This petition was sent in 1851 to Sir John MacNeill, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for the Relief of the Poor in Scotland. Sir John was married to a daughter of the 8th Duke of Argyll, who appended the petition to his ‘Crofts and Farms in Hebrides’ addressed to the Napier Commission of 1883.
A hundred and thirty-six islanders signed the petition. Ninety-nine of them were landless cottars; the remainder were small tenants, of whom only four paid rent over £10 a year. They represented the class of islanders that the Duke was anxious to clear from his estate.
Around a third of the petitioners were given assistance to emigrate with their families on board the ‘Conrad’, ‘Birman’ and ‘Onyx’ in July 1851. Another twenty-seven families from the island left with them.
Report `Tiree Tourism Study: A study of the interaction between tourism, the local community and wildlife` by Sue Bell.
Study commissioned by Scottish Natural Heritage, Argyll & Bute District Council, Argyll & Islands Enterprise and Caledonian MacBrayne with aim of providing an understanding of the role of Tiree as a tourist destination and identifying ways in which `green` or sustainable tourism might be promoted.
Photocopy of 1969 Tiree Council of Social Services document to the Department of Agriculture for Scotland.
Petition addressed to the Divisional Vetinary Officer, organised by the Tiree Council of Social Services Agricultural Sub-Committee and signed by the owners of cattle wishing to apply for registration under the Brucellosis (Accredited Herds) Scheme.
Form letter from Tiree Council of Social Services about a forthcoming lecture on brucellosis in cattle.
Form letter from the Chairman of the Agricultural Sub-Committee about a forthcoming lecture, `Brucellosis (Infectious Abortion) in Cattle` by P. G, Hignett of Glasgow University Vetinary School to be held in Cornaigmore School on 25th November (year unknown).
