Reflections
a collection of poems by Meena J A Knapman, Kenovay
2025.9.1
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Object Type: book
2025.3.1
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.
2024.26.1
Softback book “‘Prospects Are Improving’ The Story of Francis Simpson and family, Manitoba Pioneers” by Francis Simpson
Francis Simpson emigrated from Lancashire, England to Manitoba, Canada in 1882. He wrote his life story which was found and published by his descendants.
There are numerous references to the Lamont family of Tiree and a chapter on a visit to Tiree in 1905.
2024.25.1
Hardback book ‘Carmina Gadelica – Ortha nan Gaidheal, Vol. VI’ of hymns and incantations from the highlands and islands of Scotland, translated into English by Alexander Carmichael, 1900.
2024.21.1
Hardback book, “The Making of MacBrayne – A Scottish Transport Monopoly Spanning Three Centuries” by Andrew Clark
Donated by John D Watson
2024.15.1
Paperback book “Island of Two Harvests” by Dr John Holliday published by An Iodhlann 2003.
Forty page summary of Tiree history.
Now out of print. Not for loan.
2024.5.1
Scottish Exodus, Travels Among a Worldwide Clan by James Hunter (director of Centre for History, UHI) Softback book
Donated by Prof. Amy Kaler, University of Alberta
2024.3.1
Softback book “The McArthur – Burleigh Family History” by Megan Smiles, Australia, 2023.
The author descends from Hector McArthur b 1808 Heylipol, Tiree, emigrated to Australia 1838, brother of James MacArthur 1812-1891
Researches family history from McArthur of Tiree and Scotland more widely – Doyle, McDonald and Best. Also Burleigh / Burley of Cavan and Fermanagh on the border of today’s Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Donated by the author via our genealogist Flo Straker.
2022.29.11
Leather-bound edition of The Bible, with parallel and illustrative passages. Inside leaf is inscribed, ‘D MacDonald, Kenovay, 1887’ and ‘Ishbel MacD’; pre-title page inscribed, ‘Ishbel MacDonald, Kenovay’.
Items belonged to the familes MacDonald, MacCorguadale and Maclean of Kenovay.
2020.6.2
Hard-backed edition of Fishing Boats and Fisher Folk on the East Coast of Scotland’, written and illustrated by Peter F. Anson. First edition, published in 1930.
294pp with colour plates and black and white line drawings.
A local history of fishing ports, boats and fisher folk on the East Coast of Scotland, with mention of Oban, Tiree and Barra.
See 2020.6.1 for scanned copy of page relevant to Tiree.