Tag Archives: boats and water travel

2004.65.1

Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, No. 319, 15/5/2004.

Local news and events including the visit of the P.S. Waverley, a letter from Derek Wolstencroft, an update from the hall, a feasibility study about a Tiree Gathering on Tiree in 2006, an update from the Tiree Development Partnership and news from the school.

2004.63.12

Three sporting medals and a photograph mounted and framed, 1952-54

Three sporting medals and a black & white sports-team photograph belonging to John and Alistair MacNeill of Hynish mounted and framed: (1) medal won by John MacNeill representing Cornaigmore School at the 1952 Argyll County Sports in Lochgilphead (associated information mounted below medal), (2) Junior Championship medal won by Alistair MacNeill representing Cornaigmore School at the 1953 Argyll County Sports in Dunoon Stadium (associated information mounted below medal), (3) Intermediate Championship silver medal won by Alistair MacNeill of Hynish as runner-up at the 1954 Argyll County Sports in Campbeltown, (associated information mounted below medal, (4) photograph of the Tiree team returning from the 1953 County Sports on board the Lochearn. L-R: Billy Whiteside; Margaret Sinclair; Captain Neil Campbell; Roland Robertson, Gaelic and Latin teacher at Cornaigmore Secondary School; Archie MacIntyre; Alistair MacNeill holding Junior Championship trophy; his brother John MacNeill; Sarah F. MacDonald, Balemartine Primary headteacher.

2004.61.1

Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, No. 318, 1/5/2004.

Local news and events including the visit of the Waverley paddle steamer, the retirement of Morag MacLean from Taigh a` Rudha, letter from Councillor Iain Gillies, update from the Tiree Development Partnership, the Milton Fishermen`s Fund and news from the RSPB, the school and the WRI.

2004.57.1

Black and white photograph of Scarinish harbour.

Scarinish harbour, probably photographed in the 1930s. The building in the background known as Stòr a’ Phuirt was originally built as a church, used occasionally as a prison and latterly as a store by the owners of the Mary Stewart. It was pulled down to make roads during World War II.

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