Tag Archives: balephuil

2003.185.3

Black and white photograph of Clydesdale horse dressed for showing in the 1950s.

Clydesdale horse belonging to Alec MacNeill of Main Road Farm, Balephuil, dressed for a Tiree Show at Crossapol in the 1950s. L-R: John MacLean of Balevullin, blacksmith Hugh MacEachern of Cornaigbeg, Hector J. C. Campbell of Cornaigbeg.

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1998.174.1

Black and white postcard of Am Bail`Ur / The New Village, Balephuil, around 1900.

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Postcard of Bail`Ur, Balephuil around 1900. Houses L-R: Taigh Iain Bhlac (his first thatched house at present-day cattle-grid); Taigh Iain ’ic Dhòmhnaill Mhòir (MacDonald); Taigh Mòr an Tuathanaich / Dhomhnaill Mhic Nèill (MacNeill); Taigh Nèill Òig / Chaluim Nèill Òig (Sinclair); Taigh Dhonnchaidh Mhurchaidh (Campbell); Bùth Iain ‘ic Dhòmhnaill Mhòir (MacDonald); Taigh Sheumais Bhàin (MacDonald); Taigh Fhearchair/Taigh Chailein Fhearchair (MacDonald); Taigh MhacÀidh (Mackay) / Ealasdair Iain Mhòir / a’ Ghreusaiche  (MacArthur); Taigh Màiri Bheag; Taigh Ealasdair Bhrùin (Brown); Bùth/Taigh Ealasdair Lachainn (Mackinnon); Taigh Dhòmhnaill ‘ic Lachainn (Mackinnon); Taigh Chlèabhair (John Kennedy); Taigh na Coinneimh /  Balephuil Mission House; Taigh Chaluim Nèill (Brown); Taigh Ghilleasbaig Chaimbeil (Campbell)

Amendments to house names provided by Ailean Boyd, Balephuil.

1998.174.2

Black and white postcard of Kennavara, Travee and Bail` Ur, Balephuil in the 1930s.

Postcard of Kennavara, Travee and Bail` Ur, Balephuil in the 1930s. Houses L-R: Taigh Dhòmhnaill Chaluim Bàin; Taigh Iain Bhlack; Taigh Dhonnchaidh Bhàin / Sheumais Bhàin; Taigh Ceit Chalein; Taigh Alasdair Iain Mhòir / A’ Ghreusaiche; Buth Alasdair Mhic Lachainn; Taigh Dhòmhnaill Mhic Lachainn; (following houses in an t-Sraid Ruadh) Taigh Alasdair Nèill Oig agus Mòr Oig; Taigh nan Coinneamh; Taigh Oighrig (Effie MacKinnon, Farmhouse, Balemartine); (John Campbell); Taigh Mhic Griogair.

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1998.145.1

Black and white photograph of Charlie Brown and his brothers.

Charlie Brown (Tearlach Chaluim) in the centre, father of John Brown (Iain Thearlaich) of Balephuil, with his brothers.

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1998.220.1

Large egg-shaped stone object.

Large slightly flattened egg-shaped object (15 x 14 mm), possibly stone, with an outer layer 10 mm thick of which approx. 30% has broken off exposing a regular egg-shaped interior, found on the south end of Traigh Bhi.