Audio cassette recording of Iain MacLeod of Cornaigbeg talking to Maggie Campbell in May 2001.
Iain MacLeod of Kilmoluaig talks to Maggie Campbell in May 2001 about leaving school aged 15, his days in the Army, coming with his wife Fiona in 1975 to work at Brown’s shop in Balemartine, his 15 years as shop manager when the petrol came in barrels and the sugar and oatmeal in cwt bags, lessons at Heylipol School for decimal conversion, their purchase of Brown’s shop at Crossapol and its refurbishment. Tha Iain Mhic Leòid a Cilmoluaig a’ bruidhinn ri Magaidh Chaimbeul anns a’ Chèitean 2001, ag ìnnseadh mar a dh’ fhàg e an sgoil air còig bliadhna deug a dh’ aois, a laithean ’s an Airm, a’ tighinn do Thiriodh còmhla ri Fionnghal, a’ bhean, ann an 1975, ag obair ann am bùth Bhrùnaich ann am Baile Mhàrtainn, na còig bliadhna deug a bha e na cheannard bùtha ’s an àm a bha peatral a’ tighinn ann am baraillean agus siùcar agus min-choirce ann am poca bolla, mar a cheannaich iad bùth Bhrùnaich ann an Crossabal agus mar a chaidh a nuadhachadh.
Audio cassette recording of Jean MacCallum, Balevullin talking to Maggie Campbell in 2000.
Jean MacCallum of Balevullin talks to Maggie Campbell in 2000 about the people she knew as a child, including Nurse MacDonald, her friends and family and what she got up to, her schooling, her love of working outside with animals, meeting her mother and half-brothers and -sisters and of eventually meeting her sister, the people in Balevullin, the shops and the butcher’s, wartime rations and being sent back to Glasgow but returning to Tiree.
Black and white photograph of Mary and Norman Omand with a friend in the 1950s.
Outside `Ormer` in Kirkapol in the 1950s with the Co-op van in the background. L-R: a friend of the Omands; Norman Omand, Murray`s brother; Mary Omand, Norman and Murray`s mother.
Black and white photograph of Neil MacDonald and Katie MacCallum in 1952.
Neil MacDonald (Catherine Mary`s husband) and Katie MacCallum of Scarinish outside the Co-op garage in 1952. After the Co-op burnt down in 1948, the garage was used as the shop.