Black and white photograph of the MacDonald family in Middleton in the 1920s.
Middleton in the 1920s. L-R: Mary MacDonald, sister of Alasdair MacDonald; unknown; May MacDonald, mother of Alasdair MacDonald; Alasdair MacDonald, father of Lachie MacDonald, Middleton.
The souterrain in Kilkenneth in 1918
Photograph of John MacIntyre and his son Colin at the opened souterrain in Kilkenneth in 1918.
Courtesy of Mr Colin MacKinnon
John MacIntyre (Iain Chailein Mhurchaidh) and his son, Colin, are pictured here at the souterrain in Kilkenneth opened by chance when ploughing in 1918. It was later covered over.
Less than a mile away, a Y-shaped passage was exposed in the 1890s in the sand dunes at Tràigh Ghrianail. Measuring 9.2 metres long, 1 metre wide and 1.5 metres high, it was known locally as An Taigh Falaichte (the hidden house) and used for shelter by those working on the shore. It has since disappeared.
Similar underground structures were built on the mainland around 200 AD. They may have been used as byres or stores, or as places to hide from raiders.
Black and white photograph of John MacIntyre at the souterrain in Kilkenneth around 1920.
John MacIntyre at the rear of the horse and his son Colin at the opened souterrain in Kilkenneth around 1920.
Black and white photograph of Malcolm Kennedy of Moss.
Malcolm Kennedy of Moss with a scythe and sheepdog on the Heylipol croft in the late 1930s.
An corran / sickle.
Sickle made in Gott smiddy around 1840.
Tiree in 100 Objects – 43 – Sickle
Pitchfork head.
Pitchfork head made in Gott smiddy around 1840. Painted black 2013.
Black and white photograph taken at Hillside, Balephuil around 1918.
Hillside, Balephuil around 1918. L-R: Mary MacArthur; Catherine Brown; Mary Cross; Alexander Brown; Hugh Brown, Hillside; Hector Sinclair, Bail` Ur.
Black and white photograph of Flora MacLean of Druimfhraoich, Kenovay.
Flora MacLean of Druimfhraoich, Kenovay, with tulips from the Hynish bulb farm, photographed by the Sunday Express in May 1957.
Flora MacLean discarding flower heads from the Hynish bulb farm
Photograph of Flora MacLean discarding flower heads from the Hynish bulb farm, photographed by the Sunday Express in May 1957.
Courtesy of Sunday Express
Flora MacLean of Kenovay was photographed by the Sunday Express in 1957 discarding flower heads from the Hynish bulb farm. In the 1950s daffodil, tulip, narcissus and hyacinth bulbs were grown by a number of Tiree crofters to supply mainland hot-house growers with bulbs for forcing.
The busiest time was in the spring and summer. The flowers were removed to strengthen the bulbs which were dug up in June and graded according to size and condition. Large bulbs were exported to the mainland with the smaller ones replanted in the autumn for another year’s growth.
The initial outlay for ‘mother’ bulbs was high although spent bulbs could be purchased for a fraction of the cost. Unfortunately, the crop was decimated by diseases and pests, profit margins fell and the scheme petered out.
Black and white photograph of Flora MacLean of Druimfhraoich, Kenovay.
Flora MacLean of Druimfhraoich, Kenovay, discarding bulbs from the Hynish bulb farm, photographed by the Sunday Express in May 1957.
Black and white photograph of Flora MacLean of Druimfhraoich, Kenovay.
Flora MacLean of Druimfhraoich, Kenovay, with tulips from the Hynish bulb farm, photographed by the Sunday Express in May 1957.
Black and white photograph of Donald MacInnes and Charlie Clark.
Donald MacInnes? (Duncan MacInnes` uncle) and Charlie Clark with a horse-drawn cart loaded with hay.
