Township: balinoe

1997.156.4

John and Christina MacPhail of Balinoe

Photograph of John and Christina MacPhail of Balinoe.

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Courtesy of Mrs Mairi Campbell

John MacPhail (Iain Eacha’ Ruaidh) and his wife, Christina (Hutty Nèill an Tuathanaich), of Balinoe are pictured with a standard plough used for preparing the ground for sowing corn and potatoes.

Out of his working clothes, the crofter is celebrating the end of his spring ploughing. The polished ploughshare is oiled and ready to be returned to the implement shed until the autumn when it will be used for opening potato drills.

The plough is hitched to two exceptionally well-bred Clydesdales of the Tiree type. Introduced in the 1870s, Clydesdales were crossed with local ponies to produce lighter and faster draught animals for which Tiree was famous in the early 20th century.

Black and white photograph of John and Christina MacPhail of Balinoe.

L-R: John MacPhail (Iain Eacha` Ruaidh) of Balinoe and his wife Christina (Hutty Neill an Tuathanaich) with a plough drawn by two exceptionally well-bred Clydesdales of the Tiree type. Out of his working clothes, the crofter celebrates the end of his spring work. Note the polished ploughshare is oiled and ready to be returned to the implement shed till next spring. (Crofting details supplied by Donald MacIntyre, Gott)

2002.54.1

Black and white photograph of Alasdair and Arthur Straker.

Alasdair Straker, Balemartine being held by Arthur Straker, Mannal, taken above Balinoe beach in the late 1940s.

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2002.28.6

Photograph of Ann MacPhee and her mother Mary Flora MacKinnon taken in Balinoe in 1960.

Taken outside donor`s aunt Christina Kennedy`s house in Balephuil in 1960 during a visit from New Zealand. Christina was a sister of the donor`s father, Donald MacKinnon of Balephuil. L-R: (back) John Kennedy and Mary Wood (son and daughter of Christina and John Kennedy), Anne Kennedy, Ann MacPhee (donor), Mary Flora MacKinnon (donor`s mother), John Kennedy; (front) Charlie Wood, husband of Mary, and their son Gordon.

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1997.48.1

Photocopy of book `Argyll Estates Instructions` 1771-1805 edited by Eric Cregeen.

The instructions given by John, the 5th Duke of Argyll to his Chamberlain in Mull and Morvern and his Chamberlain in Tiree with an introduction by Eric Cregeen.

Available to read online here: National Library of Scotland

2002.9.1

Audio cassette recording of Alasdair Straker interviewed by Maggie Campbell in Balemartine on 9/10/02.

Maggie Campbell talks to Alasdair Straker of Balemartine in January 2002 about working with Willie Bunting in the 1950s delivering stores to the shops; the ferries; the shops in Balemartine, Balinoe, Balevullin, Baugh, Cornaig, Salum and Vaul and the butchers in Scarinish, Balevullin, Salum and Kenovay.