Tag Archives: education and cultural services

1997.239.2

Audio cassette recording of Hugh MacLean of Barrapol talking to John Donald MacLean in 1997.

Hugh MacLean (Eòghann Dhòmhnaill Eòghainn Mhòr) of Barrapol talks to John Donald MacLean in 1997 about shipwrecks on Tiree’s coast, a song about the Vivo composed by John Brown of Kilmoluaig, the burial ground of a shipwrecked crew at Balevullin, the healthy diet of his younger days, changes in the fishing grounds, shooting duck, geese and cormorants, eating seafood and seaweed, his school-days at Heylipol School, his interest in piping and Tiree pipers and fiddlers, the names of the cliffs caves and fishing rocks at Kennavara and his wartime experiences. Tha Eòghann Dhòmhnaill Eòghainn Mhòr a Goirtean Dòmhnall a’ bruidhinn ri Teòn Dòmhnall a’ Mhuilinn ann an 1997 mu na luing-bhriseadh air na tràighean mun cuairt Thiriodh, òran a chaidh a’ sgrìobhadh mun Vivo le Iain ’IcIllDhuinn a Cill Moluaig, an cladh aig sgioba long-bhriseadh ann am Baile Mhuilinn, am biadh fallain a fhuair e ann an làithean òige, atharrachaidhean ann àiteachan iasgaich, an t-sealgaireachd lacha, geòidh agus sgairbh, ag itheadh biadh-cladaich agus feamainn, a làithean-sgoile an Sgoil na Mòintich, a spies ann am pìobaireachd, pìobairean agus fìdhlearan Thiriodh, ainmeannan nan stùcannan, uamhan agus carraigean ann an Ceann a’ Bhara agus deuchainn an àm a’ chogaidh.

1999.24.1

Newspaper cutting with photograph of Cornaigmore Secondary Choir.

Cornaigmore Secondary Choir, c. 1970-1. L-R: (back row) Monica Smith, Crossapol; Christina Brown, Crossapol; Eilidh Campbell, Balemartine; Mairi MacInnes, Ruaig; May Margaret MacDonald, Balephuill; Margaret Ann Campbell, Cornaigbeg; (middle row) Eachann Donald, Vaul; Margo MacLean, Cornaigmore; Rosaleen Gillespie, Balephetrish; Eileen Leppard; Flora MacKinnon, Barrapol; Hugh Archie MacArthur, Balinoe; Eileen Lyons, Mannal; (front row) Linda MacLaughlin, Mannal; Lena MacNeill, Scarinish; Myra Gillespie, Balephetrish; Douglas Carter, Crossapol; James Dunne, Ruaig; Murdina MacDonald, Kilmoluaig; Morag MacArthur, Caoles; Lachie Campbell, Cornaigbeg.

1999.24.25

Black and white photograph of Ruaig School in 1952-3.

Ruaig School in 1952-3. L-R: (back row) Mary Gardiner; Annie MacLelland; May Meechan; Jane Meechan; Irene MacDonald, Machair House; Jean MacFarlane, teacher; (2nd back row) John MacLelland; Agne MacCulloch; Jean Cunningham; Sandra Band; Tommy MacKinnon, Vaul; Agnes Law; Gavin Clark; (3rd back row) Mary Ann MacLean; John Shanks; Robert MacDonald; David Conn; Lachie MacDonald; Alfie Tarbert; (front row) Mary MacInnes; Ann MacKinnon (Langley); Sylvia MacKinnon; Betty Cunningham; Ellen Macinnes.

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1999.144.9

Account by George Holleyman of his time in the RAF on Tiree 1941-1943.

Account by George Holleymen, an amateur archaeologist, of his time in RAF Tiree as a Service Policeman. Two more copies added in 2011 (E01206).

1999.193.11

Black and white photograph of Scarinish School in 1936.

Scarinish School, 1936. L-R: (back row) Miss Jean MacFarlane (teacher), Mr Dixon Bennett (trainee teacher), Angus Munn, Donald MacDonald, Lachlan McFadyen, Donald MacLean, Lachan MacKinnon, John MacDonald, Katherine C Nisbet (Head Teacher); (second row) Neil MacKinnon, John Peter McDonald, Annie MacFarlane, Cathie MacDonald, Mona MacDonald, Hetty MacDonald, Flora MacFarlane, Cathie Munn, Archibald MacDonald; (third row) Ishobel Campbell (seated), Maimi Miller, Netta MacLean, Katie MacLean, Catriona MacKinnon, May MacArthur, Mary MacKinnon, Anne MacArthur (seated); (front row) Willie McPhee, John MacDonald, Iain MacDonald, Donald McDonald, John C McLean.

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