Fios a' Bhaile - Issues 1-30 Index (Photographs)

Post Office, Barvas In

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Barvas School Canteen and staff

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Norman or ‘’Tabaidh’’

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Map Sketch of Brue Crofts

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Annual Dinner – 6 people all named

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Scottish Pioneer Memorial Monument

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Tribute to the first Pioneers in Gisla Cemetry

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GP room – 6 people all named

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Bunty. Murchadh Thormoid Ailig, an nighean aige Margaret agus Màiri

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Image of a Viking

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Roddy MacKay and his wife;Louise with her son Blair and Màiri

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Doileag a’ Bhancair, Màiri agus Ciorstaidh a’ Bhancair

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Mairead Iain ann a’ Winnipeg, agus Màiri

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Bunty, Mairead, Anna Fhionnlasdan, Anna nighean Anna, agus Mairi

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Summer Visitors

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Billy Macmillan and Sharon Clark

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More Visitors – 7 all named

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William and Christina Macleod, 1 Loch Street with Penny and Dale DeGraff from Seattle, Washington, USA

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Mairi Finlayson Morrison, 3 Upper Barvas

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Murdo Morrison, 32 Lower Barvas

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Donald, Florence and John Alexander – sons and daughter of Mary and Murdo Morrison (Page 1)

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Donald with granddaughter Keli Suzanne and his children Susan, John Malcolm, Bill and Sandra

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Susan – daughter of Mary and Murdo Morrison

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Calum George’s Wedding – 14 all named

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Barvas Machair – 9 all named

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At Niagra Falls – 8 all named

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Ruin of house 5a Brue

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No 5b, present day number 5 and ‘Seada Choinnich Dhòmhnall’’ – once a village shop - Brue

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Sketch of Brue Crofts 5-7

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Looking east from above 5b Brue

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Donald Morrison and Isabella Smith of Tong (on her 91st Birthday)

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Ann Macmillan, 5 Park, Barvas

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Annual Dinner – Kenny Matheson, Carloway

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Barvas Schoolhouse 1920s – Finlay Smith and his wife Effie

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Barvas School c1925

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Map of Barvas and Brue

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Airigh a’ Ghobha

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A 857 one mile east of Barvas

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The Memorial ‘‘Erected on the site of the cottage in which James Hogg the Ettrick Shepherd was born in 1770 – died 1835’’

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Muilnn Gleann Eireanaigh, Brù

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Seann chriathar, 28 Loch Street

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Carrathallan, Taigh-tasgaidh Shiaboist

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John Graham’s wife Mary, nee Paterson (1828 – 1929)

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In Canada – Allan MacLean (Ailean Sheumais), 14 Loch Street and Norman Paterson (Tormod Choinnich) Rosevale, Barvas

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Clàr-dùtcha a’ sealltainn (litir) airson gach bùth

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Seada agus làrach-taighe Choinnich Dhomhnaill

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Coinneach Dhòmhnaill, còmhla ri ogha dha, Catriona NicMhathain (1940’s)

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Atach bùth Dòmhnall ’an ’ic Ailein, No 14

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Bùth Iain Thòsaidh

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Uilleam agus Ailig Dhòmhnaill ’an Dhòmhnaill aig an robh bùth aig 24 Brù agus aig 14 Sràid an Loch

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Dòmhnall ’an ‘ic Ailein (Dàni), Ceannaiche, No 14 Brù

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Bùth Ailig, 24 Brù

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Bùth Uilleam Dhòmhnaill ’an Dhòmhnaill, 14 Sràid an Loch

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Bùth Iain Ruaraidh MacLeoid aig 27 Brù

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Aonghas Moireasdan, 26 Sr`aid an Loch leis a’ bhiast-dhubh

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Uilleam Og ’s a’ bhiast-dhubh – dealbh le Katherine Yardley

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Barvas School Football Team 1972

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3 Upper Barvas, Iain and Dolina MacAskill (Doileag Chruidsear)

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Laying foundations of present day No 6 (late 1920’s) on site of old village kiln

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Completed No 6 (1934/35)

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7B Brue (mid 1920’s) Marion Matheson, grandmother of Allan Matheson, 26 Brue, with John Stalker, 1537 Pollockshaws Rd, Glasgow, who was married to her niece Lizzie

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7B Brue (mid 1920’s) Johanne Matheson, Peggy MAtheosn, Mary Matheson, Annie Matheson, Donald Allan Matheson

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Remains of No 7c Brue

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Andrew Gilchrist, brother Neil, great-grandsons of Donald Matheson. With Andrew and Neil is Alasdair MacIver, ‘Fianuis’, Brue

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The home of Barvas Baker Murdo Morrison, in Columbus, Ohio, showing Murdo and Mary Morrison, with their children John Alexander (killed in World War 2 while serving in the Canadian Air Force), Donald Colin, and Florence

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Taigh Flòraidh Chailein, 32 Lower Barvas, as it is today

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Wedding photograph, about 1910, taken in Stornoway shows Malcolm MacDonald, 24 Upper Barvas and his wife Marion, parents of the late Colin F MacDOnald.

