Black and white photograph of Alexander MacKechnie in the 1920s.
Alexander MacKechnie of Kilmoluaig with a lamb around 1926-7.
2001.52.1
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2001.56.5
Black and white photograph of Donneil Kennedy and Neil MacKinnon in Moss in the late 1940s early 1950s.
Donneil Kennedy and Neil MacKinnon with Sandy Kennedy`s horse in Moss in the late 1940s early 1950s.
2001.56.7
Black and white photograph of Flora MacKinnon nee MacLean of Balevullin in 1968.
Flora MacKinnon nee MacLean feeding the pet lamb in Balevullin in 1968 with her future husband Neil MacKinnon in the background waiting to take her out.
2000.242.1
Black and white photograph taken at Donald Kennedy`s croft in the 1930s.
Donald Kennedy`s croft in Balevullin in the 1930s. L-R: Catherine Kennedy of Balevullin, wife of Alexander; her sister Peggy MacNeill; Catherine Kennedy, sister of Alexander; Catherine MacNeill, sister of Catherine and Peggy; Neilina Brown, Balevullin; Alexander Kennedy, Balevullin; Clydesdale mares Lily and Gem. (Info re relationships needs to be checked)
2000.242.2
Black and white photograph of Catherine Kennedy and Jean Watson in 1939.
Mrs Catherine Kennedy and Jean Patterson Watson (m.s. MacCallum) with the Gem the mare in Balevullin in 1939.
2000.242.3
Colour photograph of Neil Kennedy of Balevullin.
Neil Kennedy, late husband of Ellen Kennedy, shearing a sheep in Balevullin.
1999.68.34
Clydesdale horses at Scarinish harbour
Photograph of Clydesdale horses at Scarinish harbour in the late 19th or early 20th century.
Courtesy of Mr Angus Munn
This photograph, taken before Gott Bay pier was finished in 1913 shows Clydesdale horses from Tom Barr’s farm at Balephetrish being loaded on to a lighter at Scarinish for transportation to the steamer standing off in deeper water outside the harbour.
The horses would be loaded by ramp on to the main deck of the steamer, an operation that could only be attempted in calm weather. Passengers were likewise ferried to and from the steamer by lighter, sometimes sharing the boat with livestock.
Tom Barr, the son of an Ayrshire farmer and the tenant of Balephetrish farm from 1864 to 1913, introduced the first Clydesdale stallions to Tiree in the 1870s. Cross-bred with native ponies, the Tiree Clydesdale was in great demand in the early 20th century.
Black and white photograph of horses being loaded into a lighter at Scarinish harbour.
Horses from Tom Barr`s farm at Balephetrish being loaded into a lighter at Scarinish pier for transportation to the ferry in the early 20th century.
1999.68.35
Black and white photograph of horses at Balephetrish Farm.
Horses at Balephetrish Farm in the early 20th century.
1999.93.1
Black and white photograph of a horse-drawn haycart.
A horse-drawn cart carrying hay from the field to the stackyard, photographed in the east end of Tiree in the beginning of the 20th century.
1999.93.5
Black and white photograph of crofters shearing sheep in the east end of Tiree.
Crofters shearing sheep at ? in the beginning of the 20th century.
