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Ruaig schoolchildren around 1905

Photograph of Ruaig schoolchildren around 1905.

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Courtesy of Mrs Anneen Black

Following the Education Act (Scotland) of 1872 when schooling became compulsory for all children between the ages of five and thirteen, five new schools were built in Tiree at Ruaig, Scarinish, Cornaigmore, Heylipol and Balemartine.

The Ruaig school served the east end of the island and replaced the schools at Kirkapol and Caoles. A former pupil, Danina MacKinnon of Brock, was examined in 1895 and was shown to have a ‘thorough efficiency in Reading, Writing and Arithmetic (embracing all the Standards of the Scotch Code).’

Her Merit Certificate certified her proficient in English, Geography, History, Domestic Economy and Gaelic and that her ‘character and conduct’ were ‘entirely satisfactory’. A surviving school jotter shows that she also learned Latin and Algebra.

Black and white photograph of Ruaig School around 1905.

Ruaig School around 1905. L-R: (back row) Margaret Storar, Caoles; Mary MacDonald, Sackhill; Flora MacFarlane, Vaul; Danina MacCallum, Port Ban; Joan MacKinnon, Vaul; Maggie MacFarlane, Vaul; Kate MacKinnon, Vaul; Bella Farquhar, Ruaig; Effie MacFarlane, Vaul; Catriona MacDonald, Caoles; Katie MacPhail, Vaul; (2nd back row) Charles MacLeod, Brock; Hugh MacLeod, Ruaig; Alasdair MacLeod, Ruaig; Hugh MacKinnon, Torr a’ Bhaile; Iain MacDonald, Sackhill; Colin MacIntyre, Milton; Iain MacDonald, Sackhill; Neil MacFadyen, Caoles; Hugh MacLean, Croish; John Alick MacArthur, Caoles; Donald A. MacDonald, Skipness; (2nd front row) Mary Margaret MacKinnon, Vaul; Morag MacDonald, Sackhill; Katie MacLean, Croish; Morag MacLean, Croish; Kirsty MacDonald, Skipness; Effie Clark, Ruaig; Katie MacLean, Vaul; Morag MacIntyre, Silversands; Marion MacKinnon, Rhum View; Lizzie (Bhan) Lamont; Katie Ann MacDonald, Skipness; (front row) Hugh MacFadyen, Caoles; John MacInnes, Ruaig; Maggie MacLeod, Brock; Mary MacLeod, Brock; Dolly Campbell, Vaul; Sarah MacDonald, Skipness; Hugh Hector MacArthur, Caoles; Donald MacLean, Croish.

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Black and white photograph of Lachlan Lamont from Ruaig and his first wife Ann MacArthur.

Lachlan Lamont from Ruaig and his first wife Ann MacArthur, taken around 1890. (Anneen Black`s grandparents)

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Iain MacLeod of Ruaig

Photograph of Iain MacLeod of Ruaig in RAF uniform.

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After only one year at university, Iain MacLeod of Ruaig enlisted in the RAF. Along with two other Tiree lads, Alasdair Campbell of Kenovay and Hector Campbell from Crossapol, he was sent to the Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

These three young Tiree men were in the first group of fifty RAF pilots sent to North America to be trained. After a year, they gained their wings and returned to Britain.

In 1943 while on patrol in two Mustangs, Iain and a fellow pilot were surprised by four Messerschmitts. His friend dived and escaped, but Iain turned to face his attackers, was shot down and killed.

Black and white photograph of Iain MacLeod, Ruaig.

Iain MacLeod, Ruaig, in RAF uniform. He trained at the Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was killed on 15/5/1943.

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Captain Lachlan Lamont

Photograph of Captain Lachlan Lamont of Ruaig.

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Courtesy of Mrs Anneen Black

Lachlan Lamont of Ruaig was captain of the S.S. ‘Sheerness’ which sank off the south-east coast of Ireland in 1927. His brother Archibald was also a sea captain and served in the Royal Navy Reserve during World War I along with other Tiree master mariners.

During the Dardanelles Campaign, Archibald was in command of the cargo carrier S.S ‘Asteria’ and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery. The citation recorded that he ‘frequently experienced heavy shell-fire alongside the pier at Cape Helles during which he…coolly supervised the unloading of his ship.’

Archibald survived the war but died on board his ship after the Armistice was signed. He is buried in Istanbul.

Black and white photograph of Captain Lachlan Lamont from Ruaig.

Lachlan Lamont from Ruaig, captain of the SS `Sheerness` (see Q8).

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