Black and white photograph of Dr Edward John MacKinnon.
Dr Edward John MacKinnon (1904-1954) at his graduation from Glasgow University. (Original in Filing Cabinet 8 drawer 1)
2002.133.15
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Dates: 1920s
2002.133.16
Black and white photograph of Dr Hugh Kennedy, Tom Kennedy and Morag Kennedy.
Dr Hugh Kennedy, Tom Kennedy and Morag Kennedy, the children of Hugh Kennedy and his wife Margaret Anderson from Balinoe, photographed around 1927. (Original in Filing Cabinet 8 drawer 1)
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The first plane to land on Tiree
Photograph of the first plane to land on Tiree in 1929.
Courtesy of Dr Hugh Kennedy
The first plane to land on Tiree was brought out by the Glasgow Tiree Association for their Sports Day held on the Reef on the18th July 1929. Piloted by Captain A. N. Kingwill, the two-seater Moth had the logo of Manchester Airlines painted on its side.
Islanders gathered on the top of Cnoc nan Deilgeanan in Crossapol to witness the landing. The plane carried on board a supply of the day’s newspapers including the Glasgow Evening Times which contained a message to the islanders in Gaelic from the editor.
Short flights on the plane were on offer at 2/6d (12p) a time and Captain Kingwill gave a display of aerial manoeuvres. Over the next few years, the Tiree Association brought out a number of small planes for the sports.
Black and white photograph of Tiree Association Sports Day in the late 1920s.
Tiree Association Sports Day in 1927 or 1928. Captain A. N. Kingwill was hired to fly the first plane to the island, bringing with him the day’s newspapers. Short flights on the plane were on offer at 2/6d (12p) a time and Captain Kingwill gave a display of stunt-flying. (Original in Filing Cabinet 8 drawer1)
1997.101.1
Cardboard egg box. Brown cardboard lidded eggbox, 242 x 190 x 73 mm, printed with `eggs with care` and lines for sender and addressee, containing corrugated cardboard insert for one dozen eggs.
Every Tiree croft had its chickens in the old days and eggs were a useful way to buy things from the shops if you had no money. In the Second World War, the airmen on Tiree were nicknamed the Royal Egg Force because of their fondness for them.
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Tiree Association membership card.
Tiree Association life membership card in the name of Mrs Hugh Cameron, Mosspark and dated 1922.
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Card with Tiree Association constitution and rules.
Card giving the Tiree Association constitution, rules and subscriptions for annual and life membership.
2002.130.2
Black and white photograph of group at the Lodge.
Group photograph taken at the Lodge in the 1910s or 1920s. L-R: (back row) Malcolm MacLean (Calum Dhomhnaill Og), Lighthouse View; Mairi Anna MacLean (Malcolm`s sister); John MacKinnon (Iain Dhomhnaill – `Faithful John`), Lodge Farm; Anna Campbell (Anna an Loidse – Rosie MacIntyre`s mother); Jessie MacPhee (Duncan MacPhee`s mother); Calum a` Ghobhainn (Rosie`s father); Dugy Mary MacDonald; Seumas a` Ghobhainn; Alice Lauder; `bodach nam picture`; (front row) Peigi Eairdsidh; Bean Ailein MacFadyen, Gott; Iain Campbell (Rosie`s godfather), Bunessan; Floraidh, bean Dhomhnaill MacPhaill; Eachann MacInnes; Iain Eoghainn MacPhaill; Nancy Barrett; Vaul, Lady Frances Balfour`s dog. (Original in Filing Cabinet 8 drawer 1)
2002.128.1
Hardback book `Domhnall Ruadh Choruna`.
Songs and poems by Domhnall Domhnallach.
2002.115.1
Book `Scotland`s Highlands and Islands` by David Turnock.
One of series of books about problem regions of Europe.
2002.117.1
Pottery candlestick sold as a souvenir from Tiree.
Pottery candlestick with cream, brown and green glaze and the words `From Tiree – Dinna burn the caun`le at baith ends`. Stamped on underside with `Longpark Torquay`.
