Paperback book `A History of the Clan MacLean` by J. P. McLean.
History of the clan MacLean from its first settlement at Duart Castle in Mull to the present period (1889) including a genealogical account of some of the principal families together with their heraldry, legends and superstitions.
Two old men over a hundred
Sound clip in English of Angus MacLean telling a humorous anecdote about two old men over a hundred.
Courtesy of Mr Angus MacLean
In a discussion about families living in Caoles in 1881 recorded by Dr John Holliday in June 2004, Angus MacLean of Scarinish tells a humorous anecdote about two old men in Caoles to Alasdair Sinclair and Duncan Grant.
At the time of the story, the two men – Iain MacLean and Ruaraidh MacDonald – were both over a hundred years old. Caoles was mainly unfenced and, despite his age, Iain’s job was to keep the animals within the township boundaries and out of the crops. This was not without precedent.
The Statistical Account of the 1790s recorded ten islanders over ninety and one over a hundred. ‘The Tiry-man above 100, was allowed to be 106, at his death, in spring last. Except for the last 7 years he supported himself and wife by herding. His liveliness appeared to the last, not only by walking but dancing.’
Mini-disk recording of Angus MacLean, Scarinish talking to Dr John Holliday in June 2004.
Angus MacLean of Scarinish talking to Dr John Holliday in June 2004 about Caoles families in the 1881 census, with Duncan Grant and Alasdair Sinclair.
Copied computer printout with genealogical information about the MacNeills of Balevullin.
Genealogical information about Marion and Lucy Jessie MacNeill from Balevullin farm who emigrated to New Zealand.
Copy of family history of the Hume brothers from 1869-1969 by Mary L. E. Guise.
Family history of the Hume brothers from 1869-1969.
Copy of family tree of Walter Adam Hume born 1829.
Family tree of Walter Adam Hume (born 1829), shepherd and illegitimate son of Douglas Earl of Hume and Elizabeth Jardine. Walter`s son John was manager of Heylipol farm.
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Genealogical information about the family of John MacPhail who emigrated to Canada in 1903.
Genealogical information about the family of John MacPhail who emigrated to Canada in 1903.
Comb-bound book `The People of the Parish of Jura 1506-1811` by Scott Buie.
List of the people of the Parish of Jura between 1506 and 1811 ordered by date and standardised spelling of names and giving known events.
Audio cassette recording of Dr John MacInnes Giving a talk in An Iodhlann in 2000.
Dr John MacInnes of the School of Scottish Studies talks in 2000 about the reasons he finds Tiree so memorable and about Donald Sinclair (Dòmhnall Chaluim Bhain) of Balephuil, his knowledge of genealogy, his second-sight, his turn of phrase, songs and their tunes, Gaelic hymns and the stories he told about Fionn, Oscar and Diarmid, historical legends and Icelandic sagas, the Campbells of Appin and the murder of Colin Campbell. (Continued on AC203)
Family tree for the MacLeans of Caoles House and the MacFadyens and MacLeans of Croish, 1750-2000. Large (A1) rolled sheet.
