Tag Archives: sales

1997.265.62

Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, No. 27, 28/8/1991.

Local news including the plummeting sales prices for stock, the closure of the petrol pumps at Balemartine and the pierhead, the loss of the senior teacher of the Gaelic unit at the school, report from the Tiree Working Group on fishing, tourism and leisure, crofting and farming, the new waiting room at the surgery, obituary for Dolly Cameron and Balevullin – part 8 by Sandy MacKinnon.

1997.265.83

Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, No. 47, 9/9/1992.

Local news including concerns over the state of the pierhead, dental hygiene in Argyll, Moss – part 3 by Sandy MacKinnon, lamb and cattle sales, Tiree entrants to the Mod, and news from the gardening and regatta clubs.

1997.265.104

Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, No. 67, 22/9/1993.

Local news including the decision of the hall committee to keep under-14s out of licenced dances, the new CalMac summer timetable, AIE`s investment of £193,000 in Tiree, lamb and cattle sales, book fair, Kilkenneth 5 by Sandy MacKinnon, article about baker Gavin Carter, the weather and news from the school`s chess club.

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).

2003.19.5.1

Photocopied newspaper cutting about hiring bulls and Tiree`s cattle exports.

Two photocopied articles from The Scottish Farmer, 2003: (1) Crofters Commission scheme which hires out bulls to crofters, illustrated with a colour photograph of Lachie MacKinnon, Parkhouse, (2) Tiree`s export of cattle 500 years ago.