Colour photograph of the `Oldies` football team in July 2000.
The `Oldies` football team who played against the women`s team on the Reef in July 2000. L-R: (back) Dr John Holliday, Baugh; Donald MacDonald, Vaul; Bernie Smith, West Hynish; Stuart Smith, Crossapol; Iain Gillies, Scarinish; Roddy MacKay, Balemartine; Hugh MacInnes, Salum; (front) Gordon Connell, Crossapol; Ronnie MacGowan, Heylipol; Gordon Scott, Cornaigmore; Alan Worsley, Crossapol.
Tutors at the first Fèis Thiriodh
Photograph of the tutors at the first Fèis Thiriodh outside Tiree High School in 1990.
Fèis Thiriodh (the Tiree Festival) started in 1990, following the success of the first Fèis on Barra in 1981. The Fèis is a means of celebrating and transmitting local culture by encouraging young people to sing, play and dance, using Gaelic wherever possible.
The Fèis takes place in the second week of July each year. Between sixty to eighty children from nine to sixteen years old take part in classes for accordion, fiddle, drums, singing, dancing, keyboard, pipes and whistle. Recently mouth organ has become popular. Shinty is also played on the school playing fields.
During the winter the Fèis committee organises instrumental classes at the school and winter ceilidhs. Over the years the island has produced a disproportionate number of musicians, particularly accordion players tutored by Gordon Connell, and pipers tutored by Robert Beck.
Black and white photograph of the tutors at the 1990 Feis Thiriodh.
The tutors at the 1990 Feis Thiriodh outside Tiree High School. L-R: (standing) Alistair Hunter, Tommy Johnston, Donald Iain Brown, Gordon Connell, Roddy Campbell, Don MacKenzie, (sitting) Florence Burns, Anne Johnstone, Mairi MacArthur, unknown, (kneeling) Mark Fallon, Arthur Donald.
Photocopied photograph of Captain John MacKinnon and Neil MacDougall.
Captain John MacKinnon of Harbour, Caoles and his brother-in-law Neil MacDougall, son of Rev. Allan MacDougall and headmaster of Ruaig School.
Black and white photograph of Heylipol School 1927-8.
Heylipol School 1927-8. L-R: (front row) Lachie MacDonald, Sandaig; John MacPhail, Balephuil; Neil MacNeill, Barrapol; Alasdair Sinclair, Greenhill; Donald Campbell, Moss; Donald Kennedy, Balephuil; James Campbell, Heylipol; Hugh MacKinnon, Hough; Donald Archie MacDonald, Kilkenneth; Joan Kennedy, Kilkenneth; Lachie MacFarlane, Barrapol; Annie Brown, Crossapol; James MacKinnon, Moss; Effie Kennedy, Moss; Janet Campbell, Moss; (2nd front row) Annie MacDonald, Moss; Peggy MacNeill, Barrapol; Margaret Ann Campbell, Moss; Katy Ann Campbell, Heylipol; Flora Ann MacLean, Hough; Flora MacArthur, Sandaig; Annie MacKinnon, Hough; Annie Kennedy, Moss; Peggy MacLean, Hough; Fiona MacDonald, Kilkenneth; Marion MacLean, Hough; Annie Cameron, Moss; Willie MacLean, Barrapol; (2nd back row) Miss MacIvor, Primary Teacher; Neil MacDonald, Sandaig; Hannah MacNeill, Barrapol; Dolina MacLean, Hough; Mary Campbell, Heylipol; Annie Campbell, Moss; H. I. MacDonald, Kilkenneth; Elsie MacLean, Barrapol; Malcolm MacDonald, Barrapol; (back row) Duncan MacPhail, Balephuil; Willie MacNeill, Barrapol; Colin MacIntyre, Kilkenneth; Alasdair MacKinnon, Kilkenneth (Sandaig); Hugh MacLean, Barrapol; Hugh J MacDonald, Kilkenneth; Mr MacArthur, Headteacher.
