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1997.240.1

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Audio cassette recording of Alasdair Sinclair of Greenhill, Hugh MacLean of Barrapol and Hector MacPhail of Ruaig recorded by Dr John Holliday on 9/11/1995.

Angus and Hugh MacLean, Hector MacPhail, Alasdair Sinclair and Dr John Holliday ceilidh in Greenhill in November 1995 and discuss the genealogy of the MacLeans of Rossdhu, Cornaig and Middleton and the MacDonalds of Kilmoluaig, the poems of William MacPhail of Croish and of John MacDonald of Heanish, the genealogy of the MacKinnons of Odhnasgair (Orisgeal), fiddler and clarsach player Kate Orisgeal; Hector and Hugh tell sea-faring stories and Alasdair quotes numerous riddles. Tha Aonghas agus Eòghann MhicIllEathain, Eachann MhicPhàil, Alasdair Mac na Cearda agus an Dotair Iain Holliday air chèilidh ann an Grianail anns an t-Samhain 1995, a’ rannsachaidh sloinnearachd muinntir MhicIllEathain a Rossdhu, Còrnaig agus am Baile Meadhanach agus na Dòmhnallaich a Cill Moluaig, òrain Uilleam Mhic Phàil as a’ Chrois agus Iain Dòmhnallach a Hianais, sloinntearachd clann MhicFhionghain a Odhrasgair, Ceit Odhrasgair, cluicheadair fidheall agus clàrsach; tha Eachann agus Eòghann ag innse sgeulachdan fairge agus Alasdair a’ cur iomadach toimhseachan orra.

1997.233.1

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Audio cassette recording of Iain MacDonald talking to Reg Knapman in Scarinish in 1982

Iain MacDonald (Iain Noan) talks to Reg Knapman in 1982 about the MacLeans in Cornaig and Scarinish and their relation to Rossdhu, his grandfather and the `Mary Stewart`, starting work, WWII, CalMac ships and the service years ago, Tiree working boats, Flora Campbell and her family, the MacLeans and MacDonalds of Kenovay, the Rev. James Curry, Dr Armstrong and Kenneth MacKenzie, the piermaster.

1997.233.4

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Audio cassette recording of Iain MacDonald and Duncan MacPhee talking to Reg Knapman.

Iain MacDonald talks to Reg Knapman about Neilie Alainn of Kenovay, Captains Charles MacKinnon of Kenovay and John Brown of Balevullin, the Cornaigbeg MacLeans and Camerons, the Balevullin Camerons, his brother Neil Noan, Ben Hynish and Kennavara, Balemartine houses and families, Neil MacDonald of Balevullin, Tiree gentlemen, Hugh MacArthur of Tullymet, Iain MacCallum of Cornaigmore, his evangelist friends and the House Improvement Officer coming to Tiree.

1997.233.5

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Audio cassette recording of Duncan MacPhee talking to Reg Knapman.

Duncan MacPhee talks to Reg Knapman about the Cornaigbeg and Scarinish MacLeans, Ciorstaidh Mhor, his grandparents, Scarinish farms, his father and old stories, Balephetrish houses and Tom Barr, his early working days, the building trade, his wife, crimes, boarded-outs. Mary Ann Munn of Crossapol also recorded.

1997.229.1

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Tiree blacksmiths in the 20th century

Sound clip in English of retired vet Robert Beck talking about the blacksmiths on Tiree in the 20th century.

Courtesy of Mr Robert Beck

Retired veterinary surgeon Robert Beck talks about the number of blacksmiths on Tiree within living memory during a public talk on the subject of Scotland’s native horse given at the 1997 Feis Thiriodh. In 1945 there were over four hundred working horses on the island providing ample work for eight smiddies.

The Tiree Clydesdale was in great demand in the early 20th century especially for work in the towns. Derived from cross-breeding a superior type of native pony introduced to Tiree in the early 1800s with Clydesdales brought in by Tom Barr in the 1870s, they were tougher and faster than mainland-bred draught horses.

Many crofters kept one or two brood mares which were also worked. Three stallions, two Clydesdale and one Highland pony, ‘walked’ the island, kept by Hector Campbell of Cornaigmore, John MacLean of the Brae, Cornaigbeg and Donald MacIntyre of Gott.

1999.12.1.1

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Booklet titled `Isle of Tiree` edited by Mona MacDonald, with photocopy.

Guide to townships on Tiree, local advertising and map. Accession includes photocopy of same.

1997.221.9

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Ordnance Survey map, sheet NL94NE, 1:10,000.

Map of Balevullin, Kilmoluaig, Cornaigmore and Cornaigbeg showing contour lines, roads and paths, boundaries, townships and buildings, bridges and cattle grids, rivers and drains, sites of antiquities, vegetation and rock features.

1997.218.3

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Map of part of Tiree showing the mains water supply in 1977.

Map showing the continuation of Phase II of the Tiree Rural Water Supply for Cornaig, Balephetrish, Gott, Kirkapol, Scarinish, Baugh, the Reef, Crossapol, Kenovay, Kilmoluaig and Balevullin, at a scale of 1:56,000 dated 1977.

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