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1914 in Colombus, Ohio – Bride and groom; bride’s sister and the groom’s first cousin John Morrison ‘Poseran’, of 15 Upper Barvas who also worked in Columbus, Ohio

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1960 – Flòraidh Chailein with her niece, Katie Mary Smith of ‘Doune’ Lower Barvas, Eric, Angus, Finaly and Christina in her arms

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Gathering white heatheron the Barvas moor

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Rev Kenneth J Nicolson, Barvas; Free Church Moderator May 1976

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Rev Kenneth MacLeod, Barvas; Free Church Moderator May 1999

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Barvas Clas s 7 of ‘99

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Catrìona Nic Ghillechrìosd, ‘Glenfruin’ Brù

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Mòr NicLeòid, 1935

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Group on an excursion Day

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Group in the boat at Cròic

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Group near Cròic

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At the shieling about 1930 – Àirigh ’an Pèidsean at Loch Mùbhat

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Margaret Paterson

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At the shieling

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Group at Drochaid Chròic

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A’ ceangal badan choirc

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Group on an Excursion day at the Butt of Lewis

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House from c1975 built around the beginning of the century

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Fank time

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Looking north to Loch Eireragh from the turf fank at Ceann a-staigh Tom Urraghag

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A modern fank with dipper (1940’s), Loch Eirearagh

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Mary MacLean ata meeting

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Barvas Machair from Tòl Mòr with severe erosion revealing evidence of an intriguing archaeological past

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Election of iain Morrison as Council Member for the newly created ward of Barvas and Arnol

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Christina Margaret Smith, 17 Loch Street with a poster for the Gaelic TV documentary, ‘‘Dòmhnall Moireasdan, am Megantic Outlaw,’’

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Visitors to the Area

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More Visitors to the Area

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Earl and Florence Wilsonfrom Delta, British Columbia

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Drinking measure made of sheep, presented to the CE by Florence Wilson

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Family photo from 28 Loch Street

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Family photo from 4 Loch Street

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Spring Visitors

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Follow up picture to article in last issue on 3 Upper barvas

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Angus Maclean, Inn tenant tries out first Ferguson tractor used in Barvas

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Shearing at No.6 Brue

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Commemoration and monument at Stornoway Cemetry

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Stornoway Memorial Ceremony

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1960s: Mòr Macleod 8 Brue, with neighbours Robert and Seonag Gilchrist

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John Murrau, Lower Barvas, Tim Robinson, Connermara and Dr Finlay Macleod

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Some of the twenty people who turned out to see Tim Robinson’s work on maps and place-names

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Florence Morrison

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Kenneth Finlayson with his wife Joan Seonag a’ Mhorgain

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Brue Summer photos (4 of them)

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Dealbhan Camara à Barabhas (7 of them)

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New Zealand Visitors at 53 Lower Barvas

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Mystery Photograph

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1999 Fort William National Mod photographs (12 of them)

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New Homes, Garage and Fank to start the new century (6 of them)

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Wright from Wellington - map

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Uncle Dunc’ and Auntie Mary’s ‘seagal’ crop being stoked at Bragar, utumn 1999

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Robert Wright and Rochelle Ferguson during their Autumn visit to Brue

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In Wellington’s midst-shrouded harbour, the ‘Suilven’ – still going strong!

