Black and white photograph of Flora MacLean at Cornaig machair.
Cornaig machair in the 1910s or 1920s. L-R: Possibly the wife of the Archibald MacLean, the miller at Cornaig, or Amelia Cameron, granddaughter of Allan MacFadyen of Scarinish; Flora MacLean (Floraidh Ruadh), the sister of the miller Archibald MacLean, who had a shop in Cornaig.
Audio cassette of Maggie Campbell recording written information about the mill in Cornaig.
Maggie Campbell records information from John MacKinnon (Iain Aonghais) of Kilmoluaig and Archie MacKinnon of Cornaigmore about the mill in Cornaigmore.
Photocopied letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to the Duke`s chamberlain dated 7/12/1898.
Letter from the factor Hugh MacDiarmid dated 7/12/1898 to the Duke`s chamberlain about the deaths of two crofters, Archibald Brown of Mannal and Donald MacDonald of Ruaig, the state of the miller`s house at Cornaig (rotten flooring), and a request by Donald MacFadyen to build a store in Cornaigmore and a Coal-ree at Kenovay.
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.
Twenty-two photographs of Tiree from RCAHMS, 1900-1977
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Black and white postcard of Cornaig mill.
Postcard of a painting of Cornaig mill, probably produced in the early 20th century.
Family tree for the descendants of Archibald Campbell, miller at Cornaig 1828-1841.
Family tree for the descandants of Archibald Campbell, miller at Cornaig 1828-1841, and Margaret Thomson, Ardchatten.
Hardback book `The Northern and Western Islands of Scotland` by Frances J Shaw.
An investigation into the economy of the Scottish islands in the 17th century.
Audio cassette recording of Hector MacPhail interviewed by his daughter Winnifred Dowl in Ontario in July 1979 and again in June 1982.
Hector MacPhail talks to his daughter Winnifred Dell in July 1979 and June 1983 about his early childhood memories of Tiree, emigrating with his family to Ontario, Canada in 1903, his life and work in Canada and buying his own farm in 1920, and his family.
Audio cassette recording of Angus MacLean, Scarinish, interviewed by Maggie Campbell in 2000.
Angus MacLean talks to Maggie Campbell about the crofts in Caoles going back to the 18th century, blacksmiths, boat-builders, stone masons and tailors, the mill in Caoles, standing stones and the stories and legends associated with them, the school and the many bards who came from there including Bard Thighearna Cholla.
