Tag Archives: sheep

2003.119.1

Audio cassette recording of Angus MacFarlane and Willie Robertson interviewed by Maggie Campbell in Coll Hotel on 10/7/2003.

Angus MacFarlane and Willie Robertson of Coll talk to Maggie Campbell in July 2003: Angus talks about the village of Sorisdale, the shipwreck of the Nevada, the transportation of passengers and cargo by small boat to and from the ferry The Loch Earn and his work in Canada in the 1960s and 70s, mostly on ice-breakers; Willie talks about his holidays on Coll as a young boy and a typical day’s work, where people fished and the sort of fish caught, moving sheep to Eilean Mòr in the summer and back again in September. (continues on AC235). Mairead Chaimbeul air Colla anns an t- Iuchair 2003, a’ bruidhinn ri Aonghas MacPhàrlain agus Uilleam MacDhonnchaidh. Tha Aonghas a’ bruidhinn mu dheidhinn Sorasdal, briseadh a Nevada agus mar a bha luchd-siubhal agus luchd air a ghiùlan air bata beag fon bàta aiseag The Loch Earn gu Eilean Cholla. Tha Uilleam a’ bruidhinn mu dheidhinn làithean saor nuair bha e na bhalach, ag iasgach agus a falbh le caoraich gu Eilean Mòr. (A leantainn air AC235)

2003.105.2

Black and white photograph of a group of men sheep-dipping at Hough in the mid-1930s.

Sheep-dipping at Hough in the mid-1930s. L-R: John Cameron (Iain Mhurchaidh), Balevullin; Sandy Cameron (built Mary Cameron`s house in Balevullin); Sandy`s brother Murdoch Cameron; Donald MacKinnon, Hough, his father; John MacDonald, Balevullin (John Alec`s grandfather); Donald Archie MacLean, Millhouse (father of Eairdsidh, Teon and Allina).

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2003.105.3

Black and white photograph of a group of men sheep-dipping at Hough in the mid-1930s.

Sheep-dipping at Hough in the mid-1930s. L-R: Sandy Cameron (built Mary Cameron`s house in Balevullin); Sandy`s brother Murdoch Cameron; Donald MacKinnon, Hough (Donald MacKinnon`s father); Alan Cameron; Lachie Cameron, Balevullin.

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2003.105.4

Black and white photograph of sheep-dipping at Hough in the mid-1930s.

Sheep-dipping at Hough in the mid-1930s. L-R: unknown man; Donald MacKinnon, Hough (Donald MacKinnon’s father); two summer visitors.

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2003.105.6

Black and white photograph of group at Hough in the mid-1930s.

Hough in the mid-1930s. L-R: Donald MacKinnon, Hough; his son, Donald Kennedy MacKinnon; Hugh Archie MacLean, Hough; John MacArthur (Iain an Thairneir), Sandaig (built the MacLeods` house in Sandaig).

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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).