A digital copy of Dr John Holliday’s field notes on the history of Tiree taken between 1990 and 2025.
‘FIELD NOTES’
These fragments were collected over a 30-year period from 1994 to 2026. They include a mixture of stories, often humorous; snippets of oral tradition; place-names; song fragments; newspaper cuttings; and references. Usually, the opportunities to collect this material cropped up during everyday conversations rather than in structured interviews. My Gaelic and local knowledge improved as time went on, but there are likely to be errors in what I collected. Despite these limitations, I hope this collection will prove useful in the years to come.
Dr John Holliday, Balephuil, 2026
433 pages. Restricted access: not currently for public display.
Typewritten and bound structural report by Montgomery-Smith & Partners produced for Co Chommann Dualchas Thiroidh/Tiree Heritage Society in July 1999 and concerning the Chapel and the Old Parish Church at Kirkapol. Contains repair recommendations. 6pp plus cover. Black and white with no illustrations.