Black and white photograph of Ruaig School around 1929.
Ruaig School around 1929. L-R: (front row) Alister Maclean, Salum; Lachie MacFadyen, Caoles; Willie MacIntosh, Caoles; John MacFadyen, Caoles; Ian MacLean, Croish, Caoles; James Graham, Vaul; (2nd front row) Margaret Graham, Vaul; Margaret MacArthur, Rosigil, Caoles; Mary B MacFadyen, Caoles; Effie MacArthur, Ruaig; Lizzie Barr, Ruaig; Isobel MacKinnon, Croish, Ruaig; Effie MacKinnon, Vaul; Jessie MacFadyen, Caoles ; Ruby MacDougall, Vaul; (2nd back row) Ena MacDonald, Brock; Ina Faulds, Ruaig; Flora Lamont, Sackhill; Lizzie MacGill, Ruaig; Mary MacKinnon, Vaul; Ann Hobbins, Vaul; Elsie MacKinnon, Kirkapol; Jessie MacGill, Ruaig; Chrissie MacKinnon, Primary Teacher; (back row) Robert MacLeod, Headteacher; John Faulds, Caoles; Archie MacFadyen, Brock; Donald MacDonald, Ruaig; Alfie Walker, Vaul; Lachie Maclean, Vaul; David Maclean, Ruaig.
Black and white photograph of the 1986/7 Tiree `baby boom` families at the Lodge Hotel in 1987.
The L-R: (front row) Alain, Fiona Campbell’s son; Ross MacLennan, Scarinish; David, June Hunter’s son; Jamie, Sandra MacLeod’s son; Laura and Helen Boyd, Cornaig, the vets’ daughters; Alison, Jennifer Skene’s daughter; Christine, Ailidh Cameron’s daughter; Iain, Fiona MacInnes’ son; Iain, Josie Brown’s son; (middle row) Ann MacKinnon Hillcrest and Kenneth; Fiona Campbell, Kilmoluaig and Ailidh; Marion Findlater, Scarinish and Andrew; Ailidh Cameron, Balevullin and Sèonaid; Tish MacKinnon, Kilmoluaig and Lynn; Margaret MacKinnon and Jennifer; Josie Brown, Cornaigbeg and Colin; Lena Munn, Crossapol and Amanda; Catriona MacLean, Kilmoluaig and Johann; (back) Jean MacGowan, Heylipol and Daniel; June Hunter, Cornaig; Sandra McLeod, Hynish; Jennifer Skene, Balemartine and Gordon; Jill Latham, Baugh and Abigail; Judith Boyd (vet) and Matthew; Clare Jones, Baugh and Michael; Monica Smith, Hynish and Graham; Fiona MacInnes, Ruaig and Frazer; Jean MacKay, Balemartine and Donald Roddy; Ann Gillespie, Crossapol, Christopher and nephew John Campbell; Joyce Gillespie, Balinoe and Martin.
Black and white photograph of Cornaigmore School in 1965-6.
