Five photographs of houses on Cornaigmore machair.
Five photographs of houses on Cornaigmore machair with information on reverse. (W37- W41 – not indexed)
2003.194.6
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Dates: 1940s
1999.326.1
Air raid siren.
Air raid siren used by the RAF during WWII.
2000.177.4
Typed account by Harold Smith of his time at RAF Tiree in 1943-4.
Account by Harold Smith of his time at RAF Tiree in 1943-4 with an accompanying letter.
2000.183.1
Photocopied extract `The history of the seaweed industry: the alginate industry` by Ernest Booth.
The commercial uses of alginate, Curtis Stanford and various commercial ventures including Kelco.
2000.184.1
Extract from RAF Operations Record Book for No. 304 (Polish) Squadron
Transcription of an extract from the RAF Operations Record Book for No. 304 (Polish) Squadron.
This extract from the RAF Operations Record Book for No. 304 (Polish) Squadron gives a summary of events during their brief posting to Tiree in 1942. The daily meteorological observations underline the importance of weather conditions for flying operations.
During their month on Tiree, the squadron carried out seventy-nine anti-submarine sweeps over the Atlantic in Wellington aircraft and dropped depth charges on six possible sightings of U-boats. They also reported on the position of convoys and other shipping.
The Wellington aircraft, however, lacked sufficient range over the Atlantic and the squadron was transferred to Wales, from where it began operations over the Bay of Biscay
2000.184.2
Photocopy of RAF Operations Record Book- Appendices, Tiree 1940-5
RAF Operations Record Book- Appendices for 304 Squadron, Tiree from November 1940 to August 1945, giving sortie reports, list of Polish and British personnel and various orders.
2000.184.3
Photocopy of Operations Record Book Squadron HQ RAF Tiree 1/2/1944-31/3/1944.
Operations Record Book Squadron HQ RAF Tiree giving a summary of administration and operation events between 1/2/1944 and 31/3/1944 .
2000.184.4
Photocopy of Operations Record Book for 224 Squadron RAF Tiree 1/4/1942-19/9/1942.
Operations Record Book for 224 Squadron RAF Tiree giving a summary of events and details of sorties between 1/4/1942 and 19/9/1942.
2000.167.3
Photocopied extract `Tiree craggans` by G. A. Holleyman from `Antiquity`, Vol XXI, 1947, pp 205-211. Description by George Holleyman of the making and use of Tiree craggans.
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2000.174.2
Hugh MacNeill of Balevullin
Series of five photographs of Hugh MacNeill of Balevullin demonstrating how his mother would make a craggan.
Courtesy of Mr George Holleyman
Hugh MacNeill of Balevullin, Tiree demonstrates how his mother, Flora MacNeill, would make small clay pots known as craggans which were believed to have special healing properties particularly in the case of consumption.
After selecting a large lump of local clay, it was carefully worked by hand into a vessel with a neck and everted rim. The finished pot was allowed to dry then baked in the ashes of the fire. Milk was poured into and over it while still hot to make the surface less porous.
The photographs were taken by George Holleyman, an archaeologist posted to RAF Tiree during World War II. He later published a paper ‘Tiree Craggans’ in the journal ‘Antiquity’.