The Tangle Gatherers… Hynish, Tiree c. 1956
A poem by Alistair MacNeill, (born Hynish 1940) – Head Teacher, Banavie Primary School.
Describing the collecting of tangles during his teenage years in Hynish. Written in 2022 in North Berwick.
Tunes from the Past
A short story by Alastair MacNeill (born Hynish 1940) – Head Teacher, Banavie Primary School.
Two men go hiking. There is a mysterious encounter at the end.
The Christmas Band
A short story for children by Alistair MacNeill (born Hynish 1940) – Head Teacher, Banavie Primary School, about Morna the reindeer with her deformed antler and a visit from a kind old man in a red coat.
Seall An Reul See the Star
Words and music composed by Alistair MacNeill (born Hynish 1940) – Head Teacher, Banavie Primary School, for pupils who were beginning to learn Gaelic, hence all the repeated words.
The Happy Valley of Tiree
A melody for pipes by Alistair MacNeill,(born Hynish 1940) – Head Teacher, Banavie Primary School, arranged for pipes by Webster Craig.
Originally composed in 1961, arranged 2025
Paperback book
Update to the Birds of Tiree and Coll
by John Bowler and Janet Hunter
Paperback book
Faces to the Sun. A century and a half of visitors, holidaymakers, tourists and travellers on the island of Tiree
By John Holliday
An Iodhlann Press 2026
Paperback book
Crofting Crucible. Glimpses into the Economic, Social, and Cultural History of Balephuil in Tiree.
John Randall (Editor)
Islands Book Trust 2025
Based on a two-day conference organised by the Islands Book Trust in Tiree in September 2024 entitled “In Search of Balephuil’s Hidden Past – Tracing the History of a Tiree Township and its People”. The book brings together accounts from each of the twelve speakers.
Paperback book
Giving the Devil His Due. Malcolm McLaurin, Chamberlain of Tiree, and the Creation of a Crofting Island
by Donald E. Meek
The Islands Book Trust. 2025
Hardback book
Two Headlands. The Archaeology of Ben Hynish and Kenavara, Isle of Tiree.
Edited by John Holliday and Dugald MacInnes
Foreword by David Caldwell
ACFA 2025 461pp
