Mantle-piece clock belonging to Edith Reid
Mechanical mantle-piece clock in a wood and brass casing, with key. It belonged to Tiree`s first District Nurse, Edith Reid, who lived in Heylipol in the 1960s. She returned to Tiree when she retired and died in September in Tigh a` Rudha in 1981. The clock may have been a retirement present. It was fixed more recently by Donald MacLean.
Photograph of Willie MacLean, Balinoe, at Heylipol Church, ca 1970
Colour photograph of Willie MacLean, Balinoe (1920-2011), entering Heylipol Church with his bagpipes where he was playing at a wedding.
Plans of Heylipol relating to Land Settlement Schemes 1900-1934
Two maps of Heylipol Farm dated 1900 and 1913 indicating land use, and plans for a proposed dwelling house for No.1 holding at Heylipol signed by Mrs Catherine MacLean in 1934.
© National Archives of Scotland (all three images)
Crofters Commission report 1904 about croft enlargements at Cornaigbeg, Kenovay and Balinoe.
Photocopied extracts from the Report by The Crofters Commision (1905) regarding applications by six crofters of Cornaigbeg and Kenovay to enlarge their land holdings into parts of Crossapol Farm tenanted by Thomas Barr, and applications by five crofters of Balinoe to extend their holdings into Heylipol Farm tenanted by Hugh MacDiarmid.
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13 woodcarving chisels ca 1890
Set of 13 wood and brass handled, steel woodcarving chisels belonging to James MacDonald, Balemartine (Seumas a` Ghille) (donor`s father) who was a ship`s engineer. He had gone as a boy to Lady Victoria`s woodworking classes in the Lodge, around 1910, and helped to carve Heylipol Church pulpit. Mixture of two sets of chisels: 1. JB Adams & Sons, Sheffield, ca 1890, and 2. Merring Bros., London.
Photograph of the wedding of Ray Thornton and Cathy `Hume` MacLean during WWII
Black & white photograph of a couple married at Heylipol Church during 1939-1945. L-R: unknown bestman, Ray Thornton, Cathy MacLean, Nancy MacLean (married Murdoch Sinclair). Original stored in 2014.5.1 filing cabinet 10 drawer 1.
Photograph of Heylipol Church around 1950
Sepia photograph of Heylipol Church just before a Sunday morning service around 1950, with two old cars in the foreground.
Photograph of Murdoch MacKinnon, Heylipol, in 1953
Black & white photograph of Murdoch MacKinnon, Heylipol (Murchadh Chailein Ruaraidh), with a black and white long-horned cow, in 1953, (Uncle Angus MacKechnie to Mrs Cathie Macmillan, Clydebank?). (original stored in filing cabinet 10 drawer 1)
Information about the tradition of `Lining Out` the Psalm at Church services pre-1940
Composition by Ailean Boyd about the tradition of `Lining Out the Psalm` in Tiree churches, whereby the precentor chants out each line before it is sung collectively by the congregation. It appears to have come to an end in the mid- to late-1930s. Includes a ‘Short Note’ on the subject published in Scottish Reformation Society Historical Journal, Vol. 4, 2014, and notes about the correct name for Heylipol.
Photograph of a school medal awarded to Mary Ann Campbell (nee MacKinnon), Balevullin, 1903.
Colour photograph of a medal awarded to Mary Ann MacKinnon (b. 1888) of An Caladh, Balevullin, by the London Argyllshire Association in 1903 for “Gaelic and General Proficiency”. She went to Heylipol School and left Tiree at the age of 13. Original stored in filing cabinet 10 drawer 1.
