A framed charcoal drawing by Duncan MacGregor Whyte, Balephuil.
It is thought to be of his son Tearlach MacGregor Whyte, or it could be Sèoras MacArthur.
Tearlach was a contemporary and lifelong friend of George/Sèoras Archibald MacArthur 1904-1958 a physician and surgeon of Oban and father of Iain Alexander MacArthur, Oban aka “the Doc” 1938-2017. This picture was hanging in the MacArthur family home in Oban until donated to An Iodhlann.
Also a copy of a photograph of Tearlach MacGregor Whyte at 2018.49.2
Duncan MacGregor Whyte was the grandson of Archibald Farquharson, who built and preached for many years at Ruaig Congregational Chapel, now a house known as “the wee church”.
The office chair from Tiree Registrar’s office, Kirkapol. Probably from the 1940s it belonged to Neil MacPhail (registrar) and probably his father before him. From the office in his house.
A wooden boat bailer and oiled string from a Tiree boat. From the old Registrar’s House at Kirkapol. The bailer may have been brought back from the Baltic countries as it is redolent of those historically used in the Baltic fishing fleet.
Type R1155 Radio receiver from a Halifax aircraft from RAF Tiree
with a set of DLR No.5 Headphones
Purchased at auction by An Iodhlann 6 June 2024 and returned to Tiree. With label, ” ‘found its way into the kitbag’ of an airman returning to the mainland just after the war had ended!” Originally donated to Mike Hughes by Flt Sgt Les Cobb, 518 Squadron, Tiree (1943-45) before or during 2000.
