Map of west end of Tiree with updates c. 1934
Copy of an OS map from 1900, with handwritten annotations and updates by/for Cornaigmore H.G. and Heylipol Public schools in May/June 1934. Annotations include land use (probably Meadow, Heath and Agriculture) and notes regarding roads, crops, livestock, markets, horses and land tenure.
Photograph of Lachie Cameron, Balevullin, binding hay
Black & white photograph of Lachie Cameron, Balevullin, binding hay at a haystack ca 1960s.
Photograph of Donald Archie Brown, Allan, Lachie & Donald Cameron, Balevullin
Black & white photograph of L-R: Donald Archie Brown and Allan, Lachie and Donald Cameron of Balevullin, standing by the haystack in the 1960s.
Photograph of Iain MacDonald and Donald Cameron, Balevullin
Black & white photograph of L-R: Iain MacDonald and Donald Cameron, Balevullin, stacking hay in the 1960s.
Photograph of Donald Cameron and Donald Archie Brown stacking hay ca 1960s
Black & white photograph of L-R: Donald Cameron and Donald Archie Brown stacking hay in the 1960s.
Poster about traditional dairying equipment
Poster in Gaelic with sketches of various implements used in a traditional dairy and descriptions of their use. Subtitled in English.
Extracts from “Farming Leader” 1965 about NFU Tiree branch and Lachlan MacKinnon, Hillcrest
Scanned extracts from “Farming Leader”, the official journal of the National Farmers Union of Scotland, 1965. Includes a photograph of the Tiree branch committee group at their AGM: including Roderick Morrison (Secretary), Archie MacArthur (President) and John MacArthur (Vice-President), and three pages about Lachlan MacKinnon, Hillcrest, Balephetrish in “Farmers in Focus” including photographs of Lachlan and his family and livestock.
Newspaper photographs of Tiree Agricultural Show, July 1937
Photocopy of a newspaper cutting showing three photographs from the Tiree Agricultural Show in July 1937. Top photo shows line-up of horses and their handlers. The first two horses on the left, plus white dog, are with Mary MacKinnon`s father, ?? MacKinnon (Parkhouse). The middle photo is of Malcolm MacArthur and calf. Malcolm was the shepherd to Crossapol & Balephetrish common grazings from 1922 onwards. The bottom photo is a general shot of the show.
‘Tiree – an unauthorised biography’ – a history of Tiree and its people by William Clelland, 2009.
Text on CD-ROM about the history of Tiree and its people compiled by Australian descendant of Tiree, William Clelland. Includes chapters on the geography of the island, archaeology and first settlers, Christianity and the Gaelic language, Vikings and the wider Scottish history, overpopulation, black houses, kelp and education, evictions and emmigration, Napier Commission, Tiree bards. Index. Appendices including Tiree place names, weapons held by Tiree men and whether `rebel` in 1715, Argyll Estate report of 1737, prisoners of the `45 rebellion, sales from farms, Old Parish Register for marriages and baptisms 1766-1854, households and population 1747-1901, Napier Commission evidence and witness statements 1883, population census 1779-1891. For appendices see 2009.123.2-11.
Appendix E: Gross sales from Tiree farms 1793-1794, from “Tiree – an unauthorised biography”
Printout of Appendix E: Gross sales from Tiree farms 1793-1794, from “Tiree – an unauthorised biography”. List of the gross sales from the different farms in Tiree according to the average of the past two years (1793-1794). Lists no. of tenants, mail-lands, name of farm, gross sales, rent paid/due, and total revenue from sales per product type.
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