Audio cassette recording of a ceilidh with Maggie Campbell, Neil MacLeod and Murdoch MacDonald in 1998.
Maggie Campbell and Neil MacLeod of Kilmoluaig sing several songs composed by Tiree bards and a love song; Murdoch MacDonald of Kilmoluaig talks about shepherding, harvesting, the spring work on a croft, bulk buying of groceries, sharing barrels of herrings, travelling people, first-footing, home-coming events during the Glasgow fair, barn weddings and blanket washing days.Tha Magaidh Chaimbeul agus Niall MhicLeòid a Cill Moluag a’ seinn iomadach òran air an cur ri chèile aig bàird Thirisdeach agus òran gaoil; Murchadh MhicDhòmhnaill a Cill Moluaig a’ bruidhinn mun obair cìobair, obair foghair, obair an Earraich air a’ chroit, ceannach biadh ann am meudachd, a’ roinn barraille sgadain, na ceàrdan, a’ dol a mach air oidhche na Callaine, cùisean aig àm tighinn dhachaigh re Faidhir Glaschu, bainnsean sàbhail agus làithean nigheadh na plaideachan.
Audio cassette recording of a Gaelic Radio interview with Niall Brownlie of Barrapol in January 1998.
Radio interview with Niall Brownlie of Barrapol talking about his bilingual book Township and Echoes, the Viking influence on place-names, the difficulty of translating poems and songs into English, Tiree bards, conservation orders, early religion, St Columba and the churches on Tiree, the airport, links with Barra and World War II, Tiree seers and songs he himself has written.
Due to difficulties in obtaining use of the Congregational Chapel in Cornaig, the Kirkapol Session decided to build a new church accommodating 200 worshippers. The Duke of Argyll granted one eighth of an acre in Cornaigmore at an annual feu of one shilling.
A building committee was set up comprising the minister, Rev Thomas MacPherson, and six elders. Donald MacDonald of Caoles put in the successful tender of £530 for the building work. Grants were promised by the Church of Scotland and one of the elders, Thomas Barr, offered to advance the money at 4% interest.
The new church opened for public worship in 1899 ‘notwithstanding the very boisterous nature of the weather’ and continued as a place of worship until the mid-1970s. It has since been sold as a dwelling house.
Black and white photograph of the old Church of Scotland at Cornaigmore.
Audio cassette recording of Hector MacKinnon of Kilkenneth talking to Hector MacPhail in 1998.
Hector MacKinnon of Kilkenneth and Hector MacPhail of Ruaig talk in February 1998 about the Tiree bards, ministers, schoolteachers and factors, the cost of tobacco, whiskey and cars in the past and present, the size of houses, families and crofts in past times and tell a few stories about Tiree people. Eachann Mac Fhionghuin agus Eachann Mac Phàil a’ bruidhinn anns am Faoilteach 1998 mu dheidhinn na bàird o Tiriodh, ministearan, tidsearan agus bàillidhan, pròis tombaca, uisge beatha agus chàraichean fo chionn fhada taca ri prìosan an latha an diugh. Tha iad a’ crìochnachadh le sgeulach neo dha mu dheidhinn Tiriodh.
Audio cassette recording of Jean MacCallum, Balevullin talking to Maggie Campbell in 2000.
(Continued from AC238) Jean MacCallum of Balevullin talks to Maggie Campbell in 2000 about pilgrims preaching in Balevullin School and about going to church, the names and location of various rocks and cliffs near Balevullin, carrageen and fishing, how crofting now is not as close to nature, Easter and the different moons, potatoes and crops that used to be grown, natural fertilisers, the faster pace of life now, Cattle Shows, Clydesdale horses and knitting.
Two transcriptions from theTyree OPRs dated 24/1/1774 and 12/2/1774 about charges of adultery by the miller Donald MacCallum and Katherine MacFarlane, both of Heylipol, brought before the minister and session of Heylipol Church.
Audio cassette recording of Major Nicholas Bristol-MacLean talking in An Iodhlann in August 2000.
Major Nicholas Bristol-MacLean of Coll talks in An Iodhlann in August 2000 about his connection with Tiree through his great-great-uncle, the Rev. Neil MacLean (Maighstir Niall), who built the old manse at Gott, how Tiree is special to the MacLeans of Duart, about Alexander MacLean who fought at Killiecrankie and Dunkeld, the six year war between the MacLeans and Campbells in the 1670s, a rent collector by the name of Cameron, the changes in religion, the second sight, a collection of manuscripts and his MacLean genealogy.
Audio cassette recording of Alasdair MacArthur, Balemartine recorded by himself.
Alasdair MacArthur (Alasdair Sheumais Alasdair) talks about the island of Tiree starting with the beauty of Happy Valley then going through the townships naming shops, hills, churches, harbours, shebeens, lochs and schools and describing the different views; Alasdair also recites two poems composed by himself, one called A’ fàgail Thiriodh and the other in memory of the people named on the War Memorial in Scarinish. Tha Alasdair Sheumais Alasdair a’ bruidhinn mu Eilean Thiriodh tòiseachadh le maise a’ Chlèit an sin a’ dol troimhe na bailtean ag ainmeachadh bùthan, beanntan, eaglaisean, puirt, ‘shebeens’, lochan agus sgoiltean agus toirt cunntas air na diofar sheallaidhean; tha Alasdair a’ gabhail dà rann a’ sgrìobh e fhèin, aon dhiubh A’ fàgail Thiriodh agus am fear eile mar chuimhneachan air na daoine a tha ainmichte air fas-charn a’ chogadh ann an Sgairinis.
