Mini-disk recording of Angus MacLean of Scarinish talking to Dr John Holliday on 6th April 2004.
Angus MacLean of Scarinish talks to Dr John Holliday about a list of Gaelic words that are going out of use; includes some stories including one about the last changeling of Tiree.
Click here for 2004.36.1 Gaelic transcription and 2004.36.1 English translation by Anna MacDonald, Ruaig.
Newspaper article about Churchill and a plan to evacuate the Royal Family to Canada via Tiree in the event of a German invasion.
Click here to view 2000.88.2
Typewritten account about RAF Detachment Tiree.
Account of the small RAF unit stationed on Tiree in the 1960s onwards to maintain one of the remote equipment ends of the Auto Triangulation System operated from Prestwick which provided accurate fixes for aircraft in distress.
Click here to view 2001.147.1
Identity card issued 8/7/1942 for Christina MacKinnon of West Hynish
Identity card with photograph issued on 8/7/1942 for Christina MacKinnon of West Hynish
Photocopied, short biography of Captain James Campbell (1900-1978), Tiree, and the sinking of the `MacDhui`.
Click here to view 2001.12.8
Extract from RAF Operations Record Book for No. 304 (Polish) Squadron
Transcription of an extract from the RAF Operations Record Book for No. 304 (Polish) Squadron.
This extract from the RAF Operations Record Book for No. 304 (Polish) Squadron gives a summary of events during their brief posting to Tiree in 1942. The daily meteorological observations underline the importance of weather conditions for flying operations.
During their month on Tiree, the squadron carried out seventy-nine anti-submarine sweeps over the Atlantic in Wellington aircraft and dropped depth charges on six possible sightings of U-boats. They also reported on the position of convoys and other shipping.
The Wellington aircraft, however, lacked sufficient range over the Atlantic and the squadron was transferred to Wales, from where it began operations over the Bay of Biscay
Photocopied extract `Tiree craggans` by G. A. Holleyman from `Antiquity`, Vol XXI, 1947, pp 205-211. Description by George Holleyman of the making and use of Tiree craggans.
Click here to view 2000.167.3
Hardback book `Clan Traditions and Popular Tales (Waifs & Strays of Celtic Tradition V. Argyllshire Series)` collected by Rev John Gregorson Campbell, 1895.
Includes several tales featuring Tiree, including ‘The Last Cattle Raid in Tiree’, from page 29 of the book, transcribed below.
The story of the last cattle raid on Tiree was collected by John Gregorson Campbell from local informants while he was serving as the island’s minister between 1861 and 1891. It was published in ‘Clan Traditions and Popular Tales of the Western Highlands and Islands’ in 1895.
John Gregorson Campbell was recognised as one of the greatest authorities on Celtic folklore. His publisher, Alfred Nutt wrote, ‘In person, Campbell was tall and fair, with deep blue eyes full of life and vivacity. He was noted at once for the kindliness of his manner, and the shrewd causticity of his wit.’
An invalid for the last ten years of his life, he lived with his sister Mrs Jessie Wallace in Hynish. He died unmarried in 1891.
Photocopied newspaper article about the retiral of Captain John MacKinnon of Caoles.
Click here to view 1999.125.1
Biographical notes about established artist Robert Bruce Webster (1892-1959) who had a home at Balephetrish. Composed by his son, Randolf Webster, in 2000.
Click here to view 2000.49.2
