Audio cassette recording of Maggie Campbell talking about Nina Langley in October 1999.
Maggie Campbell talks about Nina Langley whom she interviewed in October, about her love of Gaelic, being teased for marrying an English boy, helping Tiree children prepare for the Mod where they won many prizes, winning a gold medal and cups herself for recitation, and writing plays and songs, one of which, Moladh Thiriodh Maggie sings.Tha Magaidh Chaimbeul a’ bruidhinn mu Nina Langley, bha còmhradh aice rithe anns an Dàmhair 1999, mun a’ gaoil air Gàidhlig agus mar a bha i air tarraing aiste airson gun do phòs i gillie Sasunnach, a’ cuideachadh clann Thirisdich a’ dheasachadh airson a’ Mhòid far an do choisinn iad mòran dhuaisean, choisinn i fhèin bonn òr agus cupanan airson beul-aithris agus sgrìobhadh fealla-chluich agus òrain, aon dhiubh Moladh Thiriodh agus Magaidh ga sheinn.
Local news and events including the Tiree Wave Classic, CalMac timeteable, the Better Neighbourhoods Services `Stay Put` project, extra money for the Council`s education service, a poem by a visitor written in 1900, the Mod and the youth club.
Local news including the decision by the Health Board not to go ahead with the nursing beds at Taigh a` Ruadh, the Youth Club, the Wave Classic, the Associate GP scheme, the Govan Mod, the award of a BEM to Hugh MacDonald of Mannal, and news from the playgroups.
Local news including concerns over the state of the pierhead, dental hygiene in Argyll, Moss – part 3 by Sandy MacKinnon, lamb and cattle sales, Tiree entrants to the Mod, and news from the gardening and regatta clubs.
Photocopied page of four newspaper cuttings from the Oban Times, 1968.
(1) Article about Major Iain MacLennan, chairman of the Council of Social Services and of the local District Council, who reports that the councils want to attract light industry to Tiree, reduce freight costs and improve and extend the public water supply, (2) formation of a Tiree Youth Club, (3) new medical unit for Dr Calvert, (4) letters about Anne Sinclair’s piping success and Danina Langley’s MOD success.
Newspaper photograph of Cornaigmore Secondary School choir.
Photograph of Cornaigmore Secondary School choir which won the unison singing at the National Mod in Ayr. L-R: (back) Monica Davies; May Margaret MacDonald; Margaret Ann Campbell; Ailidh Campbell; unknown; Christina Brown; Eileen Lyons; Archie MacFadyen; Alasdair Sinclair; unknown; Norman MacArthur; Bunty Thomson; (front) Eoghann Archie MacArthur; unknown; Margaret MacLean; unknown; Lena MacNeill.
