Book “Royal Air Force Connel Ferry”
Small book about RAF Connel Ferry and its role during World War II. Includes the sinking of `SS Breda` and `The Coll Hurricane`. Published by the author.
De-accessioned 21.3.2026.
2009.81.1
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Dates: 1960s
2009.82.4
Display texts and photographs from a lecture given by Robert Beck at the Royal (Dick) Veterinary School
Collection of texts and photographs that accompanied a lecture about horses given by Robert Beck, Ruaig, when he was a lecturer at the Royal (Dick) Veterinary School, Edinburgh, in the 1970s. Includes pages of hand written notes, photographs of horse-drawn carriages and carts, labelled diagrams of horse harness, four Farm Equipment Sheets from the Scottish Country Life Museums Trust showing diagrams of horse-drawn farm equipment entitled `Hay Bogies`, `Farm Carts`, `Hay and Harvest Carts` and `The Hay Harvest`.
2009.75.1
Collection of letters from Alastair Sinclair, Brock, to his mother while he was working in South Africa 1963-65
Collection of letters from Alastair Sinclair, Brock, to his mother while he was working and living in South Africa. Re-typed and bound into a booklet by Alastair`s niece, Mary Henderson, in 2009. Includes photos of people and places, and newspaper cuttings. (two copies)
2009.76.1
Email from Charles Pressley to An Tirisdeach (2009) with attached article about the HMS Sturdy
Email from Charles Pressley to An Tirisdeach (11 July 2009) stating his interest in the published articles about the wreck of the HMS Sturdy at Sandaig in 1940, his association with Tiree and friends and relatives of those who were on the Sturdy, and his attached article about the Sturdy that he wrote for the West Sussex Gazette following a visit to Tiree in 1999.
2009.73.1
DVD compilation of old films about Tiree
DVD compilation of six old films about Tiree created for the 2009 Feis Thiriodh film show from archive material from An Iodhlann – with accompanying programme. (1) Family holiday on Tiree 1957, (2) formation of the Crofters` Union 1985, (3) centenary of 1886 Crofters Act 1986, (4) Tiree Association sports day and first commercial flight 1929, (5) Tiree school trip to see concord at Heathrow 1984, (6) about Tiree with a ceilidh in the Lodge Hotel 1992.
2009.73.3
Book “Last of the Puffermen”
Softback book “Last of the Puffermen – the real world of Para Handy” by Keith McGinn, 2009. Tales of the capers of Keith McGinn – a real life Para Handy – while he worked on the puffers on the west coast of Scotland for nearly 40 years.
2009.63.1
Short history of Tiree`s public halls
Short essay on Tiree`s public halls from before the Second World War to the demolision of the old community hall at Crossapol in 2000.
2009.57.9
10 photographs of the old community hall at Crossapol in 2000
10 original colour photographs of the old community hall at Crossapol in 2000. The old hall was opened in 1960, demolished in 2001, and replaced by the new hall `An Talla` in 2004.
2009.56.6
Cornaig School Diary/Log Book 1922-1965
Hardback log book/diary from Cornaig School during 1922-1965. Entries by the principal teacher.
2009.56.1
Admission Register for Balemartine School 1945-1971
Admission register for pupils attending Balemartine School from 20 Sept 1945 to 13 April 1971, giving date of admission, pupils’ full name and date of birth, name of parent or guardian, relationship, address, name of last school, date of leaving, and cause of leaving or where gone. Birth dates range from 1933 to 1966. On loan to An Iodhlann from Tiree High School, Cornaig. Also contains loose sheets of handwritten notes about (1) new address of Mrs J Grieve, mother of Carol Ann and Alexander Moncrieff Grieve, when they left Tiree for Kirkaldy, Fife, (2) the date of birth and religion of brothers James and David McCrae of West Hynish, and the name of their guardian – Bella MacKinnon. Lists the previous school of 80 boarded-out children. Includes separate daily register for year ending July 1971 recorded by teacher Mary MacPhail. Also leaflet produced by wartime authorities “War Emergency Information and Instructions” (photocopy 2009.56.2, filing cabinet 9, drawer 2).
This, and all other school admission registers that we held, has now been returned to Argyll & Bute Council archives