MD recording of a talk by Rosemary Powers in An Talla on 29/3/2006.
A talk by Rosemary Power on Norse views of the Hebrides in the 13th century.
2006.59.1
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2000.61.2
CD Pròiseact Thiriodh CD-SA1953-85.
Hector MacLean (Eachann Ban) talks about funeral customs; the story of `Blar nan Sguab`; a premonition of cars; the building of the wall at Crossapol; stories of a hand and a money box and about stealing the goodness from milk; stories about fairies, water-horses and mermaids; how emigrants had to leave their cattle at Island House; spinning sìoman; harvest customs; Iain Kennedy and his stories; droving; coal boats; whisky making; a story about a wolf and a fox; shebeens and his work as a steward.
2000.61.53
Mini-disk SA1953/85.
Hector MacLean (Eachann Ban) talks about funeral customs; the story of `Blar nan Sguab`; a premonition of cars; the building of the wall at Crossapol; stories of a hand and a money box and about stealing the goodness from milk; stories about fairies, water-horses and mermaids; how emigrants had to leave their cattle at Island House; spinning sìoman; harvest customs; Iain Kennedy and his stories; droving; coal boats; whisky making; a story about a wolf and a fox; shebeens and his work as a steward.
2004.198.1
Paperback book `Somerled, Hammer of the Norse` by Kathleen MacPhee.
History of Somerled, c. 1100-1164, the first Lord of the Isles,
2004.182.2
Book `They Came From Tiree` by Gene Donald Lamont.
A history of Tiree from 7000 BC to 1851 AD with chapters on the economic situation in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the famine years and emigration to Canada.
2004.171.1
Paperback book `Vikings in Scotland` by James Graham-Campbell and Colleen E. Batey.
An archaeological survey beginning with the Picts and Scots and concentrating on the Viking and Late Norse periods spanning the 8th to 13th centuries in northern and western Scotland.
2004.148.1
18th century brooch pin and 15th century bronze buckle mounting found on Balevullin machair.
Brooch pin and bronze buckle mounting found on Balevullin machair before 1953. Examined and identified by the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland in Edinburgh (pre-1953). The pin is thought to have been made during the 18th century, whilst the buckle was thought to be made in the 15th century because “leaf shaped terminal did not appear until after 14th century”. Includes photocopy of historian`s notes.
2004.148.2
Collection of six brass or bronze objects found on Balevullin machair, and a photocopied note.
Six brass or bronze objects found on Balevullin machair and examined by the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland in Edinburgh at some time before 1953, and some identified as parts of brooches or pins, possibly Viking.
2004.40.1
Report by Katinka Stentoft titled `Tiree Prospective Settlement Survey`.
Results of a walkover survey of the machair areas of noth-west Tiree in September 2003 with the purpose of locating possible settlement sites of Viking or Late Norse date.
1998.263.8
Hardback book `Hebridean Journey` by Halliday Sutherland.
An account of the tour by the author around the Hebrides by steamer (for Tiree see pp 108-138).