Information about the provenance of the Kirkapol Church bell
Emailed information about the provenance of the Kirkapol Church bell, from Gordon Scott. “I`ve been in touch with an expert on church bells. He is stymied about who could have cast our bell. Interestingly, He feels it is of a design which predates the opening of the Kirkapol Church. It is very possible this bell came from an older church, probably cast sometime in the late 18th – early 19th century.”
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.
Information about the ancestors and descendants of the Hendersons of Moss 1815-1885
Printed photograph and information about the ancestors and descendants of Archibald Henderson, Grianal & Glasgow (1861-1930) and Maryann Kennedy, Moss (1856-1952) (Mairiann an righ), compiled by distant relative Archie Og Henderson of Glasgow. The Henderson ancestors came from Mull in the 1700s. Also held digitally on An Iodhlann computer. Photograph of Archibald Henderson, Kilmoluaig (1854-1903) accessioned separately – S133.
Information about Coll MacColl of Tiree (1787-1842)
History of Coll MacColl, son of the Rev. Archibald MacColl of Tiree, compiled by Alasdair Roberts in 2013. “As a young man he fathered an illegitimated child in Tiree, went as a gardener to Bishop Ranald MacDonald`s Lismore seminary, became a Catholic and then a priest, undertaking pastoral journeys through the Highlands. Emigrated to Australia after falling out with the Vicar General in Arisaig, dying within 3 weeks of arrival.”
Click here to view 2013.112.1
List of Tiree-related archival items, 2012
Printed compiled list of archival items using `Tiree` as the search term from an unknown source. The list includes items from several different archives and may have been created from the CommunityArchives.org website.
Book “Fonn – The Campbells of Greepe”, 2013
Large hardback book about the music, family trees and land of the Campells of Greepe on the Isle of Skye, 1700s – 2011. Signed by Kenna Campbell, Wilma Kennedy, Seumas Campbell, Maggie MacDonald and ??
List of SSPCK teachers on Tiree and Coll, 1709-1872
Photocopy of a paper by A.S. Cowper listing all the schoomasters of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge between 1709 and 1872. Published in the Scottish Record Society`s journal in 1997. Accompanied by a 2-page summary of the records pertaining to Tiree and Coll only. Many of the early schools were Church funded.
Information about storms that ravaged the islands around 750 AD
Photocopied pages from `Origines Parachiales Scotiae, 1854` about a storm that ravaged Iona in 744 AD with the loss of any lives, and handwritten notes by Jim Hill, Coll, suggesting that the storm must have done equal if not more damage on the other islands. In the oral tradition of Coll the island was once divided into three by a great storm.
Information about the Clark family of Tiree 1650-1976
Full version of `Tiree Heritage` by Donald Angus Clark (DAC) 1993 (see 2001.176.1), including family trees and a handrawn map of Tiree.
Booklet “Islands Postal History Series No.9” by James A MacKay
Booklet about the history of postal services to the islands of Mull, Iona, Coll and Tiree during 1786 to 1974. (second copy held in archive 2000.124.1)
