Photograph of the old lighthouse at Scarinish, 1962
Black & white photograph of L-R: unknown, unknown and Neil MacNeill, Scarinish (Niall an Tailleir), standing by the old lighthouse at Scarinish in 1962. It was removed when the new building was built (see V114). (accession includes a digitally restored copy: `V113 restored`)
Photograph of the building of the new Scarinish Light in 1962
Black & white photograph of L-R: unknown, Neil MacNeill, Scarinish (Niall an Tailleir), his son Neil MacNeill, and unknown, during building works of the new Scarinish Light (the square building) in 1962. The old lighthouse, which was removed, is in the background. (accession includes a digitally restored copy: `V114 restored`)
Photograph of Neil MacNeill, Scarinish, in the 1960s
Sepia photograph of Neil MacNeill, Scarinish, (Niall an Tailleir / Neil son of the Tailor) at the tiller of an open fishing boat in the 1960s.
Copy of `Cuairt Litir` – newsletter of the Friends of Thatched Houses, 1987
Copy of the first edition of the newsletter of the `Friends of Thatched Houses`, edited by Alec MacArthur, Heylipol. One article is of a series of photographs of `Roofing a New Barn in Tiree (July 1985)` (probably Scarinish), including Hector Brown and Murdoch MacLean, while another article is in Gaelic about the old houses of Tiree by Alan Boyd. The group was set up to aid perservation and restoration of traditional thatched houses in the Hebrides. Most members were from Tiree.
Notice to mariners about Scarinish Lighthouse, 1936
Printed scan of an original bill-board notice to mariners issued by the Northern Lighthouse Board in 1936 regarding a change to the character (flashes and brightness) of Scarinish Lighthouse on the 1st October 1936.
Photograph of Angus MacLean, Scarinish
Photograph of Angus MacLean in 2010. It was taken by Mary MacLean, and donated after his passing in 2013.
Angus was the driving force behind the creation of the volunteer fire brigade and was the Special Constable on Tiree for decades. He was a member of the Tiree Pipe Band, a Gaelic scholar, a local genealogist, a great storyteller and could fix anything. He lived all his life on Tiree. Angus was a founding member, past Chairman and a major donor to An Iodhlann’s collection.
Original, plus one other photo, stored in filing cabinet 10 drawer 1.
Four boat-builders` tools from the `Mary Stewart`
Three caulking irons and a sail pricker from the schooner the Mary Stewart: large and small `making` irons, a `hardening` iron (with groove), and a sailmaker`s pricker for making holes in sail canvas. Caulking irons (caladh in Gaelic) came in sets of five and were used to force oakum into spaces between timbers to form a water-tight seal.
Photograph of `Tigh Ramsey`, Scarinish, before renovation in 1988
Colour photograph of thatched house `Tigh Ramsey` in Scarinish before renovation in 1988. “Ramsey” was the nickname of John George`s father.
Photograph of `Tigh Ramsey` in Scarinish during renovation in 1988.
Colour photograph of thatched house `Tigh Ramsey` in Scarinish during renovation in 1988. The house on the right is actually an extension of the original thatched house. “Ramsey” and was the nickname of John George`s father.
Photograph of the opening of the Eventide Unit around 1990
Colour photograph of Princess Anne opening the Eventide Unit at Tigh na Ruadh around 1990. L-R: Rena Goldie, HRH, Barbara MacDonald, unknown, Iain MacKinnon, Alasdair MacInnes. (original stored in filing cabinet 10 drawer 1)
