A collection of Tiree marked mail
An envelope bearing the postmark RAF PO Tiree 12 July 1944. Sent by Air Commodore E J D Townesend. A Post Office manned by RAF personnel was opened at RAF Tiree on 15 Nov 1943.
An envelope bearing the postmark Middleton – Scarinish – Isle of Tiree 8 July 1970 with 4d Scottish stamp
An envelope bearing the postmark Balemartine – Scarinish – Isle of Tiree 7 July 1970 with 4d Scottish stamp
A postcard bearing the Scarinish postmark. Date unclear. With 3d Scottish stamp
A collection of correspondence with Lachlan MacArthur about rubbish collecting 1964 – 1989
Tiree Special Scavenging District 1964/65
Letter from Alex. MacPhail, District Clerk awarding contract for Tiree Scavenging District. 1968
Letter regarding rubbish skips and the mess caused by animals and birds, from Alex. MacKinnon, NFU. 1988
Correspondence between P M Fairweather, Factor; T McKay, Environmental Health, A&B Council; 1988
Letter from R McIlwraith A&B Council, to propose rationalisation of refuse collection days from 3 days (Tue, Wed, Thu) to 2 days. 1989
Argyll & Bute District Council envelope franked 18.11.87 13p
A copy of an article, The Highland Kelp Proprietors and their Struggle Over The Salt and Barilla Duties, 1817-1831. By John Macaskill. From the Journal of Scottish Historical Studies 26.1+2, 2006, 60-82. Edinburgh Press 2006. 22pp
Tìr Ìseal nan Òran – Sgrìobhadairean Òga / Tiree: low land of song – Young Writers
A booklet of original writings in Gaelic and English created as part of the Tìr Ìseal nan Òran project, February – July 2022, in Tiree.
Entries with Tiree connections from Jo Currie’s “Pupitre”, a card index of Mull people created during her research for her book “Mull, the Island and its People”.
A guidebook to the slide-show,
“The Women of Tiree, A Celebration of Women from the Archive”
presented at Sea Change Film Festival 2024, featuring images from An Iodhlann
each of the images is already available on our website, please search using the reference number next to the image you wish to find.
Women of Tiree booklet
The slide-show, presented by Sea Change Film Festival is below. The images are copyright An Iodhlann and the presentation is copyright Sea Change
Celebrating Women from the Archive
Yesterday’s News No. 9 – The loss of the Nancy of Dublin
From a collection of historical accounts by Dr John Holliday
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Yesterday’s News No. 8 – TIREE AND THE NEW NEW YEAR
From a collection of historical accounts by Dr John Holliday
YN.8 New Year
Yesterday’s News No. 7 – Roads (part 2)
From a collection of historical accounts by Dr John Holliday
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