Booklet of religious questions and answers in Gaelic, published ca. 1970
Gaelic booklet of religious questions and answers `Leabhar Aithghearr nan Ceist` edited by Iain Domhnullach, D.D., Ministeir ann an Dgire na Toisigheachd. Found in Flora MacArthur`s house (now demolished) at Sandaig 2010.
Photograph of Alick & Donald MacArthur and Hugh MacKinnon thatching ca 1900
Sepia photograph of three men standing on top of a thatched house (probably Sandaig) whilst thatching: Alick MacArthur, Donald MacArthur and Hugh MacKinnon. Found in Flora MacArthur`s house (now demolished) at Sandaig 2010. Original in filing cabinet 9 drawer 3.
Printed emails about military sites on Tiree, 2011, 2013 & 2016
Printed emails to An Iodhlann regarding military sites surveyed on Tiree by Martin Briscoe, Fort William, in September 2011, April 2013 and June 2016. Includes information on hitherto unmapped buildings and links to photo-sharing websites on which there are many photographs of ruins of military installations on Tiree in 2011.
Photograph of seaman Edward Birch, survivor of HMS Sturdy wreck
Black & white photograph of seaman Edward Lionel Francis Birch, M37092 – Engine Room Artificer First Class, who was aboard HMS Sturdy when it ran aground at Sandaig in 1940 with the loss of five lives. The boy in the photo is John Birch, his eldest son. Taken in about 1940. Printed email in filing cabinet 9 drawer 3.
Information about Australian airmen who served with the RAF on Tiree during WWII
Printed pages from the Australian War Memorial website about Australian airmen who served with RAF Tiree 518 Squadron Meteorological Observers during the second World War (1939-1945). Includes information and photographs of airmen Lloyd Winters, L. R. Lambert, Eddu Rudd, Fred Green, Bob Hunt, George Hoare, Summers, Eastwood, Williams, Bill Brocket, Candy, Bonas, Westcott, Moore, and John Charles Grant and Alan Piree who died as a result of accidents at Tiree.
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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.
Poem by Rev. Hector Cameron, ca 1933
Typed transcript of a poem in English written around 1933 by the Rev. Hector Cameron for the children at Cornaigmore about summers spent on the beach. Four 4-line verses beginning “When I was a laddie I often did stray”, with each verse ending “bonnie Traigh Mhor”.
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.
Paper on mineral exploration in the Scottish Highlands and Islands, 1997
Photocopied extract about mineral exploration on Tiree, from a larger report on mineral exploration in Scotland.
Crofting Centenary mug 1986
Pottery mug commemorating the centenary of Tiree crofting 1886-1986. Beige with green logo and text.
