Newspaper cutting about the 1972 Tiree Agricultural Show.
Description of the 1972 Tiree Agricultural Show with photographs and prize list.
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2003.132.2
Newspaper cutting about the 1975 Tiree Agricultural Show.
Photographs of the 1975 Tiree Agricultural Show.
2003.130.1
Leaflet for the Coll Show 2003.
Leaflet for the 82nd Coll Agricultural and Horticultural Show held in Aringour on 1/8/2003.
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Leaflet for Tiree Champion Meat Auction held by D. A. MacLean on 25/7/2003.
Leaflet for Tiree Champion Meat Auction held by D. A. MacLean at the Tiree Show on 25/7/2003 to celebrate 50 years of business in Scarinish, with the proceeds going to the Tiree churches and An Iodhlann.
2003.120.1
Audio cassette recording of Cathie MacLean interviewed by Maggie Campbell in Coll on 10/7/2003.
Maggie Campbell talks to Cathie MacLean, the postmistress on Coll, about the postal services there over the last 19 years, the changes she’s seen in Coll over the years, the shipwreck of the ‘Nevada’ which went aground in Arinagour harbour, the two remaining thatched houses on Coll, Project Trust and the Coll Cattle Show. Tha Cathie NicGill-Eathain, bàna-mhaighstir a phòst air Colla a’ bruidhinn ri Mairead Caimbeul anns an t-Iuchair 2003 mu dheidhinn seirbheis a phòst fo chionn fichead bliadhna, na rudan a tha air atharrachadh ann a Colla thar na bhliadhnaichean, briseadh a Nevada, taighean tugha, Project Trust agus la sealladh na beathaich ann a Colla.
2000.19.1
‘Best Pet’ competition
Photograph of the ‘Best Pet’ competition at an Agricultural Show in the mid-1970s.
Courtesy of Mrs Maggie Campbell
Best pet competition at the Tiree Agricultural Show around 1975. Left to right are Margaret Cameron of Balevullin, Donnie MacInnes of Ruaig, a visitor, Helen Petrie from the Scarinish Hotel and Alasdair Campbell of Kilmoluaig with Queen.
Black and white photograph of Agricultural Show in 1975.
Best pet competition at the Tiree Agricultural Show around 1975. L-R: Margaret Cameron, Balevullin; Donnie MacInnes, Ruaig; visitor; Alison Petrie, Scarinish Hotel; Alasdair Campbell, Kilmoluaig with Queen.
1999.111.22
Black and white photograph of Tiree Agricultural Show in July 1927.
Prize mare with foal at foot, owned by Donald MacDougall, Ruaig, at Tiree Agricultural Show in July 1927.
1998.70.11
Five horse rosettes and ribbons.
Three tartan (one with white bead work) and two red and blue horse rosettes and extra ribbons used for decorating horses shown at Agricultural Shows (see photo D3 – 1997.159.14)
2003.22.1
Alick MacNeill’s turn-out at a 1950s Agricultural Show
Photograph of Alick MacNeill, Donald MacLean and Donald MacIntyre at an Agricultural Show at Crossapol in the early 1950s.
Courtesy of Mr Donald MacIntyre
The Tiree Agricultural Show was started in the 1880s by Tom Barr, the tenant of Balephetrish farm, to encourage local crofters to improve their stock of breeding horses and their income. Around 1900, a stirk (one-year-old calf) would fetch £4 to £5 whereas a good year-old filly foal would fetch £25 to £30.
At the Shows in the 1950s prizes were given for the best horse in a number of classes: Clydesdale geldings and mares, Highland ponies, cross geldings, mares, fillies or colts and any breed of foal. There was also a special prize for the best horse, cart and harness.
Alick MacNeill of Main Road Farm in Balephuil, Donald MacLean of Vaul and Donald MacIntyre of Gott are pictured at a Show at Crossapol in the early 1950s. By this time tractors had replaced the horse and Alick’s turn-out was the only entrant in its class.
Black and white photograph of Alick MacNeill, Donald MacLean and Donald MacIntyre.
Agricultural show at Crossapol in 1951 or 52. L-R: Alick MacNeill, Main Road Farm, Balephuill; Donald MacLean, Vaul; Donald MacIntyre, Gott.
1998.27.4
Photocopied newspaper cutting about the 1949 Tiree Argricultural Show.
Revival of the Agricultural and Home Industries Show after a lapse of ten years with prize list (incomplete).