Black and white photograph of a Tiree regatta in 1938.
Lugboats leaving Scarinish harbour for a Tiree regatta in 1938.
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1997.164.1
Black and white postcard of Scarinish harbour in 1938.
Postcard of the `Mary Stewart` beached in Scarinish harbour in 1938 with lobster pots in the foreground, the Scarinish Hotel at the extreme left and communication masts in the background to the right. (Duplicate of A7)
1997.166.1
The Temperance Hotel in Scarinish in 1880
Photograph of the Temperance Hotel in Scarinish in 1880.
Courtesy of Mrs Mhairi Crookston
The Temperance Hotel in Scarinish was built in the middle of the 19th century. Local tradition has it that the Duke of Argyll had forbidden the sale of alcohol on the island following a fatal accident through drink at the inn in Kilmoluaig.
The Temperance Movement, which flourished in Scotland in the 19th and early 20th centuries, advocated total abstinence from ‘intoxicating liquors’. This stance was actively supported in 1847 by the island’s minister Rev. Neil MacLean who encouraged his parishioners to sign a resolution to refrain from ‘drinking ardent spirits at funerals’.
Spirits could only be obtained on the island by importing them privately by steamer or, between the wars, by drinking on board while the steamer was tied up at the pier. In World War II two NAAFIs were built which sold alcohol. The hotel in Scarinish first obtained a liquor licence in 1950.
Black and white photograph of the Scarinish Hotel in 1880.
The Scarinish Hotel in 1880.
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Black and white photograph of the Scarinish harbour in 1880.
Scarinish harbour in 1880.
1997.166.3
Black and white postcard of Scarinish before 1932.
Postcard of Scarinish postmarked 1932.
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Laser print of a black and white photograph of Scarinish harbour in the 1920s.
The `Mary Stewart` in Scarinish harbour. (From Myra Lamont`s photograph album of the 1920s.)
2001.96.14
Laser print of a black and white photograph of an unknown family taken by the shore at Scarinish in 1922.
Unknown family at the shore at Scarinish in 1922. (From Myra Lamont’s photograph album of the 1920s.)
2001.96.15
Laser print of a black and white photograph of an unknown group taken at the Tiree Show in Scarinish in 1922.
Unknown group taken at the Tiree Show in Scarinish in 1922. (From Myra Lamont’s photograph album of the 1920s.)
2001.96.16
Mrs Ludlow demonstrates how to make butter in 1922
Photograph of Mrs Ludlow demonstrating how to make butter at the Tiree Agricultural Show in Scarinish in 1922.
Courtesy of Mrs Rachel Wylie
Butter was made on Tiree by first skimming the cream off fresh milk that had stood for twenty-four hours. The cream was usually collected over several days, by which time it had fermented. This produced a fuller flavour. The cream was then churned until it separated into butter and buttermilk.
Plunge churns were popular on Tiree in the 19th century. These are tall barrels with a plunger, at the end of which is a wooden disk with holes drilled in it. Towards the end of the century they were superseded by patent barrel churns, which were turned round with a handle.
Butter was usually preserved with salt and was known in Gaelic as ‘ìm saillte’. It was stored in an earthenware jar called a ‘pige’. Homemade butter, patted into shape, was exhibited at Tiree Agricultural Shows until the 1950s.
Laser print of a black and white photograph of Mrs Ludlow at the Tiree Show in Scarinish in 1922.
Mrs Ludlow demonstrating how to make butter at the Tiree Show in Scarinish in 1922. (From Myra Lamont’s photograph album of the 1920s.)
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Black and white photograph of men shearing sheep in Scarinish.
Shearing sheep in Scarinish. In the centre is Eoghann a` Mhuileir and on the extreme right is Seumas Mac Ailein.
