Clothing book 1943-4 for Colin MacPhail, Crossapol.
World War II clothing book 1943-4 for Colin MacPhail of Crossapol.
2002.194.2
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2000.21.1
Laundry day
Photograph of Flora Ann MacLean of Greenhill drying linen on the machair.
Courtesy of Ms Mary Brown
Flora Ann MacLean of Greenhill pictured drying sheets and blankets on the machair. Each summer a good day was chosen for the household to wash the bedclothes.
Black and white photograph of Flora Ann MacLean, Greenhill.
Flora Ann MacLean of Greenhill, grandmother of Mary, Donald Archie and Archie Brown, bleaching linen on the machair. (Died in 1934)
2002.158.1
Audio cassette recording of Mary Davies and her sister Jessie Ann Goddard interviewed by Maggie Campbell in Kilmoluaig on 6/9/2002.
Sisters Mary Davies and Jessie Ann Goddard talk to Maggie Campbell in September 2002 about their childhood on Tiree during World War II, their schooldays, Crossapol and its people, their diet during the war, the ‘medicine’ they took as children to ward off colds and cleanse the blood, the games they played, their clothing and dances on Tiree.
1997.195.1
Knickers made from a flour sack
Photograph of a pair of knickers made from a flour sack.
These women’s knickers were made in Tiree from a flour sack in the first quarter of the 20th century. The isolation of the crofting community on Tiree made it necessary to make do with the materials to hand.
The knickers were sewn by machine with flat seams and decorated with hand-made tatting round the legs. The waist may have been elasticated or tightened with a drawstring.
Flour was purchased in 140 lb (65 kg) sacks made from closely woven cotton. The seams would have been unpicked and the material plastered with black soap (‘siaban dubh’) to remove the printing before putting it outside to bleach in the sun. The flour producer’s name, Harter, is still visible.
2001.2.3
Photocopied list of families in Tiree who received articles of clothing from Inverary, January 1847 (bundle 2528).
List of families in Tiree who received articles of clothing sent from Inverary, January 1847, giving township, heads of family, status (crofter, cottar, widow, etc), number in tack and description of articles received.
2002.138.17
T-shirt for Glasgow to Tiree Cycle 2002.
Yellow T-shirt over-printed with `Glasgow to Tiree Cycle 2002 31st May – 3rd June` and the logos of two of the sponsors – MacQueen Bros. and Loganair.
2002.137.14
Information sheet about Tiree Youth Club Fashion Show.
Information sheet for Tiree Youth Club Fashion Show held in August 2002.
2002.110.1
Two caps with badges.
Two black caps (as worn by soldiers in Highland dress) with unidentified badges made by Sandy (Sandy a` Ghobhainn) MacKinnon`s mother.
2000.10.2
Book `George Washington Wilson in the Hebrides` by Donald MacAulay.
Photographs dating from c. 1870 to 1908 portraying the Hebrides through landscape, ships, buildings, people and their activities. Detailed commentary explaining building features, activities, clothes etc
De-accessioned 1.3.2026.
1997.156.4
John and Christina MacPhail of Balinoe
Photograph of John and Christina MacPhail of Balinoe.
Courtesy of Mrs Mairi Campbell
John MacPhail (Iain Eacha’ Ruaidh) and his wife, Christina (Hutty Nèill an Tuathanaich), of Balinoe are pictured with a standard plough used for preparing the ground for sowing corn and potatoes.
Out of his working clothes, the crofter is celebrating the end of his spring ploughing. The polished ploughshare is oiled and ready to be returned to the implement shed until the autumn when it will be used for opening potato drills.
The plough is hitched to two exceptionally well-bred Clydesdales of the Tiree type. Introduced in the 1870s, Clydesdales were crossed with local ponies to produce lighter and faster draught animals for which Tiree was famous in the early 20th century.
Black and white photograph of John and Christina MacPhail of Balinoe.
L-R: John MacPhail (Iain Eacha` Ruaidh) of Balinoe and his wife Christina (Hutty Neill an Tuathanaich) with a plough drawn by two exceptionally well-bred Clydesdales of the Tiree type. Out of his working clothes, the crofter celebrates the end of his spring work. Note the polished ploughshare is oiled and ready to be returned to the implement shed till next spring. (Crofting details supplied by Donald MacIntyre, Gott)