Tag Archives: food

2003.121.1

Audio cassette recording of Bunty Kennedy interviewed by Maggie Campbell in Coll on 8/7/2003.

Maggie Campbell talks to Bunty Kennedy of Coll in July 2003 about her early childhood and schooldays on Tiree in the 1940s, her life on Coll from the 1950s to the present day, the water and electricity supply, the postal services, fishing, past and present New Years on Coll. She sings a verse of a song by Iain MacDonald and her son, Cailean, plays a few tunes on the accordion. Bunty Ceannaideach o Colla a’ bruidhinn ri Mairead Caimbeul anns an t-Iuchair 2003 mu dheidhinn làithean sgoile ann a Tiriodh anns na ceathradan, fuireachd ann a Colla anns na coigeadan, nuair a thàinig dealan agus uisge gu Colla, am post, iasgach agus mar a bha am Bliadhna Ur air a thoirt a steach fo chionn fhada taca ris mar a tha e air a’ dhèanamh air an latha an diugh. Tha Bunty a seinn rann fo òrain Iain MacDhòmhnaill agus tha Cailean, a mac aice, a cluich am bogsa ciùil.

2003.105.20

Colour photograph of Tiree women with samples of their baking taken in 1993.

Show of Tiree baking for TV programme `Good Morning with Ann and Nick` broadcast in 1993. L-R: Mary Davies, Crossapol; Monica Smith (behind Mary), Hynish; Flora MacDonald, Kilkenneth; Peggy Cameron, Crossapol; Elspeth Gillies, Scarinish; Bella MacKinnon, Hough; Nonaidh MacFadyen, Crossapol; unknown BBC presenter.

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2003.64.2.1

Compilation of video clips regarding Tiree, around 1985-2000

Compilation VHS cassette tape of 6 video clips related to Tiree in Gaelic & English, from the belongings of Jim MacIntyre; (1) Tiree Windsurfing on STV in 1989. (00:00:00 – 00:21:35) (Jim MacIntyre Video No 31), (2) `Edgeland` 1986 with cofting on Tiree, lamb sales and interviews with Alec MacArthur and Alasdair MacInnes. (00:21:35 – 00:31:44) (Jim MacIntyre Video No 55), (3) Tiree Feis 1996 (00:31:44 – 01:01:23) (Jim MacIntyre Video No 60), (4) `Aite Mo Ghaoil` 1993 with Wilma Kennedy, footage of Tiree and interviews with Peigi Chaimbeul, Floraidh Nic Phail and Uisdean MacIlleathain. (01:01:23 – 01:26:39) (Jim MacIntyre Video No 80), (5) Touring Tiree in a Car. (01:26:39 – 01:27:22) (Jim MacIntyre Video No 120), (6) Burns Lunch at Tiree High School in 1993. (01:27:11 – 01:42:27) (Jim MacIntyre Video No 117).

1998.107.1

Photocopied letter from estate factor Hugh MacDiarmid dated 13/7/1905 about a soup kitchen in Moss.

Letter from estate factor Hugh MacDiarmid dated 13/7/1905 to Donald MacDonald, teacher at Heylipol School, about a soup kitchen in Moss started by Lady Victoria Campbell for the benefit of scholars

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1998.12.1

Account by George Holleyman of his life on Tiree 1941-43.

Account by amateur archaeologist George Holleyman of his time in the RAF Service Police on Tiree from September 1941 to June 1943