Dates: 1990s

1998.84.1

Two copies of `Local People, Partnerships and Rural Sutainable Development: A case study of Tiree` by Ina Hampson and Geoff Fagan.

Case study of Tiree which charts the social and historical context of the island to the present day and identifies the reasons and conditions on Tiree which make CADISPA`s involvement appropriate. (Conservation And Development In Sparsely Populated Areas)

1998.63.1

List of 1997 bird sightings for Tiree.

List of bird sightings in Tiree during 1997 collated by Mark Williamson (librarian at Tiree High School)gftbv.

2000.64.3

Hector MacPhail at An Iodhlann’s first exhibition

Photograph of Hector MacPhail at An Iodhlann’s first exhibition in 1997.

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Hector MacPhail of Ruaig demonstrates the use of a cheese vat to Willie Walker, Archie MacArthur, Kilkenneth and Gaelic teacher Margaret MacKay at An Iodhlann’s first exhibition in 1997 in the old Reading Room in Scarinish.

Purchased by the Tiree and Coll Gaelic Partnership and renamed ‘An Iodhlann’, the building houses a growing collection of artefacts and records relating to the history, prehistory, natural history and culture of the islands of Tiree and Coll.

Hector, until his untimely death in 2000, was An Iodhlann’s resident historian. He recorded oral histories in Gaelic, gave public talks on local subjects and researched the histories of thirteen Tiree townships.

Black and white photograph of Hector MacPhail and visitors at An Iodhlann`s 1997 exhibition.

Exhibition at An Iodhlann in 1997. L-R: Hector MacPhail, Skipinnis, Ruaig; Willie Walker, Crossapol; Archie MacArthur Kilkenneth, Kilkenneth; Gaelic teacher Margaret MacKay, Heylipol.

2003.27.2

Report `Farm Study` by Julie MacInnes of Shawlands Academy.

Report by Julie MacInnes (part of the coursework for unknown qualification taken at Shawlands Academy) which examines the characteristics of crofting and how it is affected by the physical environment and distance from markets. Looks in details at two crofts – Donald Kennedy`s croft in Balevullin and Corrairigh in Cornaigbeg.