Photograph of Mary Flora MacKinnon, Archibald Campbell and John Kennedy, c. 1915.
Taken outside the thatched house in Balephuil where Mary Flora and her husband Donald MacKinnon lived with Mary Flora`s father Archibald Campbell, c. 1915. L-R: John Kennedy (known as `Clever`), a neighbour, Mary Flora MacKinnon, the mother of the two children and Archibald Campbell. Both men were blind. `Clever` travelled around the world in sailing ships and had the second sight. Donald and Mary Flora emigrated to New Zealand in 1927.
Nine Transcripts of Feis lecture `Columba`s Other Island?` given by Prof. Donald Meek in 1997.
St. Columba and early Christianity in Tiree.
| Tags: balephetrish , chapels , gott , kennavara , kilkenneth , kilmoluaig , kirkapol , religious foundations and conflicts , soroby , special terms , st columba | | Dates: 1000s , 1100s , 1200s , 1300s , 1400s , 500s , 600s , 700s , 800s , 900s | | Townships: balephetrish , gott , kilkenneth , kilmoluaig , kirkapol | | Object Types: composition | | People: Meek, Professor Donald, Caoles | Photocopy of notice under the Cinematograph Act, 1909.
Notice to the County Clerk that inflammable films are to be used in Coll and Tiree.
Photocopy of letter from Miss M. MacDonald, Sackhill, Ruaig dated 12/5/1947.
Confirmation of holiday booking at Sackhill at the rate of 10 shillings per day full board.
Two transcriptions of a newspaper article about the funeral of Alexander Henderson.
Description of the funeral procession and burial in Kirkapol graveyard of Alexander Henderson.
Photocopy of two newspaper articles about Alastair MacDonald, Caoles.
Career history of Alastair MacDonald who practised law for over 65 years in Ottawa, Canada.
| Tags: canada , caoles , emigration | | Dates: 1900s , 1910s , 1920s , 1930s , 1940s , 1950s , 1960s , 1970s , 1980s , 1990s | | Object Types: newsprint | | People: MacDonald, Mr Alastair, Caoles (1901 - 1994) | Photocopied page from `An Tirisdeach` about Alastair MacDonald, Caoles.
Article about Alastair MacDonald, Caoles, who emigrated to Canada in 1912.
| Tags: canada , caoles , emigration | | Dates: 1900s , 1910s , 1920s , 1930s , 1940s , 1950s , 1960s , 1970s , 1980s , 1990s | | Object Types: newsprint | | People: MacDonald, Mr Alastair, Caoles (1901 - 1994) | Photocopied extract from `An Tirisdeach` about Alastair MacDonald, Caoles.
Article about Alastair MacDonald, Caoles who emigrated to Canada in 1912 and studied law.
| Tags: canada , caoles , emigration | | Dates: 1900s , 1910s , 1920s , 1930s , 1940s , 1950s , 1960s , 1970s , 1980s | | Object Types: newsprint | | People: MacDonald, Mr Alastair, Caoles (1901 - 1994) | Small paperback book `Laoidhean Shioin` produced by Gilleasbuig Farcharson, 1924.
Thirty-five Gaelic hymns composed by Rev. Archibald Farquharson during his time on Tiree around 1869. Owned by James MacArthur and Alasdair MacArthur, Heylipol, whose names are handwritten on the cover and inside.
| Tags: gaelic , hymns , the church | | Dates: 1860s , 1870s , 1880s , 1890s , 1900s , 1910s , 1920s | | Object Types: book | | People: Farquharson, Rev. Archibald, Tiree (1800 - 1878) | Paperback book `Island Harvest` by Donald E. Meek.
A history of Tiree Baptist Church from 1838-1988.
| Tags: balemartine , baptists , baugh , ministers , the church | | Dates: 1800s , 1900s | | Townships: balemartine , baugh | | Object Types: book | | People: Brown, Rev. Alexander C., Mannal (1860 - 1942) , MacArthur, Rev. Donald, Tiree (1860 - ) , MacDonald, Rev. Archibald, Balephuil (1869 - 1930) , MacDougall, Rev. Allan, Milton (1846 - 1938) , MacFarlane, Rev. Duncan, Balinoe (1822 - 1908) , MacFarlane, Rev. John, Balinoe (1815 - 1881) , Meek, Professor Donald, Caoles |