Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, No. 41, 29/4/1992.
Local news including the purchase of Sruthan Stores by Iain and Fiona MacLeod, concerns over a single petrol outlet, Barra trip by Tiree Pipe Band, Heylipol by Sandy MacKinnon, article about gardening by Elizabeth Robertson, radioactive material from Sellafield and news from the School Board.
Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, No. 43, 27/5/1992.
Local news including the disposal of sewage, improvements to the sheltered houses, public transport, the newsletter of the Tiree Working Group `Enterprise Tiree`, the thatched house museum at Sandaig and an article about gardening by Bobby and Peggy Cameron.
Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, No. 46, 26/8/1992.
Local news including the need for a pedestrian walkway at the pier, the lack of support for the hall, a letter from Sandy MacKinnon and an article about gardening by Brian Findlater.
Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, No. 49, 28/10/1992.
Local news including the extra turn-around time required by the ferry unload hay lorries, fluoridation of the water supply, the opening of the Sandaig museum and an article about gardening in Moss.
Hardback book `Behold the Hebrides` by Alasdair Alpin MacGregor.
An account of wayfaring in the Hebrides by Alasdair Alpin MacGregor.
De-accessioned 1.3.2026.
Mr R. M. Percy at the Hynish bulb farm in the 1950s
Postcard of the Hynish bulb farm in the 1950s.
Courtesy of Mrs Mary MacKinnon
In the early 1950s the West of Scotland Agricultural College’s horticultural adviser R. M. Percy suggested an experiment in bulb-growing to Walter Hume of Hynish. The experiment showed that the light sandy soils of Tiree were well suited to growing daffodil, tulip, narcissus and hyacinth bulbs.
Encouraged by this success, a number of crofters formed a Hebridean bulb-growers association and launched into bulb-growing as a commercial enterprise, supplying mainland hot-house growers with bulbs for forcing. Initially the economic prospects looked good as the yield per acre was high.
However, the bulbs were decimated by diseases and ravaged by pheasants, mice and slugs. Reinvigorating spent bulbs took longer than expected and markets became more difficult to find. Nowadays the only reminders of the bulb experiment are patches of daffodils growing wild in the fields.
Black and white postcard of the bulb fields at Hynish.
Postcard of the bulb fields at Hynish.
Three anecdotes about ‘the Goilear’
Sound clip in English of Hector MacPhail telling three anecdotes about ‘the Goilear’.
Hector MacPhail of Ruaig gave a talk at Vaul Golf Club in November 1996, during which he told three humorous anecdotes about a fisherman from Balevullin nicknamed ‘the Goilear’.
Black and white photograph of a hay cart.
Bringing in the hay by horse and cart. Man and boy unknown.
Black and white photograph of the grandfather, aunt and uncle of Mairi MacFarlane, Creagan Breac, Cornaigbeg.
The grandfather of Mairi MacFarlane, Creagan Breac, Cornaigbeg and her aunt and uncle, Bella and Lachlan MacLean.
Colour photograph of Donald MacKinnon, Hough in August 2002.
Donald MacKinnon of Hough making a `bann` to tie a `sguab` (sheaf) in August 2002.
