Black and white photograph of Hugh MacIntyre.
Hugh MacIntyre 1856-1932, father of Morag (see photos B129 & B131) and brother-in-law of Sarah MacMillan (see photo B191), from a small photograph album from Silversands in Vaul titled ‘1927’.
Sarah MacMillan, Hugh and Morag MacIntyre
Photograph of Sarah MacMillan, Hugh and Morag MacIntyre at Silversands in Vaul in 1827.
Courtesy of Mr Donald Brown
Sarah MacMillan (front right) is pictured with her niece Morag behind her and Morag’s father Hugh MacIntyre outside Silversands in Vaul in 1927. Besides running the shop attached to the house and looking after her aged aunt, Morag also took in visitors during the summer months.
The shop was used as an assembly point for Scottish Airways passengers when the planes landed on Gott Bay beach before 1939. Morag also acted as secretary of the Vaul Golf Club, and players had to pay their green fees to her. A map of the course was on her shop wall.
She never had a bank account and paid all her suppliers by Postal Order purchased at Ruaig Post Office. The shop closed around 1960 after serving the community for almost one hundred years.
Black and white photograph of a group of people outside Silversands in 1927.
Outside Silversands in Vaul in 1927. L-R: (back) unknown; Hugh MacIntyre (1856-1932); his daughter Morag (1897-1967); (front) unknown; Sarah MacMillan (1856-1948), Hugh`s sister-in-law and Morag`s aunt.
Captain Archibald Lamont from Ruaig and his wife Mary
Photograph of Captain Archibald Lamont from Ruaig and his wife Mary (Mairi a’ Ghreusaiche) from Vaul.
Courtesy of Mrs Anneen Black
Archibald Lamont, along with a number of other Master Mariners from Tiree, served in the Royal Naval Reserve during World War I. During the campaign in the Dardanelles, he was in command of the S.S. ‘Asteria’ and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
The DSC is awarded to Royal Navy personnel in recognition of ‘…gallantry during active operations against the enemy.’ The citation stated that Captain Lamont ‘has frequently experienced heavy shell-fire alongside the pier at Cape Hellas during which he has coolly superintended the unloading of his ship.’
Archibald survived the war but died on board his ship after the Armistice was signed. He is buried in Constantinople.
Black and white photograph of Captain Archibald Lamont from Ruaig and his wife Mary.
Captain Archibald Lamont from Ruaig and his wife Mary (Mairi a` Ghreusaiche) from Vaul. Archibald Lamont, along with a number of other Master Mariners from Tiree, served in the Royal Naval Reserve during World War I. During the campaign in the Dardanelles, he was in command of the S.S. `Asteria` and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.The DSC is awarded to Royal Navy personnel in recognition of `.gallantry during active operations against the enemy.` The citation stated that Captain Lamont `has frequently experienced heavy shell-fire alongside the pier at Cape Hellas during which he has coolly superintended the unloading of his ship.` Archibald survived the war but died on board his ship after the Armistice was signed. He is buried in Constantinople/Istanbul.
Iron hook.
Iron hook made to be used for dipping sheep (ends curved to prevent injury to sheep) but probably used for thatching as it was found in the tobhta (the walls) of Silversands.
Adze used for boat-building and/or carpentry. Used by Eoghan Ruadh and his family in Vaul for boat-building and by his son Lachlan during the construction of the Tiree pier ca. 1912. Found in Donald Brown`s boatshed in Vaul.
Newsletter from Vaul Golf Club for February 2001.
Newsletter for Vaul Golf Club with half page notice that the couse is closed because of Foot & Mouth Disease.
Walrus bone seam presser.
Walrus bone carving (115 x 40 x 16 mm) with the letters `L B` on one side and `M. L.` on the other, found in a cave in Vaul by Donald Brown and given to Donald MacDonald, Heanish. Probably carved by a sailor.
Carved hardwood seam presser.
Carved hardwood seam presser (150 mm in length) with the letters `J M L`, found in the Neuk, Vaul by Donald Brown and given to Donald MacDonald, Heanish. Probably made by a sailor.
Black and white photograph of an unknown man with cows from a small album from Silversands.
`Am Buachaille` (the cow-herd or shepherd) from a small album from Silversands, Vaul, titled `Idle Days` probably dating from the 1920s or early 1930s.
Black and white group photograph outside Rhum View, Vaul in 1945.
Rhum View, Vaul in 1945. L-R: (back) Harry Johnston (Margaret`s father), Iain MacKinnon (Catriona`s grandson), (front) Nan MacClounnan, Margaret Doig nee Johnston, Catriona MacKinnon (Margaret`s aunt). Catriona`s sister Mary Flora married Jimmy Pettigrew, the brother of Harry Johnston`s wife.
