Booklet `Water from the Seventh Wave` 2001
Booklet about the history of health and healing on Tiree, from superstitions and traditional remedies to lay doctors, diseases, dentists, appointed GPs, nurses and ambulance services. Researched by Dr John Holliday for a summer exhibition at An Iodhlann.
Booklet `Winds of Change` 2004
Booklet about the history of housing and house design on Tiree. Researched by Dr John Holliday for a summer exhibition at An Iodhlann.
Booklet `Winds of Change` 2004
Booklet tracing the history of Tiree`s weather station and early flights to the island, the RAF, traditional methods of forecasting the weather and weather extremes. Researched by Dr John Holliday for a summer exhibition at An Iodhlann.
Booklet `The Wind that Shook the Barley` 1999
Booklet about Tiree`s role during WWII, the RAF personnel stationed here, new infrastructure, the effect on the lives of local people, the Home Guard, men off to fight, air accidents and shipwrecks. Researched by Dr John Holliday for a summer exhibition at An Iodhlann.
Booklet `Horses of the Two Harvests` 2010
Booklet describing the importance of horses and horse-breeding, particularly before WWII. Researched by Dr John Holliday for a summer exhibition at An Iodhlann.
An Gaidheal / The Gael magazine 1937-1963
Collection of 89 black&white-printed magazines produced by An Comunn Gaidhealach spanning 1937 to 1963 (incomplete).
Letter from Private Charles MacDonald, Middleton, 1916
Website printout of a transcript of a letter to `Effie` from Private Charles MacDonald who was serving in the 6th Seaforths in 1916. Charles was Lachie MacDonald`s (Middleton) uncle. He died in action in 1918. His body was never found.
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Lumps of Tiree peat
Three lumps of peat collected from the bank of Amhainn Bhan, Balevullin, in 2012. Only a small amount of peat was ever present on Tiree, and all the useful cuttings were exhausted decades ago. These pieces are very rare examples.
Article “Carnal love and priestly ordination on 6th century Tiree” by Michael Meckler, 2000
Print copy of an academic paper on 6th century politics and whether murderer Aed the Black, who became king of the Ulaid, stayed on Tiree.
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Various paper cuttings and information about artist Duncan MacGregor Whyte, Balephuil.
Collection of pieces of information about artist Duncan MacGregor Whyte (1866-1953) of Balephuil and Oban, and his paintings, from Iain Knapman, Balephuil and Basingstoke: (1) list of works held in the Holmes a Court collection, Australia, (2) birth certificate of DMW, (3) death certificate of DMW, (4) printed entry about DMW in cataloque of artists (WIEBKE), (5) information about DMW and his wife Mary Barnard, and their works displayed at the Oban Art Society Exhibition of 1984, (6) newspaper photograph of DMW in his kilt, (7) cutting from Oban Times 1982 “Argyll paintings under the hammer”.
