Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, No. 17, 16/1/1991.
Local news including the bad weather over the festive season, the cost of visiting hairdressers from Oban and an article about Balevullin by Sandy MacKinnon.
1997.265.52
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1997.265.109
Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, No. 72, 15/12/1993.
Local news including the rise in fuel prices and the introduction of airport surcharge, the road at Baugh, the forthcoming election of new Community Council, the local bus service, visiting Social Worker Moira MacKechnie, ferry services, the weather, a face-lift for the pierhead, and news from the feis, the playgroups and Forum on Disability.
1997.265.21
Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, Summer 1985.
Local news including the arrival of Dr Boulind and family, the improvement in the mains supply, car parking in Scarinish, a Gaelic poem by Neil Brownlie, Strathclyde concessionary fares scheme, RAF Tiree, news from the Guides, WRI, the churches, golf club, coastguard and cub scouts.
1997.265.65
Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, No. 30, 30/10/1991.
Local news including complaints about CalMac`s services, the new hall committee, articles about geese and corncrakes by Andy Knight, RSPB, delay of implementation of new food regulations, Kilmoluaig – part 3 by Sandy MacKinnon, Murray Omand`s retirement and news from the golf and regatta clubs.
1997.265.26
Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, Winter 1986.
Local news including the arrival of Dr John Holliday and family, the 1989 ferry schedule, the airport runways, the agricultural show, articles by Meena Knapman and Rev George Donaldson and news from the school, WRI, golf club, the video society, Tiree Association and the regatta club.
1997.265.68
Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, No. 32, 27/11/1991.
Local news including forthcoming visit from CalMac representative, restricted petrol supplies at Balemartine, the Hynish Centre, changes in the school tuck shop, Cornaigmore – part 1 by Sandy MacKinnon and a meeting between the Crofters Union and the RSPB to discuss Environmentally Sensitive Areas on Tiree.
2003.139.3
Hardback book `A Hebridean journey` by Elizabeth Stucley.
Account by Elizabeth Stucley of a journey through the Highlands and Islands following the route of Johnson and Boswell in the 18th century.
De-accessioned 1.3.2026.
1997.247.1
The tea clippers ‘Taeping’ and ‘Ariel’
Print of the tea clippers ‘Taeping’ and ‘Ariel’ competing in the Great China Tea Clipper Race of 1866.
Courtesy of Mr Donald MacKinnon
In 1866 London tea importers paid a premium of 10 shillings a ton for the first China tea of the season to arrive in London. On 30th May sixteen clippers left Foochow, including the favourite, the ‘Ariel’, and the ‘Taeping’, captained by Donald MacKinnon of Heanish and carrying almost 500 tons of tea.
As the boats raced home, the lead passed from one ship to another. As they reached the Lizard, the ‘Ariel’ and ‘Taeping’ were level. However, the shallower draught of the ‘Taeping’ allowed her to beat the tide and reach London Docks twenty minutes earlier than the ‘Ariel’, 16,000 miles and 99 days after leaving China.
The tea merchants of London were less than delighted to have such a glut of tea on the market and never offered the premium again. Captain MacKinnon returned to Tiree in glory but died the following year aged thirty-nine.
1997.167.1
Black and white photograph of Scarinish harbour.
Scarinish harbour with the hotel on the extreme left, probably photographed in the 1930s.
1997.243.1
Three anecdotes about ‘the Goilear’
Sound clip in English of Hector MacPhail telling three anecdotes about ‘the Goilear’.
Hector MacPhail of Ruaig gave a talk at Vaul Golf Club in November 1996, during which he told three humorous anecdotes about a fisherman from Balevullin nicknamed ‘the Goilear’.