Office in 1919
Photograph of the postmistress and postmen at Scarinish Post Office in 1919.
Courtesy of Mr Angus MacLean
The postmistress, Margaret Robertson (centre right), is pictured seated beside veterinary surgeon, John MacDougall, outside the old Post Office in Scarinish which was originally established in 1802
The postal service was extremely irregular and uncertain until 1863 when mail packets were conveyed to and from Tiree at public expense. Telegraphy arrived in Tiree two years too late for reporters covering the Crofters’ War in 1886. They had to resort to carrier pigeon to send urgent despatches.
The first telephones were installed in Tiree in the mid-1920s but were restricted to official use for the transmission of telegrams. In 1941 the first public call box was installed at Crossapol for the benefit of the airfield construction workers.
Black and white photograph of the postmistress and postmen at Scarinish Post Office in 1919.
The postmistress and postmen at Scarinish Post Office in 1919. L-R: (standing) Archibald MacLean, `Bayview`, Scarinish; Donald MacDougall, Kilmoluaig; (in carriages) Hugh Lamont, Ruaig; Mary MacNeill; Jack Munn, Heanish; John MacDougall, vet; Margaret Robertson, Scarinish (postmistres); unknown; unknown. (Original photograph – 1997.178.1)
1997.148.5
Black and white postcard of the Kirkapol Lodge, 1920s.
The Lodge at Kirkapol showing the original entrance in around the 1920s. The child in the photograph is probably Elizabeth Milne, the grandaughter of Lady Frances Balfour, the sister of the Duke of Argyll.
1997.148.4
Black and white postcard of Baugh Bay.
Photograph of Baugh Bay from the west showing the Baptist Church and Baugh Farmhouse.
