Colour photograph of protesters for the Tiree Mart at the airport, 2001.
Protesters at the airport demonstrating their support for the Tiree Mart to various dignitaries, including MP George Lyon, arriving for a meeting on the island in December 2001.
Colour photograph of Fiona MacCrae and Charlie Self.
Photograph of Fiona MacRae, Balevullin and Charlie Self, RSPB Coll, at a farewell party in Caoles in August 2001 before leaving for 3 years to stay in Aride in the Seychelles.
Kelp ridge at the foot of Kennavara.
Photograph of an old kelp ridge at the foot of Kennavara.
Kelp is a general name for long-stemmed brown seaweeds, of which, it is estimated, there are over 300,000 tonnes around the shores of Tiree. Its ashes were a rich source of the soda and potash needed to make soap and glass, and to bleach linen.
During the Napoleonic Wars, Britain was unable to import alkalis from Spain and the price for kelp ash soared from £2 to £12 a ton. The estate encouraged people to come to Tiree to work in the booming industry and the population reached 4,450 in 1831.
Kelp was cut with a sickle from the rocks at spring low tides, dried on stone ridges by the shore and then burnt in the summer in long U-shaped pits. These ridges and pits can still be seen around the shore, particularly at Craiginnis, and between Kennavara and Traigh Bhì.
Colour photograph of kelp-drying ridge at Kennavara.
Old ridge at the foot of Kennavara once used to dry kelp.
Colour photograph of Alasdair Sinclair, Brock modelling a woman`s bonnet, blouse and skirt.
Alasdair Sinclair photographed in August 2001 in front of An Iodhlann modelling a woman`s black bonnet, blouse and skirt made in the early 20th century.
Photocopy of agreement between Wilson Simmers and Archibald MacDonald, 1871.
Agreement between Wilson Simmers, owner of the wrecked schooner `Philorth`, and Archibald MacDonald regarding the sale of the schooner for £105. The wreck of the `Philorth` lay on the beach at Kennavara, Tiree.
Colour photograph of Tiree High School Primary Department class P1/2/3 English, 2001.
Tiree High School Primary Department class P1/2/3 English: (L-R) back row – Clare Hamilton, Ewan MacDonald, Alasdair MacLean, Christine MacArthur, Ryan Morrison; middle row – Heather MacKinnon, Sebastian Smith, Daniel Hayes, Megan Reid, Mrs Judith MacIntosh (teacher); front row – Jordan MacArthur, Sean MacCallum, Kyle Munn, Hugh MacKinnon, Tor MacDonald.
Colour Photograph of Tiree High School Primary Department class P1/2 Gaelic, 2001.
Tiree High School Primary Department class P1/2 Gaelic: (L-R) back row – Anna MacDonald, Jamie MacDonald, Ewan Brown, Ruaraidh Munn; middle row – Bridget MacGowan, Katie MacArthur, Sine MacKinnon, Emma MacKinnon, Mrs Flora MacPhail (teacher); front row – Ewan MacLean, Fiona MacKinnon, Mhairi MacKinnon, Faith Kemp, Duncan MacLean.
Colour photograph of Tiree High School Primary Department pre-school class, 2001.
Tiree High School Primary Department pre-school class: (L-R) back row – Mrs Grace MacKinnon, Kathleen MacKinnon, Bernie Smith, Connor MacPhail, Mrs Elaine Williams; front row – Alicia Arkless, Danielle Gillespie, Chloe Williams, Keir MacDonald.
Alasdair MacArthur (Alasdair Iain Mhoir; b. 1910), a cobbler in Am Bail` Ur, Balephuil. Formerly mounted in a wooden frame.
Audio cassette recording of a ceilidh in Crosspol Hall recorded by the BBC in 1970.
A ceilidh in Crosspol Hall recorded by the BBC in 1970. (content unknown)
