Fragment of pottery with a hole drilled through
Large fragment of pottery with a hole drilled through collected by Charles MacDonnell from Salum beach in 2009, and possible explanation of its purpose by Ian Hewitt of Bournemouth University: may have been used as a beehive, the holes being for ventilation. It may also have been a ceramic milk strainer used in cattle husbandry (see page 17 of GW Davis 2011).
Report on the Truck System in Scotland by Alexander Redgrave, HM Chief Inspector of Factories, in 1887. Presented to both Houses of Parliament. Includes a section about the Glassary Factory on Tiree.
Click here to view Tiree extract 2009.38.1
CD Pròiseact Thiriodh CD-SA1968-24.
Donald Sinclair (Dòmhnall Chaluim Bhàin) of Balephuil sings 12 Gaelic songs by Duncan Bàn MacIntyre-MacLeod, a song by Iain Luim, a song by Alasdair MacMaighstear Alasdair to Bonnie Prince Charlie and another ‘Oran do ’n Phrionnsa’, a love song, talks about Alexander Carmichael’s visit to Tiree, sings another four Gaelic songs, talks about the size of Neil MacNeill, Hogmanay customs, lucky black cats, the habits of dogs, tells a story about a roasted cat, sings ‘Oran Alasdair’, ‘Aoir Anna’, ‘Oidche na Dunara’ and ‘Cumha Alasdair Mhic Colla’, talks about how to make horn needles and sings another two Gaelic songs.
Mini-disk SA1968/24.
Donald Sinclair (Dòmhnall Chaluim Bhàin) of Balephuil sings 12 Gaelic songs by Duncan Bàn MacIntyre-MacLeod, a song by Iain Luim, a song by Alasdair MacMaighstear Alasdair to Bonnie Prince Charlie and another ‘Oran do ’n Phrionnsa’, a love song, talks about Alexander Carmichael’s visit to Tiree, sings another four Gaelic songs, talks about the size of Neil MacNeill, Hogmanay customs, lucky black cats, the habits of dogs, tells a story about a roasted cat, sings ‘Oran Alasdair’, ‘Aoir Anna’, ‘Oidche na Dunara’ and ‘Cumha Alasdair Mhic Colla’, talks about how to make horn needles and sings another two Gaelic songs.
Journal extract `Tiree Craggans` by G. A. Holleyman.
Paper about the design, history and uses of craggans illustrated with drawings and photographs.
Horn spoon.
Horn spoon found by George Holleyman in a small rubbish tip at Balevullin between 1941-3.
Serving mallet.
Serving mallet carved from a single piece of whalebone and used, most probably by sailors, to splice rope. Found by George Holleyman in a ruined cottage in Caoles in 1942.
Ticket from Tyrii Pottery.
Grey card ticket from Tyrii Pottery.
Tyrii pottery vase.
Blue/green glazed pottery vase (95 x 65 mm) from Tyrii pottery, Baugh, with price ticket on bottom.
Two posters advertising Dorinda Johnston`s Studio Gallery in Balevullin.
Two posters advertising Dorinda Johnston`s Studio Gallery in Balevullin.
