Photograph and postcard of Scarinish with accompanying letter from donor.
(1) Photocopy of photograph of Scarinish harbour during a regatta in 1936 showing the old store on the right which was demolished c. 1942. The woman third from the left is Mary MacFadyen from Shore Cottage, Scarinish. (2) Photocopy of postcard of Scarinish harbour showing the old store in the centre, the `Mary Stewart` and a thatched cottage on the left belonging to the MacCallum family.
Laminated handwritten Gaelic poem composed by John MacEachern, Cornaigbeg
(unknown)
Photocopy of School Leaving Certificate
Certifies Andrew Young (donor`s uncle) as having satisfactorily completed three years further education at Carnaigmore Higher Grade Public School
Photocopy of World War II victory message from King George to schoolchildren
Message of encouragement from King George to schoolchildren at the end of World War II with list of important war dates on the reverse.
Interior decoration in the 1920s
Sound clip in English of Mabel Kennedy talking about interior decoration in the 1920s.
Courtesy of Mrs Mabel MacArthur
Mabel Kennedy talks to Dr John Holliday in October 1998 about the interior decoration of the house at Main Road Farm in Balephuil where she lived until she went to work in service in Glasgow in 1926.
The floors of the house were made of concrete although, at that time, some must still have been beaten earth and clay. Earthen floors were considered warmer for children’s feet than concrete or flagstones and were kept clean by a sprinkling of shell sand every day except Sunday.
The walls inside were painted twice a year with whitewash made from seashells. The difficulty and expense of obtaining household goods on a remote Hebridean island encouraged the resourcefulness of the local people who would make do with the materials to hand.
Newspaper article about Rev. Hector Cameron Moy, with photocopy
Obituary for Rev. Hector Cameron Moy, native of Tiree.
Photocopy of The Shorter Catechism by Rev. Roderick Lawson.
Catechism prepared for use in schools.
Booklet and photocopy `Let`s See Barra and Tiree` by D. D. C. Pochin Mould and Allan C. MacDougall
General description of Barra and Tiree with black and white photographs.
