Gaelic Pronouncing Dictionary by Neil McAlpine, 11th Edition, 1898. Handwritten on the inside front cover is “To Aggie from Alec & Mary, March 18, 1900”.
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Dates: 1890s
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Three detailed diaries of Neil MacPhail, Registrar at Kirkapol during 1897-1924. The diaries cover the periods 1897-1900, 1911-1926, 1920-1923. Entries include the weather, maintenance around the croft, sowing, harvests, cattle breeding, deaths, purchases and payments. Neil was awarded an MBE in 1979 for his services as a Registrar.
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A4 print of a postcard titled ‘Tiree Ferry’ by D.R.M, showing passengers and cargo being transferred between the ferry and its tender off Scarinish Harbour in around 1900.
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Sepia portrait photograph of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe in Naval uniform in around 1900. Found in The Harbour, Caoles, in the belongings of the Lamont/MacKenzie family. The link between the family and the Admiral is unknown, although it is possible that one of the men served with, or was decorated by, the Admiral.
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Sepia photograph of two women, probably sisters, of the Lamont/MacKenzie family of Harbour, Caoles, taken in around 1900. “Yrs sincerely Effie MacFadyen” is handwritten in the lower right corner.
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Hand-coloured portrait photograph of a young woman of the Lamont/MacKenzie family of Harbour, Caoles, in around 1900s possibly Mary Ann Stewart (nee Lamont).
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Section of a large hand-enhanced portrait photograph of four female members of the Lamont/MacKenzie family of Harbour, Caoles, in around the late 1800s. The youngest may be Mary Ann Stewart (nee Lamont).
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Section of composite sepia photograph of three studio photographs of members of the Lamont/MacKenzie family of Harbour, Caoles, in around 1900.
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Brass bed-warmer which would have been filled with heated stones.
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Clear glass bottle with glass ball stopper for aerated drinks. Made by Colin Campbell. Bottler, Largs & Greenock, 1892.