Mull Highland Games silver medal, 1955.
1955 Mull Highland Games Schools Relay medal (made of silver) won by Keil School, Dumbarton (John and Alistair MacNeill from Tiree and Iain Wotherspoon from Campbeltown).
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2004.63.8
Tiree Association Sports Junior Champion medal (pre-1961).
Tiree Association Sports Junior Champion medal – brass-coloured metal depicting a lion rampant surrounded by an olive wreath and mounted with a crown – won by Alistair MacNeill from Hynish before 1961.
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Tiree Association Sports Junior Champion medal (pre-1961).
Tiree Association Sports Junior Champion medal – brass-coloured metal depicting shield surrounded by five petals/leaves – won by Alistair MacNeill from Hynish before 1961.
2004.63.10
Inverary Highland Games silver medal, 1961.
Inverary Highland Games Best Local Athlete (Light Events) medal – made of silver depicting a shield surrounded by a decorative circle – won by Alistair MacNeill from Hynish in 1961.
2004.63.11
Oban Highland Games silver medal, 1960s
Oban Highland Games Best Local Athlete (Light Events) – made of silver depicting a shield surrounded with a partially engraved circle – won by Alistair MacNeill from Hynish between 1961 and 1965.
2004.63.12
Three sporting medals and a photograph mounted and framed, 1952-54
Three sporting medals and a black & white sports-team photograph belonging to John and Alistair MacNeill of Hynish mounted and framed: (1) medal won by John MacNeill representing Cornaigmore School at the 1952 Argyll County Sports in Lochgilphead (associated information mounted below medal), (2) Junior Championship medal won by Alistair MacNeill representing Cornaigmore School at the 1953 Argyll County Sports in Dunoon Stadium (associated information mounted below medal), (3) Intermediate Championship silver medal won by Alistair MacNeill of Hynish as runner-up at the 1954 Argyll County Sports in Campbeltown, (associated information mounted below medal, (4) photograph of the Tiree team returning from the 1953 County Sports on board the Lochearn. L-R: Billy Whiteside; Margaret Sinclair; Captain Neil Campbell; Roland Robertson, Gaelic and Latin teacher at Cornaigmore Secondary School; Archie MacIntyre; Alistair MacNeill holding Junior Championship trophy; his brother John MacNeill; Sarah F. MacDonald, Balemartine Primary headteacher.
2004.63.13
Colour photograph of Alistair MacNeill with the Duke of Argyll in Inverary in 1961.
Inverary Games, 1961. Alistair MacNeill of Hynish is presented with a trophy and medal for the best local athlete by the 11th Duke of Argyll. (Original in Filing Cabinet 8 drawer 3)
1999.77.1
Black and white photograph of the Tiree Association Sports Day in 1927 or 28.
The Tiree Association Sports Day in 1927 or ’28 when the first aeroplane to land on Tiree was hired to bring the day’s newspapers.
2000.65.1
Audio cassette recording of Jessie MacKinnon of Mannal talking to Maggie Campbell in March 2000.
Jessie MacKinnon (Jessie Lachainn) of Mannal talks to Maggie Campbell in March 2000 about the people who used live in Mannal; the teachers at Balemartine School; milking and shepherds; her 40 years of service with a doctor’s family in Glasgow; the changes in the way people dress now; the fishing from Mannal and Balemartine; the Cattle Show, regattas and sports in the summer; her holidays; the shop in Mannal; making butter, cheese and scones; ministers. Tha Seasaidh Lachainn Phàdraig a Manal a’ bruidhinn ri Magaidh Chaimbeul ann Am Mart 2000 mu na daoine a b’ àbhaist a bhi fuireach ann am Manal, tidsearan ann an sgoil Bhaile Mhàrtainn, bleoghainn agus cìobairean; an da fhichead bliadhna a bha i na shearbhanta aig teaghlach dotair ann an Glaschu, an t-atharrachadh ann an dòigh sgeadaich aig daoine an-nis; an t-iasgach a mach a Manal agus Baile Mhàrtainn; Fèis Cruidh, rèis bhàtaichean agus spòrs anns an t-samhradh; na soar-làithean aice; am bùth ann am Manal; deànamh ìm, càise agus bonnaich; ministeirean.
2001.20.1
Audio cassette recording of Archie MacKinnon of Cornaigmore talking to Maggie Campbell in January 2001.
Archie MacKinnon of Cornaigmore talks to Maggie Campbell in January 2001 about his working life, his 40 years as janitor at Cornaigmore School, the opening of the new school in 1936, the building of the Police Station in 1937, dancing competitions at the Tiree Association Sports, the windmill at Loch Bhasapol which powered the water supply to the school, the school furnace, the changes and new buildings at the school between 1972 and 2001; Archie also tells two amusing stories. Èairdsidh Ghilleasbuig Eachainn a Chòrnaig Mhòr a’ bruidhinn ri Magaidh Chaimbeul anns an Fhaoilteach 2001 mu obair, an da fhichead bliadhna a bha e na dhorsair ann an Sgoil Chòrnaig Mhòr, fosgladh an sgoil ùr ann an 1936, togail oifis a’ phoileas ann an 1937, co-fharpais dannsa aig Spòrs an Chomunn Thirisdich, am muileann-gaoithe aig Loch Bhasapol a bha tarraing uisge gun sgoil, àmhainn na sgoile, na atharrachaidhean agus na togalaichean ùra aig an sgoil eadar 1972 agus 2001; tha e cuideachd ag ìnnseadh da naidheachd èibhinn.