Photograph of a crumbling black-roofed house at Mannal in 2006
Colour photograph of `Taigh Eoghainn `ic Alasdair`, next to `Hillview`, Mannal, in 2006. The house has since been demolished. (Original stored in filing cabinet 9 drawer 2).
Charts and plans for the construction of Skerryvore lighthouse
Photocopied pages of charts and plans from Stevenson`s account of Skerryvore lighthouse, published in 1843. Includes: map of Britain showing location of Tiree and Skerryvore, plan of Hynish showing pier, dock reservoir, lightkeepers and seamens houses etc., charts of Skerryvore rocks and minor skerries, plans of Skerryvore rocks showing during low and high tides, plans of the curves for the lighthouse towers, engineers sketch of the marine dynamometer, plans of the temporary barrack, scaled elevation of completed lighthouse, longitudinal and transverse sections of the lighthouse, engineers sketches of the balance crane used and Hynish dock. An online version can be viewed at https://archive.org/details/accountofskerryv1848stev
Photograph of Neil MacDonald and Murdoch MacLean thatching a house, ca 1985.
Colour photograph of Neil MacDonald, Kenovay (Niall dubh) and Murdoch MacLean, Kilmoluaig, (Murchadh Eachainn) thatching Neil`s old house in Kenovay around 1985. (Original stored in filing cabinet 9, drawer 2).
Copy of portrait “A Tiree Girl”
Colour print of a portrait “A Tiree Girl”, belonging to Su and Ian Aitkens, Balephuil. The girl is thought to be Ellen MacDonald, Balephuil (1886-1988), who emigrated to Manitoba, Canada, in 1910 with her sister Catherine. Unknown artist, although could have been painted by D. MacGregor-Whyte in the 1930s, who painted “The Lady of the Manse” in 1935, also owned by the Aitkens. See 2009.86.2.
Photograph of the old community hall at Crossapol in 2000
Colour photograph of the old community hall at Crossapol in 2000. The old hall was opened in 1960, demolished in 2001 and replaced by the new hall `An Talla` in 2004. (Original stored with 9 other photos of the old hall in filing cabinet 9 drawer 2)
Cornaig School Diary/Log Book 1922-1965
Hardback log book/diary from Cornaig School during 1922-1965. Entries by the principal teacher.
Colour photograph of Sandaig Thatched Cottage Museum under renovation
Original colour photographic print of Sandaig Thatched Cottage Museum under renovation in 1991-92. Shows bare roof timbers before turves and thatch were laid.
Text about archaeological sites on Tiree
Photocopy of text describing archaeological sites on Tiree: (1) Inner Hebrides Archaeological Project – Hough, Tiree by Darko Maricevic, (2) 8 Kilkenneth, Tiree by Clare Ellis, (3) Kilkenneth Chapel, Tiree by Susan Ovenden.
Archaelogical drawings of the ruin of Kilkenneth chapel (8 x A3).
Part of archaeological report into ruins of Kilkenneth Chapel, produced by Tom Dawson of SCAPE. Text as pdf file on CDROM (2009.9.2)
Colour photograph of the emigrants` stone at Druimbhuidhe.
The Emigrants’ Stone at Druimbhuidhe on the road between Heylipol and Cornaig, photographed by John Holliday in 2006. The day before emigrating, Iain Mòr Mairi Lachainn and Dòmhnall Mòr, both from Cornaig, were walking home after receiving their passage from Island House. One of them said to the other, “Well, we’ll be away from here and we’ll soon be forgotten.” And the other one said, “Let’s do something that they’ll remember us by,” so they rolled the boulder over on its side.