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Crofters paying the rent at Barvas Inn on Wednesday 17 November

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Cnoc Mòr looking east to Upper Barvas

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Severe weather erosion revealing distinct wall markings in the sand

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Barvas Machair Erosion Survey Map

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The first Barvas tractor

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John Angus Matheson and his sister Chirsty Mry with his Ferguson petrol tractor and trailer at 5 Ballantrushal

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Group at ‘Seada Sandaidh’

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Autumn Visitors – Murdo Macdonald from Winnipeg, Canada and his sister Mary at 3 Heatherhill, Barvas

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Dr Kenneth John pictured with his nephew Donald John, 46 Lower Barvas

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Làrach Faing-dubaidh Loch Eirearagh

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Photo at the bottom of croft 2 Brue, 3 people – all named

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Clach an t-Sagairt

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On a sea and loch shore historical walk, a Comann Eachdraidh group stands on Rubha a’ Chirc

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Ordanance Survey Map of Barvas

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Spire of Established Church ‘‘Eaglais Laing’’ is visible in this photo

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(L/R): the old Free Church, Gamekeeper’s Cottage and ‘‘Zinc Church’’

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Barvas Free Church old manse that was demolished in the 1970s

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The present Barvas Free Church

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Barvas Church of Scotland in 1923

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Barvas Church of Scotland, formerly the United Free Church

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Jessie Macleod, 12 Loch Street at Finlay Murray’s shieling in the late 1930s

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Christina Margaret Smith and her sister Catherine Smith

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Katie Mary Smith stands in a ruined shieling

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Brue Wedding in Canada, 1936

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Daniel Morrison, son of Allan Morrison and Margaret Graham, born in Barvas and registered as Donald Allan

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Froilan Morrison, brother of Alexander and Daniel

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With Florence and Earl Wilson in Paris re Allan Morrison, daughter Elodie, wife Patricia and son Allan Edgar

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Group with Florence Wilson – 5 all named

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South American Connection photos

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Packing salmon at Cròic Pool with Gamekeeper George Griffin about 40 years ago is John MacIver, 24 Loch Street

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George Griffin and John Macdonald 1 Park display samples of their catch

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Fred MacMillan, Gamekeeper, early 1950s

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In Barvas Inn 1999 to receive croft rents is Neil Smith from the Estate Factors, with head Gamekeeper Donald MacDonald

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Norrie Dan Mackay, 40 Heatherhill and Under Keeper Angus Macleod, 12 Loch Street, at Cròic in 1996

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Men who served in World Wars 1914-18 and 1939-45 – 11 all named

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Women in World War 1939-45 – 10 all nmed

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1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Pipe band

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Dolina Morrison, 38 Heatherhill, formerly of 39 Lower Barvas served in the Royal Air Force Ground Staff during World War 2

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Three Weddings – Generation 1

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Three Weddings – Generation 2

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Three Weddings – Generation 3

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Norma MacDougall’s sister Mary with Kenneth John MacKay, 12 Upper Barvas

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Norma milking

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Norma with her husband Alasdair MacDougall in 1956

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Norma with her cousin Chirsty Effie Macleod, 13 Upper Barvas

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Norma’s husband Alasdair with Etta Murray and her brother Angie Roddy at Barvas Glebe, 1958

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With Norma and her cousin Chirsty Effie is their cousin Fiona

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Donald Macleod, Chirsty Effie’s father, known as ‘An Queen,’ in 1952

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The uthor, Donald Matheson at his home at 10 Loch Street in 1987

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Donald Matheson at Arundel in 1988 with his son Kenneth, whose home is in Sussex

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Barvas Inn and Post Office about 1910

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ABC Telegraph

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Postcard from Canada

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Barvas Post and Telegraph Office and ‘Seada Sandaidh’

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George H Morrison, 15 Upper Barvas, Barvas Sub-Postmaster 1946-79

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Mary MacDonald at the caravan Post Office she ran until 1981

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Sub-Postmaster Angus Graham and postman Calum Iain Smith in the year 200

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Spring 2000, Donald MacDonald, Glenmor, Barvas sits on ‘‘Clach Aonghais Ghreum’’

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Competition in progress at Barvas Showground 1990

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Comann Eachdraidh Secretary Ken MacDougall all set to lift the stone…

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At 1958 show, 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize heifers under one year with owners

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Calum George MacIver, 3 Park displays trophies he has won at Shows

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The cattle at the 1982 show get a little restless!

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Unloading and dispensing a barrel of beer demanding careful handling. The barman in this picture was Alex D MacIver, 10 Upper Barvas, the patient customer was Donald Macleod, 14 Upper Barvas and supervision was provided by Alex Murdo Morrison

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West Side football team 1934 with John Morrison, on Barvas Machair

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West Side football team 1999 – runners up in the Lewis Cup. Here they are presented with new strips by sponsor Colin Maclean, from Borve.

