Poems “The Stone of Remembrance” and “The Maiden of Colla” by Rev. Dugald MacEchern, 1902
Small booklet of two poems by the Rev. Dugald MacEchern written in 1902. (1) The Stone of Remembrance. This poem is about the memorial stone of Heylipol Church, Tiree, which was laid by Lady Victoria Campbell, accompanied by Miss Percy, on August 19th 1902, which happened to be the anniversary of the Battle of Otterburn. (2) The Maiden of Colla. This poem appears to be in remembrance of a deceased unnamed girl of Coll, and first appeared in the magazine “The Peoples Friend”. The blood-red flower mentioned in the text, and drawn on the last page, is the Bloody Crane`s-bill or Creachlach Dearg that grows in abundance amongst the marram at the west end of Coll. Rev. MacEchern was a family friend of the Clements of Gallanach, Coll in the early 1900s.
Letters from former Tiree Baptist minister F.W.Taylor to Elsie MacKinnon, Kirkapol, 1939
Two handwritten letters from the former Baptist minister on Tiree, F.W.Taylor to Miss Elsie MacKinnon, Lodge Farm, Kirkapol. Both are personal sermons to the young Elsie (19 yrs) advising her to avoid ways and people who might lead her to the devil. One letter (written from Aucheneck, Deungoyne, Stirlingshire, 24.7.39) mentions the minister`s slow recovery from a serious illness.
Photograph of Rev. Duncan MacFarlane, Balemartine, 1934
Mounted sepia photographic portrait of Rev. Duncan MacFarlane, Balemartine, in 1934, belonging to Flora MacKinnon, Balevullin, and signed “With all good wishes for 1935”. Copy mounted in photograph folder N100-199.
Photograph of the novellist Alistair MacLean as a baby with his family ca. 1925.
Black & white photograph of the Rev. Alistair MacLean and his wife Mary Lamont with their sons L-R Lachlan, Ian and Alistair, outside the manse in Daviot. Mary is carrying the fourth brother Gillespie. Rev. Alistair MacLean was the son of Lachlan MacLean, Tiree. Alistair junior wrote several famous novels, some of which were made into films e.g. `Where Eagles Dare`. (Original photo stored in filing cabinet 9 drawer 2)
Photograph of the novellist Alistair MacLean as a child, ca. 1930
Black & white photograph of the novelist Alistair MacLean as a child sitting on the lap of the manse housekeeper, Janet McNiel, in his father`s car outside the manse in Daviot around 1930. The other children are Alastair’s “little friends from school”, who may include his brothers. Alistair was the grandson of Lachlan MacLean of Tiree and wrote several famous novels, some of which were made into films e.g. `Where Eagles Dare`. (Original photo stored in filing cabinet 9 drawer 2)
Photograph of the manse at Daviot where novellist Alistair MacLean was brought up.
Black & white photograph of the manse at Daviot, near Inverness, where the novellist Alistair MacLean was brought up. Alistair was the grandson of Lachlan MacLean of Tiree and wrote several famous novels, some of which were made into films e.g. `Where Eagles Dare`. (Original photo stored in filing cabinet 9 drawer 2)
Black & white photograph of Daviot Church, near Inverness, in the snow in March 1937. Daviot was the parish church of the Rev. Alistair MacLean whose father Lachlan was from Tiree. Alistair`s son Alistair MacLean wrote several famous novels, some of which were made into films e.g. `Where Eagles Dare`. (Original photo stored in filing cabinet 9 drawer 2)
Small booklet “MacAidh Thiridhe” (“MacKay Tiree”), leis an Urr. Tormod Domhnallach, Foithir. A biography in Gaelic of Rev. Donald Tulloch MacKay (b. 1850), Free Church minister on Tiree 1882-1911. Two copies – one presented to Alasdair Sinclair, Brock, from An T-Eileanach, Berneray Lochmaddy.
Black and white photograph of Rev. Allan Munn copied from the book `Voices in the sun` by Elspeth Jack.
Rev Allan Munn was born in Heanish in 1867, the son of Hugh Munn and his wife Ann MacKinnon. Allan left Tiree for Glasgow University and was ordained in 1897 into the United Free Church. His first parish was in Inverness. In 1911 he spent several months at the Scottish Church of Algiers and in 1913 he moved with his wife and seven children to take charge of a church in Germiston in the Transvaal. Eleven years later he moved to the Presbyterian church in Bulawayo, now in Zimbabwe.
