Board mounted photograph of a hay cart displayed in An Iodhlann`s 1997 exhibition.
Horse-drawn haycart – people unknown.
1997.257.2
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Tag Archives: crofters and crofting
1997.242.1
Audio cassette recording of a Feis talk with Hector MacPhail, Hugh and Angus MacLean in 1997.
Feis Thiriodh talk in July 1996 with Hector MacPhail of Ruaig, Hugh MacLean of Barrapol and Angus MacLean of Scarinish answering questions from the public about mills and millers at Cornaigmore and Milton, township names, peat bogs in Coll and Mull, lazy beds, thatched houses, the clearances of 1875-7, crofting, erosion, horses, Land Leagues and land tenure, whiskey distilling, shipwrecks and HMS Sturdy.
2001.91.2
Letter from Alasdair Sinclair, Brock dated 7/5/2001 about crofts, farms and landlords.
Letter by Alasdair Sinclair, Brock written in May 2001 about land tenure, landlords and explaining the differences between crofts and farms
2000.218.2
Audio cassette recording of Archie John MacLean, Heylipol talking to Maggie Campbell in 2000.
(Continued from AC240) Archie John MacLean (Èairdsidh Tèon ?) of Heylipol talks to Maggie Campbell in 2000 about farm subsidies and prices, the necessity of crofting for the survival of island communities, Cattle Shows and judging, learning from older crofters and the old methods of crofting.
2001.155.1
Audio cassette recording of Professor Donald Meek talking to Maggie Campbell in Caoles in August 2001.
Professor Donald Meek talks to Maggie Campbell in Caoles in August 2001 about his schooldays at Ruaig, Cornaig and later in Oban, his language studies at Glasgow and Cambridge Universities, learning other Celtic languages, his concerns for the future of Gaelic, his 30 years teaching Gaelic, his hopes for the future, the changes in Caoles, the old occupations and the scarcity of spoken Gaelic, songs and poetry now.
2000.218.1
Audio cassette recording of Archie John MacLean, Heylipol talking to Maggie Campbell in 2000.
Archie John MacLean of Heylipol talks to Maggie Campbell in 2000 about the changes in crofting especially the decline in cultivation, the work done at different times of the year, fertilisers and machinery, problems with geese, cattle breeding, BSE, the need for conservation, sheep breeding, the six farms on Tiree, dipping sheep and the associated problems, transporting animals, subsidies and quotas.
2000.145.1
Audio cassette recording of Hugh Archie MacLean talking to Maggie Campebell in 2000.
Hugh Archie MacLean of Salum talks to Maggie Campbell about working on the croft in Salum 50 years ago with his father, working breeding and selling horses, the winter feed required for stock, the food needed for personnel at the aerodrome during World War II, picnics during the war, the changes in crofting methods since the 1950s, technology and changing markets, his work with the Crofters Commission, receiving the OBE and his work in Africa advising on agriculture.
2000.155.1
Audio cassette recording of Ailig MacArthur of Heylipol talking to Maggie Campbell in July 2000.
Ailig MacArthur (Ailig beag) of Heylipol talks to Maggie Campbell in July 2000 about his croft in Heylipol, his father Èairdsidh Chìobair, using a horse and cart for transporting loads, the importance of Heylipol and the people in it, the shepherd’s house, the pranks of young boys, the shops and vans, domestic economy, changes in the way of life, the relationship between crofting and Gaelic, sales, Ireland, the declining population of Tiree and Caledonian MacBraynes.
2000.189.1
Audio cassette recording of John MacKinnon of Kilmoluaig talking to Maggie Campbell in 2000.
John MacKinnon (Iain Aonghais) of Kilmoluaig talks to Maggie Campbell in 2000 about his father Johnnie and his smiddy in Kilmoluaig, his uncle learning the trade in Cornaigbeg, Mull and Glasgow, himself working the bellows, the work of the blacksmith shoeing horses, the people of the area and their horses, the versatility of blacksmiths, the changes in the methods of crofting and the machinery used.
2000.198.1
Audio cassette recording of Donald Kennedy, Balevullin talking to Maggie Campebll in 2000.
Donald Kennedy (Dòmhnall Eachainn) of Balevullin talks to Maggie Campbell in 2000 about the people who used to live in Balevullin, the mill and sawmill, shipwrecks, carrageen, the shops, the roads in the area, where they went and who lived there, sea captains, his own time at sea and the changes he’s seen.