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Looking across the area excavated towards Barvas Cemetry and Upper Barvas

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Discovery of the bracelet on Barvas Machair

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Main findings from rchaeology project – 4 photos

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Dòmhnall Chràisgein

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Murdaigean

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Irving H. BIllford and his wife Ann on their most recent visit to Lewis in 1977

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Marsboro Church, Eastern Townships, Quebec, 1914

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At the Manse at Marsboro, Quebec, about 1980

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Barvs elevator, Barvas, Saskatchewan

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Barvas, Saskatchewan related photos – (12 of them)

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Emigration to Australia – P & O Branch Service S.S Berrima

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Pàdraig na Banntraich and Pàdraig Thòmaidh

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John MacIver, 24 Loch Street, John MacRitchie, 46 Lower Barvas and Angus Graham, 22 Loch Street

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John Matheson and his wife Grace, from Ayr, on their wedding day

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Catherine and Rev. Kenneth Macleod

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Ann and Alasdair Iain MacMillan with their son Kieran

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An Evacuee in Brue – 7 related photos

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Three Sisters Marry Bakers – 4 related photos

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Rites and Customs: An Account..

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Three Weddings – Generation 1

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Three Weddings – Generation 2

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Three Weddings – Generation 3

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Donald Morrison of 26 Loch Street, at his Hattersley loom in 1986

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William Macleod (Uilleam a’ Ghobha) of 1 Loch Street – chairmn of the Harris tweed Weavers Association from 1979-1980

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Allan Matheson 7 Brue, as a young boy, with his sister Johanna and his brother Donald

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Masked group of boys in Loch Street, 1996

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The author in 1960 as a 6th year pupil in the Nicolson Institute

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A group on a historical walk line up on the tumbled walls of the former school in Brue

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Barvs School in 1912

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1936/7 Cookery class with teacher Miss Annie MacLennan

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5 Siarachs who had held positions of responsibility in education in Lewis – all named

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New entrants to Barvas Primary School – 4 all named

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New entrants to Barvas Primary School Gaelic-medium Unit – both named

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Johan Graham of 22 Loch Street provided simultaneous translations at the first debate conducted in Gaelic, which took place in the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh.

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Croileagan Bharabhais – 8 all named

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Two absent children from Croilegan photo – both named

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Constable William Grant Barvas Police Station 1877

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Làrach Taigh Young

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Drochaid Ur Allt Chàsgro

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Barvas Machair Erosion Survey Map

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Peter Stewart with Dr Finlay Macleod, Adabroc, Ness, June 1968

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Wedding of Miss Mary MacDonald, Loch Street and Mr Angus Finlayson

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Gleann Càsgro dipping fank which ws used up to the mid 1960s

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Dipping fank at bottom of Croft 19 Brue, near Ard Fhianais

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The current village fank with dipper at Tom Beag Urraghag

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Florence Wilson and her cousin Allan Maclean, taken in Vancouver, B.C. Canada in November 2000

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Shawbost Canteen Staff in the 60s and 70s

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Comann Eachdraidh Vice-chairman Angus Macleod, Rebecca Macleod and Liz MacRae outside 21 Upper Barvas which housed the Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths for many years

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The newly built Upper Barvas Playpark constructed by Duncan Mackay

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Party of Barvas and Brue children on an outing 1950 or 1951

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The Police in the Community Part II

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P. Smith

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D. Campbell

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Barvas School Leavers 2001

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Catriona Mitchell, The Cottage, Brue, and Catriona Gilchrist, Glenfruin Cottage, Brue seen here after their graduation at Stornoway

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Calum Maclean, 8 Upper Barvas

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HMS Scorpion

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Machair agus tràigh Bharabhais, Cròic, Loch Mòr agus pàirt de chroitean Bhrù

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Anns a’ ghallan mòr air Machair Bharabhais

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The blackhouses at 12b, 11b and 9b

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Allan MacMillan, lives in Derby, England

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Wedding Photo, November, 1949

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Michele MacLeod who witnessed the the attack on the World Trade Center

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The Archaeology team at work on the Barvas Machair

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Prehistoric Clay Pot from Barvas Machair

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Mary Ward and Tina Maclean at the machair dig

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The Louis XIII coin

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A marquee between Cròic Pool and Loch Mòr Bharabhais

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Donald MacLean receives the D.F.M

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John Maclean representing his son Donald who gained his D.F.M for his part in the sinking of an Italian Submarine

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Sergeant Murdo MacLeod 45 Lower Barvas along with brother Finlay, who served with the Canadians

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Robert MacLeod prepares to cut the cake for his 100th Birthday

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Robert MacLeod surrounded by family

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New workers in the Community – 5 photos

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Peter Stewart’s home which was situated on the site currently occupied by D N Morrison’s workshop at Barvas Industrial Estate

