Book `Traditional Gaelic Bagpiping 1745-1945` by John G. Gibson.
History of bagpiping from the Highlands to Cape Breton and Nova Scotia. Includes the Disarming Act, military piping, repertoire of civilian and military pipers, and competition piping. Also the influence of the church and emigration. Pages 6 and 192: Tiree.
Book `Eigg – the Story of an Island` by Camille Dressler.
The story of Eigg and its inhabitants from earliest times to the present day, using written accounts, oral history, legends, song, and photographs. Covers crofting, clearances, clan battles, famine and changing landscapes until the community buy-out in June 1997.
| Tags: canada , crofters and crofting , crofters commission , emigration , employment , land tenure , local conflicts with authority , religious foundations and conflicts , the community | | Dates: 0s , 1000s , 100s , 1100s , 1200s , 1300s , 1400s , 1500s , 1600s , 1700s , 1800s , 1900s , 200s , 300s , 400s , 500s , 600s , 700s , 800s , 900s | | Object Types: book | Photocopy of newspaper article & photos `Project aims to turn tide for marine harvest`.
The history of harvesting seaweed up to the present day in the Western Isles and Orkney .
| Tags: chemical work , food , kelp , seaweed | | Dates: 0s , 1000s , 100s , 1100s , 1200s , 1300s , 1400s , 1500s , 1600s , 1700s , 1800s , 1900s , 200s , 300s , 400s , 500s , 600s , 700s , 800s , 900s | | Object Types: newsprint | Words to audio cassette (AC187) `Sidewaulk` by Capercaillie.
Lyrics to Capercaillie`s songs, including waulking songs and mouth music.
| Tags: gaelic , other instruments groups and bands | | Dates: 0s , 1000s , 100s , 1100s , 1200s , 1300s , 1400s , 1500s , 1600s , 1700s , 1800s , 1900s , 2000s , 200s , 300s , 400s , 500s , 600s , 700s , 800s , 900s | | Object Types: composition | Printout from Flora Celtica website: `Seaweed as a fertiliser`
Historical and current uses of seaweed in farming and gardening, including practical tips.
| Tags: cultivation , seaweed | | Dates: 0s , 1000s , 100s , 1100s , 1200s , 1300s , 1400s , 1500s , 1600s , 1700s , 1800s , 1900s , 2000s , 200s , 300s , 400s , 500s , 600s , 700s , 800s , 900s | | Object Types: miscellaneous | Audio cassette `Crosswinds` & `Sidewaulk` by Capercaillie.
Recordings of two albums by Capercaillie, including songs in Gaelic and English.
| Tags: gaelic , other instruments groups and bands | | Dates: 0s , 1000s , 100s , 1100s , 1200s , 1300s , 1400s , 1500s , 1600s , 1700s , 1800s , 1900s , 2000s , 200s , 300s , 400s , 500s , 600s , 700s , 800s , 900s | | Object Types: audio recording | Printout from Flora Celtica Website: `Useful Scottish Seaweeds`
Pictures and information about Scottish seaweeds and their history, including their use in medicine, cooking and farming.
Printout from Flora Celtica website: `A Brief History of Scottish Seaweed Use`
Earliest uses, soda potash & iodine in the 17th – 20th centuries, alginates in the 20th century, the current state of the industry.
| Tags: chemical work , food , livestock , seaweed | | Dates: 1000s , 1100s , 1200s , 1300s , 1400s , 1500s , 1600s , 1700s , 1800s , 1900s , 2000s , 600s , 700s , 800s , 900s | | Object Types: miscellaneous | | People: Stanford, Mr Edward C. Cortis, Tiree (1837 - 1899) | Photocopied information about the Munn family in Tiree.
Derivation of the name Munn and family history of the descendants of John Munn, 1789-1881, and Christine MacKinnon and the antecedants of John Munn`s mother, Isabella MacLean, composed by John Munn`s grandson.
Paperback book `The Scottish Highlands` by Donald E. Meek.
The Churches and Gaelic culture in the Highlands and islands of Scotland from St Columbus to the present day.
| Tags: the church | | Dates: 1000s , 1100s , 1200s , 1300s , 1400s , 1500s , 1600s , 1700s , 1800s , 1900s , 500s , 600s , 700s , 800s , 900s | | Object Types: book | | People: Meek, Professor Donald, Caoles |