Book “Erisky Ponies”, 2013
Booklet about the near-extinction and subsequent recovery of the Eriskay Pony and the people who conserve the breed.
2013.82.3
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Dates: 1980s
2013.78.1
Gaelic Bible, 1914
Small, black hardback Gaelic Bible published in 1914. Signed on the inside cover as belonging to “John Munn, Heanish”. Found during renovations of his house at Heanish in 2013.
2013.80.1
Newspaper article about help for residents of thatched houses, 1981
Cutting from the Glasgow Herald about a task force set up by Argyll & Bute Council to help improve the living conditions in 14 houses on Tiree through restoration and modernisation. Features photographs of John MacKinnon, Kilmoluaig, and of Alastair MacDonald and his neice Rena. Includes photocopies of original.
2013.81.1
Tiree SWRI award shield 1960 – 1985
Wooden shield bearing 12 engraved silver shields giving the names and dates of Tiree SWRI award winners between 1960 and 2013. Presented by Mrs Rutter for the silver jubilee in 1985. Names listed: Rosie Kelso, Dorothy Burnie, Annie MacKinnon, E Lapsley, Wilma MacFadyen, M MacIntyre, E Robertson, M Green, J Gray, E O`Dea, M Sinclair, O.V. Goldie, Fiona Maxwell, M MacDonald, Jennie Niven, Caroline MacLean. On permanent load for safe-keeping.
2013.50.1
Aiport Ambulance First Aid box
Large white-painted wooden chest containing First Aid equipment of the ambulance service at Tiree Aerodrome pre-1980. A typed inventory of items present includes: bandages, dressings, gauze, cotton wool, tourniquets, rescue sheets, paracetamol, pins, plasters, drinking glass, scissors and casualty labels.
2013.33.4
Photograph of a man feeding geese outside a house, ca 1975
Black & white photograph of a white-haired man feeding two white geese outside a black-roofed house around 1975. On the reverse of the photograph was written “The `bodachan` himself with Francie and Josie the two geese. It`s no very good of me but the house looks fine”. (Original stored in filing cabinet 9 drawer 4)