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Peter Stewart in June 1968 at Dr. Finaly Macleod’s childhood home in Adabrock, Ness

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Angus Macleod, vice chairman

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Royal Visit to Stornoway May 2002 – H.M the Queen on walkabout

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Marion MacLeod

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Kenneth John Mackay

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Marina MacMillan

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Christina Margaret Smith, Katy Mary Smith, Norman MacRitchie and Donald Morrison

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Barvas Machair Archaeology: Talk by Dr Mary MacLeod – Part 1 – 6 photos

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Barvas School Levers 2002

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A Sunday School Outing – 37 all named

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Frances Duckworth

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Yurt at Cròic

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Yurt Interior

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A’ falbh air Bus Western Lewis Coaches 1956

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Angus Morrison holds a small piece of 19th Century coal he has just found lodged in a rock cleft on the shore at Codal near Ard Bharabhais

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Barvas Cemetry and the graves of sailors lost in the ‘Maju’ disaster

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Codal Rock

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HMS Salopian – by Norman Mackay 18 Upper Barvas – 4 photos

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Photograph from the Comann Eachdraidh Exhibition at Shawbost School on 2nd July 2003

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Christina Margaret Smith, Katy Mary Smith, Norman MacRitchie and Donald Morrison

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Ishbel Morrison banntrach Choinnich Moireasdain, 40 Lower Barvas leis a’ chliabh mhòine agus iris agus na bioran-fighe!

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Leas Uilleam a’ Ghobha, 1 Sraid nan Loch

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Dòmhnall MacArtair, Carnan Park, Siabost ag obair air cliabh

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Allan MacLean, winner of the Men’s Gold Medal at the 1930 Mod in Dunoon

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Barvas School Former Pupils – June 2003

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Alasdair Morrison, 16 Brue and his wife Margaret.  Margaret was nighean Alasdair Alasdair of 27 Upper Shader

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Norman MacLeod, brother of Malcolm, Morag MacLeod, Bragar, Katie Ann’s daughter

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Barvas Machair Archaeology Project – Barvas Machair Part 2 – 11 photos

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‘West Lodge’ 29 Loch Street, Barvas

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At the shieling at Roundagro: Nora Murray 52 Lower Barvas, Liam Brammall and Donald MacLeod, 28 Loch Street, Barvas

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Inside the shieling, fitted cabinet and carpets!

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Wooden plaque with Haislit carving of the sun

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Liam and a highland cow!

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Angus and Marion MacDougall in Regina 1939

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Jesse James

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Riel Rebellion Veterans August 1940

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Ken, Leah and Harriett Dickie in Barvas 2000

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Colin and Maureen with his mother Mary. Behind are his brother Angus Norman and his wife Josie, 51 Lower Barvas

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Ted and Kathy at the Callanish Stones

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Gill Colston and her friend Eva-Maria Pally from Zurich, Switzerland, visited Barvas and Brue in September 2002

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Potatoes, Carrots and Onions!

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Sgioba a’ Bhuntàta – 13 all named

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Sgioba nan curran ‘s na h-uinnein – 4 all named

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Kenneth John Mckay, 12 Upper Barvas

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Map of Barvas Lochs and Rivers

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Crowberries t Bughainn Alasdair

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Rig and Furrow Cultivation

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Remains of old Wier on Barvas River

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Four corners of ruin at Airigh Aspelaid Iarach

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Fencing contractor Norman Kerr, 11 Upper Barvas and Iain Morrison, 16 Lower Shader

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Oscar Dhu

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Finlay Macritchie

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Visitors: Andrew, Anita and Liz

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Visitors: Agnes and Donald John

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Visitors: Florence and Earl Wilson

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Kareen Matheson, Borve

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Heatherhill in 1960

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Alasdair Iain Maclean and his wife Valerie

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Major General R A Bennett

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John Maclean along with other villagers

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Cò tha seo ig an àirigh?

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Scenes from ‘Àirigh at The Show’ last August

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Rev Calum Iain Macleod

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Free Church, under renovation in 1932

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Neil Mackay 1818-1903

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Alex Murdo Morrison, 21 Upper Barvas

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Sgioba a’ Bhuntata

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Northern Lights by Robert Scott, Morven, Upper Barvas

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Pupils from Barvas and Shawbost Schools assisting with getting the Comann Eachdraidh àirigh ready 

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Finlay and Jane Macritchie in 1917

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Barvas School Leavers June 2004

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Hand-drawn map

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Norman MacDonald with his wife Mary Ann

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2 unnamed boys, from Brue maybe?

