Extract from ‘Outer Isles’ by Ada Goodrich Freer
Transcription of an extract about food and drink from ‘Outer Isles’ by Ada Goodrich Freer.
Ada Goodrich Freer was sponsored by the Society for Psychical Research to investigate second sight and supernatural tales in the Hebrides. She visited Tiree in 1894 and, after spending several months on the island, went to South Uist and Eriskay.
While on Eriskay, Ada befriended the local priest, Father Allan MacDonald, who was himself a collector of Hebridean folklore and traditions. She borrowed a number of his manuscripts on which she based a series of articles and lectures, earning herself an undeserved reputation as a folklorist.
By the time her book ‘Outer Isles’ was published in 1902, she was living in Jerusalem and her reputation as a clairvoyant and psychic researcher was in question. In 1905 she married a German-American Hans Henry Spoer with whom she moved to America in 1923.
Hardback book `Art Rambles in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland` by John T Reid.
An illustrated account of a journey through the Highlands and Islands in 1877 by John Reid. (Tiree pp 76-9.)
Hardback book `To Introduce the Hebrides` by Iain E. Anderson.
Account by the author of a voyage round the Hebrides, Tiree described on pp 141-46.
Paperback book `Highland Journey` by Mairi Hedderwick.
Illustrated sketching tour of Scotland by Mairi Hedderwick following the footsteps of Victorian artist John T. Reid, which features Tiree on pp 91-97.
Dissertation by Kaide MacKinnon, Hough, as part of BSc in Geography at Liverpool University in May 1993.
Dissertation by Kaide MacKinnon, Hough, about erosion of the machair at Traigh Thodhrasdail as a result of increased recreational use (windsurfing).
Photocopied extract from book `Rambles in the Hebrdes` by Roger A. Redfern, pp 74-83.
Descriptions of walks and cycles around Tiree, including to the Ringing Stone, the Signalling Tower, Traigh Bhi and Kennavara, Sandaig and the Kilkenneth chapel.
