Death certificate of Duncan MacLean, Balevullin, the first vet on Tiree.
Copy of the death certificate for Duncan MacLean, Balevullin (1901-1955), who was the first veterinary surgeon on Tiree.
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Dates: 1910s
2011.94.1
Extract from a report about iron ore resources in Britain during WWII
Photocopied extract of a report about wartime investigations into the the iron ore resources on Tiree. Extracted from a full report about the ihaematite and manganese ore resources of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1913-1941.
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Crofting Centenary mug 1986
Pottery mug commemorating the centenary of Tiree crofting 1886-1986. Beige with green logo and text.
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Glass fishing float
Large green glass ball. These were used as floats for fishing nets and lobster creels before plastic floats were made. The ball would have been encased in rope mesh.
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Map of west end of Tiree with updates c. 1934
Copy of an OS map from 1900, with handwritten annotations and updates by/for Cornaigmore H.G. and Heylipol Public schools in May/June 1934. Annotations include land use (probably Meadow, Heath and Agriculture) and notes regarding roads, crops, livestock, markets, horses and land tenure.
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Certificates and census records relating to people associated with the development of Vaul golf course, early 1900s
Census record and marriage certificate for James Hobbens, the greenkeeper of Vaul Golf Course in 1911. Census record for the McNeil family including Charles McNeil who funded the development of the Vaul Golf Course in the early 1900s. Death certificate for John McNeil, Charles McNeil`s father, in 1927. His death is one of the reasons the funding dried up.
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Photograph of “Taigh Bean an Sgiobair”, Mannal ca. 1900
Black & white photograph of “Taigh Bean an Sgiobair”, Mannal, taken by Erskine Beveridge during 1896-1901. House No. 3 is in the background (see P132). See also P134 for a later photo of the same house.
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Photograph of “Taigh Bean an Sgiobar”, Mannal, ca 1900.
Black & white photograph of “Taigh Bean an Sgiobar”, Mannal, taken by Erskine Beveridge during 1896-1901. A later photograph of P133. Note that the gable wall has been painted and the garden and surrounding vegetation has grown. The figure is probably the wife of the skipper, Sinclair, who came from Orkney to work on the Skerryvore lighthouse.
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Photograph of “Taigh Fionaghala”, Scarinish ca. 1900.
Black & white photograph of “Taigh Fionaghala”, Scarinish, taken by Erskine Beveridge during 1896-1901.
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Photograph of “Taigh an t-Sithein” or “Taigh Nèill `ic Chaluim”, Scarinish ca. 1900
Black & white photograph of “Taigh an t-Sithein” or “Taigh Nèill `ic Chaluim”, Scarinish, taken by Erskine Beveridge during 1896-1901. The house is no longer standing.
