Letter in The Scots Magazine, Dec. 2009, from “Barrow Boy” Peter MacLeod (b. 1933) about his childhood on Tiree ca 1936.
Photocopy of a page from The Scots Magazine, Dec. 2009, showing a black & white photograph of a very young Peter MacLeod with his wooden wheel-barrow in Ruaig School playground ca 1935/36, and his letter to the magazine in 2009. The letter tells of the coal puffers beached at Gott Bay and collecting cow-pats in summer for fuel. Peter was the son of the Head Teacher at Ruaig School and was born on Tiree – he classed himself as a Tiree man and spoke Gaelic. He became the Manager of the Royal Bank of Scotland in Argyll Square, Oban. Now retired.
Information about John Sands (1826-1900), journalist & artist, who lived on and wrote about several Scottish islands including Tiree and Iona
Printout from internet about John Sands of Ormiston (1826-1900) who was a Scottish freelance journalist and artist with an interest in archaeology and folk customs, especially the way of life on Scottish islands. He spent a year on Iona and several other remote islands including Tiree.
Email about completion of “Donald the Pilot” project
Printed email to An Iodhlann about the completion and online publication of the “Donald the Pilot” project. Donald MacLean of Ruaig piloted the ship taking the escaping Bonnie Prince Charlie to France after the ill-fated Uprising of 1745. Contains links to the genealogy of Donald the Pilot (ancestors and descendants), the database, and story.
Biography of Sri Lankan geologist A.K.Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) who conducted a survey of the pink and green marble deposits at Balephetrish in 1902. Tiree is mentioned in the list of his published papers in Table 2 (see 2003.16.7 for his survey report).
Email from Hunterian Museum, Glasgow, re geological survey of Tiree marble by A K Coomaraswamy in 1902
Printout of emails between Dr John Faithfull, Curator of Mineralogy & Petrology, Hunterian Museum, Glasgow and An Iodhlann about the work of A.K.Coomaraswamy, the Sri Lankan geologist who surveyed the green and pink Balephetrish marble deposits in 1902. Includes printouts from the website of the British Geological Survey “GeoScenic” showing photographs of Tiree marble taken by Coomaraswamy.
PhD Thesis on archaeological prehistory of Tiree and Coll by Darko Maricevic (on CD)
Darko Maricevic`s PhD Thesis on the archaeological prehistory of Tiree and Coll on CD-ROM. Printed title page, abstract and contents included. Also on 2nd CD-ROM with chapters filed in sections.
Photocopy of handwritten family tree of Archie Johnstone (Kent) whose grandmother was Mary Flora MacKinnon of Vaul. Goes back 6 generations to Archibald MacKinnon & Anna McQuarry of Isle of Muck (b1710) and Hector MacKinnon & Christina MacLean of Isle of Rhum (b1708).
Postcard of a stained glass window depicting Gott Bay
Colour photo-card of a stained glass window depicting a house on Gott Bay commissioned by the Nurses` League in memory of Rachel Wylie (nee MacIntyre, Gott) who was the last Matron of Glasgow Royal Infirmary during 1975-1989. The photograph from which the window was made was taken looking towards Rachel`s home on Gott Bay from the beach.
Book “So Foul and Fair a Day – a history of Scotland`s weather and climate” by Alastair Dawson
Softback book charting the history of Scotland`s weather and climate, and how they have shaped Scotland`s story since earliest times to the present day. Includes pointers to the future effects of climate change.
