Colour photograph of the dipping lug sail boat ‘Eilean Thiriodh’ being rowed back into Scarinish harbour after racing in a Tiree Regatta around 2000. The ‘Eilean Thiriodh’ was made in Barcaldine in 1998, and won several Tiree Regattas.
Scale model of a dipping lug-sail boat the ‘Islean Thiriodh’ built for David Hepburn, Scarinish and Oban, by an “old” east coast fisherman, and based on David’s boat the ‘Eilean Thiriodh’ which was built by Colin Evans, Barcaldine, in 1998. The Eilean Thiriodh won several races in the Tiree Regattas.
Collection of 36 original colour photographs, including the Reading Room and first exhibitions, Whitehouse Cattle Show, houses Taigh a’ Bhochdainn and Lag nan Cruach before renovation, ploughing demonstration, Tiree district nurses, Tiree football team ca. 1999. Most are catalogued separately (see 2018.54.5 – 27).
Two hardwood pulley blocks made by Donald Brown’s uncle, who was a boat-builder in Vaul. One is for a single rope and made from teak, the other for two ropes and made from mahogany or black ash.
Copy of an oil painting by D McConnachie of dipping lug-sail boat the ‘Morag’ owned by Donald Lamont, Ruaig. On the back, the artist expresses their pleasure at it residing with Mona MacLean, The Coolins, Scarinish.
Colour photograph of dipping lug-sail boats in sail during the Balemartine (Balevullin?) regatta in July 1991. (Original stored in filing cabinet 10 drawer 1)
VHS video titled ‘An Sgoth’, which could mean either ‘the skiff (sailing boat)’ or ‘the cloud’. Probably the former.
Photograph of Scarinish Harbour during a regatta, early 1970s
Colour photograph of Scarinish Harbour during a regatta in the early 1970s. (original stored in filing cabinet 10 drawer 1)
Photograph of boats in the Tiree Regatta in 1950
Black and white photograph of two dipping lug-sail boats sailing into Scarinish Harbour in the Tiree Regatta in July 1950.
Photograph of a boat in the Tiree Regatta in 1948
Black & white photograph of a dipping lug-sail boat sailing into Scarinish Harbour during the Tiree Regatta in July 1948.