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Florence Wilson standing beside the monument honouring the Lewis Settlers in front of the Town Office, Ripley

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Duncan Maclean and his wife Chrissie

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Donald Morrison and his wife Cora at their Wedding Day 1943

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Bee-Hive Hut Near Loch Barvas

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Maria Louisa, Tamara and Avelino, Montreal, June 2004

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4 photos of Isabel MacLeod’s visit to Canada – August 2004

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2004 Visitors: 11 Photos

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Clann-nighean an Sgadain

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Unveiling of plaque on Angus Graham Stone

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Aerial view of Lower Barvas in July 1996

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Piper Major Donald Maclean of Lewis

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Copy of postcard sent by Donald to his sister, Mrs M Matheson, Upper Barvas

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The Author’s children Alasdair and Katie with their great grand unc;e William Maclean, P M Donald Maclean’s brother

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Barvas School Leavers, June 2005

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Barvas Machair 1981

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Guest Speaker Janet Hunter at the 10th Birthday of the Comann Eachdraidh

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Locals at the celebration

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Irving Blifford and his wife Ann on a visit to Lewis in 1997

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Lewis and Harris Map

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Visitors – 6 photos

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Morrison Family

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Grave at the Ripley cemetery

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‘Lost graveyard’ Ripley, Ontorio

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Ripley United Church, Huron Township

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Aerial View of Middle-Lower Barvas and Upper Barvas 2002

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Paraboarding past Rubha a’ Chirc, Loch Mòr Bharabhais

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Looking west from Monard, Lower Barvas, 16 July 1965

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Barvas School Leavers 2006

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A foot-driven spinning wheel

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Alasdair Morrison, 35 Lower Barvas, weaving on his Hattersley loom

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The ‘greasy’ tweed just after been woven by the weaver

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Farquhar MacAulay, 48 North Shawbost, minding the spinning machines at Shawbost Mill

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Kenneth Macleod’s Harris Tweed Mill Carnan, North Shawbost

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Donald MacDonald, 21 North Shawbost, weaving on the Double Width Loom

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Mrs Joan MacKay 16 South Shawbost darning the tweed

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Final inspection of the finished cloth

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Harris tweed photos – 2

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House in Kinlochreasort C1900

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Luachar Village C1900

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Luachar Village 2005

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A marriage ceremony at Kinlochreasort in 2005

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The prominent location of Uig Lodge overlooking the surrounding moor, river system and Uig Bay

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A horse-drawn gig which was a popular mode of transport between 1800-1920s

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Former location of the ‘Caiseal Grain Mill’

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Caiseal Mill, Brue (South View)

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Caiseal Mill, Brue (North View)

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Dòmhnall MacDhòmhnaill

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Kate MacDonald, 56 Lower Barvas

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Peter Macleod, 27 Loch Street; Mary Jean MacRitchie, Glasgow and 17 Loch Street; Donald Morrison, 26 Loch Street; Norman MacLeod, 27 Loch Street

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Barvas School 1953

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Barvas Machair Group

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West Side Football Team 1947

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Gabhail balgam teatha anns a’ mhòine

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Some Ripley Pioneers

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Mary Smith and husband Donald McIver’s Gravestone

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Kenneth McIver and wife Mary McLean’s Gravestone

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Angus and Chirsty Macleod, 25 Brue, are pictured here with Kenny Maclean and his son Bruce at Kenny’s home in Port Elgin, Ontario

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Paul Fjalstad and his wife B.J from Olympia, Washington State, USA

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Donald William and Alice Matheson with three of their ten grandchildren

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Pictured in Edmonton, Canada – Florence Wilson, Delta Vancouver, Bill Lwson, ‘Cò Leis thu’ Northton, Harris and June MacIvor, Edmonton, Canada

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Aerial View looking south over Barvas crofts, July 1965

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1843 Tartan – Its making – 8 related photos

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North Beach, Stornoway

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Percival Square

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Cromwell Street

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Harbour and South Beach Street, Stornoway

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South Beach

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Cromwell Street

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James Young’s house (Taigh Young)

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Salmon Cottage, James Young’s home on Miller Road, Stornoway

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Ned-necked Phalarope

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Cuairt ris a’ chladach – 3 related photos

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Rona – 8 images

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Visitors 2006 – 7 photos

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Barvas School 1951-52 Headmaster’s Room

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2 images from Bernera Historical Society

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Judging the sheep at the West Side Agricultural Show

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