Letter from Dick MacLean, Canada, to An Iodhlann 2012
Typed letter from Dick MacLean, Canada, whose great-great grandfather Donald MacLean emmigrated from Baugh to Nova Scotia in 1827, with information about the Land Grant map of the Whycocomagh area of Cape Breton Island (2012.102.1; V22) that he donated.
Click here to view 2012.102.2
Report into the population changes on Coll
A statistical report about the changing population of Coll commissioned by Nicholas MacLean-Bristol, Isle of Coll.
Book “The Life and Legacy of Alexander Carmichael”
Softback book about Alexander Carmichael (1832-1912) who travelled the Highlands and islands in the second half of the 19th century collecting charms, hymns, songs, stories and poems from Gaelic oral tradition. From the proceedings of a four-day conference held in Benbecula in 2006. Includes references to Tiree in the index.
Book “The MacLeans of Maraekakaho”
Green hardback dissertation about the family of Sir Donald MacLean who emigrated from Kilmoluaig to New Zealand in 1839, becoming a major landowner at Maraekakaho and government minister for Maori Affairs.
Book “They Came to Mara…”
Large hardback book “they came to mara…” published in 2011 about Tiree and Coll emigrants to Mara Township in Ontario, Canada, during 1829-1900.
Plunger butterchurn
Vertical plunger churn or `lanaid` for buttermaking in the late 1860s to 1950s. Cylindrical and made of wood bound with metal hoops, with wooden plunger rod and lid. This design was used all over Tiree until the smaller glass churns of the 1950s took their place.
This butter churn belonged to John Brown of Balephuil before passing to the Findlater family. The plunger was repaired by Norman McIver.
Printed memorial document to Charles Lamont MacDonald, Sackhill, Ruaig (1896-1941)
Page printed from the internet dedicated to Chief Officer Charles Lamont MacDonald (1896-1941) showing a photo of the Tower Hill War Memorial where he is remembered. He died aged 45 whislt serving in the Merchant Navy on the SS Derrynane during WWII. Included is a printed copy of a photo of the SS Derryane (R145) and an email from his great nephew Charles `Hillcrest` MacDonald MacKinnon.
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Copy of a postcard from Greenwich to Duncan MacFarlane, Missionary, Mull.
Photocopy showing both sides of a postcard sent from Greenwich to Duncan MacFarlane, Missionary, when he was staying c/o Miss Taylor, Black Watch Cottage, Salen, Isle of Mull. The postcard is a black & white photograph of an unknown man. The postcard was amongst the belongings of Lachlan MacFarlane, Hynish (b.1920).
Newspaper extract about Donald `the Pilot` MacLean (b. 1727)
Printed email with transcription of an old newspaper article about the author`s (C. Hope Johnston, Belfast) ancestral links with Donald MacLean `The Pilot` of Ruaig (b.1727), who in 1746, piloted the boat that rescued Bonnie Prince Charlie.
Bound family history for Lamont, McDonald, McKinnon and McMillan by Barry McDonald, USA
Printed and bound document tracing the Tiree ancestry of Barry McDonald of South Carolina, USA. His ancestors include Lamonts, MacDonalds, MacKinnons, and MacMillans.
