Township history for Soay, Brock, Ruaig and Salum researched and written by Hector MacPhail.
Information about Soay and about prominent families in Brock, Ruaig and Salum – the MacKinnons/Sinclairs, Lamonts, MacLeans, MacLeods and MacInneses.
Click here to view 1998.44.6
Township history for Heanish researched and written by Hector MacPhail.
Information about the MacKinnons in Heanish.
Click here to view 1998.44.7
Audio cassette recording of John Fletcher, Balemartine, interviewed by Maggie Campbell on 8/2/2003.
John Fletcher of Balemartine talks to Maggie Campbell in February 2003 about coffin-making on Tiree, people who made them – Calum Iain Chaluim of Balemartine and Sandaidh Chailean Bhàn of Hynish – and the nameplates, the wood and other materials used, caithris na h-oidhche to guard against body-snatching, grave-digging, burials, closing and dressing the grave and tending the graveyard. Iain Mac an Fhleisdeir a’ bruidhinn ri Mairead Caimbeul anns An Gearran 2003 mu dheidhinn cùisean co-cheangailte ri bàs – na daoine a bhitheadh a’ dèanamh na cisteachan-laighe (Calum Iain Chaluim o Baile Mhartainn agus Sandy Chalein Bhàn o Haoidhnis), am fiodh agus an stuth eile a bhitheadh iad a cleachdadh, caithris na h-oidhche, cladhach na liochd, dòighean tòrradh agus tiodhlacadh, dùineadh agus càradh na liochd agus na daoine a bhitheadh a’ coimhead as dèidh an cladh.
CD `Lasair Dhe`.
Prayers, psalms and other spiritual music performed by a variety of artists.
Newspaper cutting `Litir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh` by Roddy MacLean.
Materila for Gaelic learners.
Newspaper cutting `Litir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh` by Roddy MacLean.
Material for Gaelic learners.
Newspaper cutting `The Quern-Dust Calendar` by Raghnall MacilleDhuibh.
Legend about John Brown who hid a ploughshare, died without revealing its whereabouts and thereafter his ghost haunted Dun Crosg in Glen Lochy.
Photocopied newspaper cutting about Gordon Donald 1929-1988.
Obituary for Gordon Donald (1929-1988) in Gaelic with English summary.
Photocopied booklet `MacAidh Thiridhe` by elder Norman MacDonald
Book about United Free Church minister Donald MacKay who served Tiree for 29 years between 1882 and 1911. The church is now Kirkapol Guest House and the manse Taigh a` Ruadh.
Photocopied booklet `An t-Aiseag na Iar` by Prof. Donald Meek.
Illustrated booklet about the history of Caledonian MacBrayne, captains and ferries.
