Minidisk recording of Alasdair Sinclair and Duncan Grant talking to Dr John Holliday in An Iodhlann on 21/1/2004.
Alasdair Sinclair of Brock and Duncan Grant of Ruaig talk to Dr John Holliday in January 2004 about their Tiree connections and early memories of Ruaig, Brock and Soa, about Hugh Lamont (Eòghann Iain) from Ruaig, the postal service, Brock ceilidh house, thatched houses, quarrying stones at Brock and the tools used, handmade lintels, and collecting seaweed and birds’ eggs from Soa.
Dan MacLeod’s practical joke
Sound clip in English of Duncan Grant of Ruaig talking about a practical joke involving a lobster.
Courtesy of Mr Duncan Grant
In a conversation with Alasdair Sinclair of Brock recorded in January 2004, Duncan Grant of Ruaig tells a humorous story about his relative, Dan MacLeod, who played a practical joke on Alasdair’s great-uncles, William, Donald and Neil MacKinnon.
In the days before television, neighbours would regularly visit each other ‘air chèilidh’- for the ‘crack’. Alasdair’s Uncle William was a great story-teller and would entertain the township children with ghost stories.
Duncan’s mother, Mary Flora MacLeod, remembered a particularly scary story about ‘cròg mòr fada liath, liath le aois’ (a long grey claw-like hand, grey with age). She and her sister would be so scared of leaving in the dark they would race the twenty yards home.
Colour photograph of Iain Gillies and John Holliday at the Cattle Show in 2000.
Councillor Iain Gillies of Scarinish and Dr John Holliday of Baugh at the Cattle Show at Whitehouse in 2000 photographed by Ron Hutchison.
Colour photograph of the Cattle Show Dance in Whitehouse in 2000.
Dr John Holliday of Baugh and Dolina MacDonald of Kenovay at the Cattle Show Dance at Whitehouse in 2000 photographed by Ron Hutchison.
Colour photograph of the Cattle Show Dance in Whitehouse in 2000.
The Cattle Show Dance at Whitehouse in 2000 photographed by Ron Hutchison. L-R: Donald MacKinnon, Balephetrish; Ann Johnston, Middleton; Dr John Holliday, Baugh; Iain Brown, Crossapol.
Colour photograph of the `Oldies` football team in July 2000.
The `Oldies` football team who played against the women`s team on the Reef in July 2000. L-R: (back) Dr John Holliday, Baugh; Donald MacDonald, Vaul; Bernie Smith, West Hynish; Stuart Smith, Crossapol; Iain Gillies, Scarinish; Roddy MacKay, Balemartine; Hugh MacInnes, Salum; (front) Gordon Connell, Crossapol; Ronnie MacGowan, Heylipol; Gordon Scott, Cornaigmore; Alan Worsley, Crossapol.
Audio cassette recording of BBC programme `Aithris na Maidne` broadcast in November 2003.
Mabel MacArthur, Dr John Holliday and Ailig MacArthur talk about the proposed closure of the Continuing Care Unit at Taigh a` Rudha on the BBC programme `Aithris na Maidne` in November 2003.
Colour photograph of the health team outside Taigh a` Rudha in 1991.
The opening of the Continuing Care Unit at Taigh a` Rudha in 1991. L-R: Dr John Holliday, Cairin MacLeod, Jane Williams, Storm Kemp, Mairi MacLean, Anne MacKinnon, Flora MacKinnon, Chair of Argyll & Clyde Health Board Bob Reid.
Two postcards and one card by Sue Anderson.
Two postcards and one card by Sue Anderson with photographs of Hynsih pier, a wind-surfer and Glebe House, the latter inviting Dr John Holliday and his wife Clare Jones to an exhibition preview of `Island Images` by Sue Anderson.
Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, No. 61, 12/5/1993.
Local news including the shared taxi/local bus service, article about a Gaelic survey by Dr John Holliday, the risks of cataracts, Kilkenneth 2 by Sandy MacKinnon, corncrakes, a visit by CalMac managers in the summer, and news from the feis.
