Map Reference: Scarinish 32
Name Type: building
Meaning: The store of the inlet or Scarinish church
Other Forms: Stòr mhic Ailein - NJ, DMcC
Stòr a’ Chladaich - WMcP, DMcC
An Stòr Mòr - DMcC, DMcP
Eaglais Sgairinis - AMcL
Stòr a' Phuirt - AMcL, AK
Related Places: See See The Old Police Station, Heanish; Stòr Chaluim Dhòmhnaill Òig, Scarinish.
Information:The church at Scarinish must of course only be used for religious purposes, and must not be converted into a granary or store-houses. Instructions, 1803, p 76
It had been used as a prison. The owners of the Mary Stewart also used it as a store - Donald Kennedy, Scarinish, 12/1993.
It was knocked down during WW2 by Carmichael's and the stones used to build a road to the old pier in Port Sgairinis - NJ.
It was used at one time as a church, a prison (when she was playing there in the 1920s there were rings on the walls), as a port store and latterly to store the creels of Niall Dhòmhnaill Òig - AK.
’The Church’ in Scarinish harbour was rented out - Johnny Brown from the hotel had the ground floor and Donald Òg’s family the top. It was knocked down in WW2 to provide the bottoming for the road to let lorries unload material for the runways from the barges that beached on the sand. After that Niall and Calum Dhòmhnaill Òig built their shed beyond it after that to keep their fishing tackle in. Janet Martin, Scarinish, 9/2004.
Local Form:
Languages : GaelicInformants: Neil Johnston, Heanish, 5/1994; Angus MacLean, Scarinish, 5/1997
Informant 2: Will MacPhee, Scarinish, 1/2000; Annie Kennedy, Scarinish, 5/1997
Informant 3: Donald MacCallum, Scarinish, 8/1994; Duncan MacPhee, Scarinish, 9/1997
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