Paperback book `Island Harvest` by Donald E. Meek.
A history of Tiree Baptist Church from 1838-1988.
1997.76.1
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1997.77.1
Small paperback book `Laoidhean Shioin` produced by Gilleasbuig Farcharson, 1924.
Thirty-five Gaelic hymns composed by Rev. Archibald Farquharson during his time on Tiree around 1869. Owned by James MacArthur and Alasdair MacArthur, Heylipol, whose names are handwritten on the cover and inside.
2002.13.1
Paperback book `The Scottish Highlands` by Donald E. Meek.
The Churches and Gaelic culture in the Highlands and islands of Scotland from St Columbus to the present day.
2002.13.2
Hardback book `Revivals in the Highlands and Islands in the 19th Century` by Rev. Alexander MacRae.
Religious revivals in the Highlands and Islands (Tiree pp 58-63, 196)
1997.57.1
Photocopied extract from unkown book about church ministers with entry about Donald F. McLean..
C.V. for Donald F. McLean.
1997.58.1
Photocopied extract from book `Annals of the Free Church of Scotland 1843-1900`.
Paragraph about the Free Church in Tiree giving congregation numbers and ministers.
1997.60.1
Photocopied newspaper article `The Island of Tiree` by A MacLean Sinclair
Newspaper article by A MacLean Sinclair containing three stories of Tiree: (1) How Neil MacFadyen and Donald MacLean were seized by the crew of a French brig and forced to pilot the ship to Lochnanuagh where Prince Charlie and 130 of his followers embarked for France, (2) An attempt to trace the ancestry of Dr James MacLean of Balephuill from Hector Roy, ninth laird of Coll, (3) Biographical information about the Rev. John Sinclair from the Gott area.
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1997.47.1
Photocopy of book extract `Parish of Tiry` by Rev. Archibald McColl.
Description of the geography of Tiree, its wildlife, minerals, antiquities, climate, diseases, population, fuel, manufactures and fishery, livestock, agriculture, the character and customs of the people, the poor, schools, emigration, ferries, churches.
1997.39.5
Incomplete letter from Rev. Guthrie, a Free Church minister who lodged at Corrairigh, Cornaigbeg, with photocopy.
Incomplete letter describing author`s holidays in Fort William, a taxi journey to the boat in Oban, news of family, friends and acquaintances.
2002.4.11
Newspaper article `The Quern-Dust Calendar – The Remarkable Father Rigg`.
Three Gaelic elegies about George Rigg, parish priest of Daliburgh in South Uist from 1894 to 1897.