Cornaig School in 1965-6. L-R: (front row) Murray Omand, Balephetrish; Donald MacKinnon, Kenovay; Peter, Gilchrist; Elise Gilchrist; Lachie Campbell, Corrairigh, Cornaigbeg; Evelyn Gillies ; Norma Omand, Balephetrish; Cameron MacKinnon, Crossapol; Monica Davies, Crossapol; Christine Brown, Crossapol; Morven MacLean, Crossapol; Peggy Brown, Hillside; Ann Cameron, Balevullin; (2nd front row) Lachie MacKinnon, Hillcrest; Donna, Davies, Crossapol; Allina Maclean, Cornaig; Ina Omand, Balephetrish; Marion MacLean, Cornaig; Kathleen MacLean, Crosspol; Mary-Bell MacKinnon, Balephetrish ; Alice MacDougall; Elsie Kerr, Café, Scarinish; Mr Gilchrist, teacher; Mary Campbell, Diobedal; Flora MacArthur, Sandaig, cook; Jean MacCallum, Balevullin, canteen; Mary Brown, Balevullin, cook; Rosemary Omand, Balephetrish; Elizabeth MacKinnon, Kenovay; Catherine Ellen Campbell, Balevullin; Lena Munn, Crosspol; Margaret Campbell; (2nd back row) Gordon Connel, teacher; John MacDonald, Gaelic teacher; Mr W Rowan, teacher; Kate Brown; Sandra/Mary Flora MacDonald, Balephuil; Christine MacDonald, Redroofs; Ishbel MacArthur, Caoles; Kate Kennedy, Crossapol; Ena MacKinnon, Sandaig; Jean MacKay, Balemartine; Nell MacKinnon, Crosspol; Jean Bucher, Barrapol; Ann Munn, Crosspol; Ann MacLean, Millhouse, Cornaig; Ina MacCallum, Sandaig; Mary MacPhail, Balephuil; Hughina MacCallum, Scarinish; Mairi MacKay, Balemartine; Catherine Sinclair, Greenhill; Flora Brown, Balevullin; Sandra/Mary Flora MacDonald, Balephuil; Ann MacArthur, Middleton; Catherine Burnett, Ruaig; Rena MacDonald, Kilmoluaig; Douglas Rowan, Crossapol; John Omand, Balephetrish; (back row) Ian Brown, Crossapol; John Neil Brown, Cornaigbeg; Charles MacKinnon, Hillcrest; George Smith, Balephuil; John Alec MacDonald, Balevullin; Roddy MacLennan; Iain Archie MacDonald, Balevullin; Donald MacArthur, Middleton; Alasdair Straker, Mannal; Alasdair MacDonald, Mannal; Charlie MacDonald; Donald Berry, Vaul; Neil MacArthur, Middleton; Lesley Robertson, Salum; Ian MacDonald, Balevullin; John MacClounnan, Balephuil; Lachie C Brown, Cornaig; David Corbett, Barrapol; Christopher MacKenzie, Ruaig; Alec Hector MacDonald, Balephuil; Malcolm Hewitt, Kirkapol; Alan MacDougall, headmaster; Murdoch Cameron, Balevullin; Iain MacKinnon, Hillcrest; Mr Rankin, teacher; Archie MacKinnon, Cornaig, janitor.
Cases visited in Tiree during the Poor Law Inquiry of 1843
Transcription of an extract from the Minutes of Evidence of the Poor Law Inquiry in 1843 with notes of cases visited on Tiree.
Two Commissioners from the Poor Law Inquiry visited Tiree in 1843, one of whom was shown round a sample of thirty poor families across the island by a Mr MacLean of Hynish. Half of the cases visited were on the Poor Roll and received four to six shillings a year from the Parish.
By 1841 the population of Tiree had swelled to 4,961, double what it had been fifty years previously and more than the island could comfortably support. Nearly half the inhabitants were estimated to be living in deep poverty.
Widows with children and elderly spinsters were particularly vulnerable as were landless cottars without a trade. The able-bodied poor had no legal right to assistance and were expected to find employment on the mainland.
Colour photograph of waulking the cloth in Scarinish Hotel in 2001.
Waulking the cloth in Scarinish Hotel in April 2001. L-R: (at back wall) Tish MacKinnon, Kilmoluaig; (round table) Wilma Kennedy; teacher Flora MacPhail, Skipnish; Jane Isaacson, Kenovay; Lal Leitch, Heylipol; Dorinda Johnston, Balevullin; unknown; unknown;teacher Neil Oliver, Cornaigmore; Janette Cameron, Balevullin; nurse Kate Brown, Cornaigmore; Murdina Maclean, Kilmoluaig; (at back wall) teacher Brian Findlater, Scarinish.
Black and white photograph of Hector MacPhail ,Margaret MacKay and Daniel Gillespie in 1996.
Hector MacPhail of Ruaig , Gaelic teacher Margaret MacKay and Daniel Gillespie in the Reading Room in 1996.
