Roll of Honour 1914-1919
Original booklet “Roll of Honour 1914-1919” in memory of the Tiree men who fought and fell during the Great War.
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Dates: 1910s
2011.54.1
Information about Tiree Mariners during WWI
Printed emails from John C. MacLean to An Iodhlann about Tiree Mariners active during World War II.
2011.43.1
Black bodice blouse
Black silk beaded and boned bodice blouse with lace collar and cuffs. For a small woman. Purpose made pale cotton/linen pouch sewn into the left armpit containing hard round lump of brown substance. This is probably a herbal remedy, possibly a wad of thrift roots which were used to treat `Barr a’ chinn` a condition usually in children in which they go listless after a fright/shock. Blouse belonged to Mary MacLean, Kenovay (Mairi Brady`s maternal grandmother) and worn around 1910.
2011.24.1
Photograph of the family of Hector MacDonald, Balemartine, 1914
Black & white photograph of the family of Hector MacDonald, Mull View, Balemartine, taken off-island around 1914. Hector was a leader of the Tiree Land League during the `Crofters` War` of the 1880s. Sitting: Hector MacDonald with his grandaughter Catherine MacDonald, Margaret Clarke MacDonald (wife of John) with young Hector MacDonald; standing: Hector`s son John MacDonald and his son Archibald, and his sister Annie MacDonald.
2011.21.1
Book extract from “The China Clippers” by Basil Lubbock, 1919
Extract from “The China Clippers” by Basil Lubbock, 1919. Captain Donald MacKinnon (1827-1867) of Heanish was commander of the `Taeping` when it won the 1866 Great China Tea Race.
2011.18.5
Information about Captain Archibald MacLean, Tiree and Sydney, 1880s
Extract from a book about a house in Sydney, Australia, belonging to Captain Archibald MacLean a native of Tiree who ran a successful shipping business in Australia during the 1880s. The house was named `Tiree` on the corner of Tiree Avenue and Prince Edward Parade.
2011.16.1
Intermediate Certificate from Cornaigmore School, 1914
Photocopy of an Intermediate Certificate for Higher Education for Neil McFadyen (father of Fiona Maxwell, Kenovay) from Cornaigmore School, dated 31 July 1914. Plus a laminated copy of the same.
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2010.77.1
Information pertaining to Captain Donald MacCallum, Tiree (1903-1943)
Printed emailed letter containing information and photographs about Captain Donald MacCallum of Tiree (1910-1943), who was taken prisoner of war aboard Fregattenkapitan Harro Schachts U-507 during WWII, but was killed when the U-boat was sunk days later with all hands.
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The press cutting in this file relates to the uncle of Captain Donald MacCallum, Captain Donald Archie MacCallum of Kilmoluaig (1884-1941).
2010.76.1
Framed photograph by Erskine Beveridge of Taigh a` Charabhanaich, Scarinish
Framed black & white photograph of Taigh a` Charabhanaich, Scarinish, taken by Erskine Beveridge in 1880-1920 and used in an exhibition of his photos by RCAHMS.
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Obituary for Thomas Baird, Medical Officer of HMS Sturdy
Photocopy of obituary from the BMJ (British Medical Journal?) for Thomas Terence Baird (1916-1996) who was the Medical Officer on board HMS Sturdy when it was shipwrecked at Sandaig in October 1940.