Photocopied extracts from the County of Argyll Twenty-fourth Annual Report by the Medical Officer of Health Dr Roger MacNeill, pp 44-45, 58-59.
Report by Dr Dan MacKinnon on the state of the fever hospital in Heanish and the need for more detailed specifications for building houses to ensure adequate ventilation, lighting and sanitation.
Photocopied extracts from the County of Argyll Twenty-fifth Annual Report by the Medical Officer of Health Dr Roger MacNeill, pp 50-51.
Report (incomplete) by Dr Dan MacKinnon regarding the lack of shelter, poor soil drainage and the sanitation and water supply.
Black and white photograph of Nan MacClounnan and Margaret Doig in 1945.
The old well at Rhum View, Vaul in 1945. L-R: Nan MacClounnan and Margaret Doig nee Johnston.
Township history for Gott and Earnal researched and written by Hector MacPhail.
Information about prominent families in Gott and Earnal – MacLeans, MacKinnons, MacIntyres and MacDonalds.
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Audio cassette recording of Katina MacDonald interviewed by Maggie Campbell at Tigh a` Rudha on 23/5/2002.
Maggie Campbell talks to Katina MacDonald in May 2002 about her childhood days in Balephuil, the way of life in the 1920s, church-going and baptisms, the shops, the healing powers of Dòmhnall Chaluim Bhain, the well in Balephuil Tobair Mhoire, songs and the poet Alasdair Sinclair (Alasdair Nèill Og), thatching and cleaning methods. Tha Magaidh Chaimbeul a’ bruidhinn ri Katina Nic Dhòmhnaill ’s a’ Cheitean 2002 mu làithean a h-òige ann am Baile Phuill; an dòigh beatha ’s na 1920an; an eaglais agus na baistidhean; na bùthan; comas-leigheis Dhòmhnaill Chaluim Bhàin; Tobar Mhòire ann am Baile Phuill; òrain agus am bard Alasdair Nèill Òig; an tughadh agus dòighean glanaidh.
Tobar Eachainn
Photograph of Tobar Eachainn at Kirkapol.
Tobar Eachainn (Hector’s Well) is situated on the west bank of Kirkapol stream a hundred metres to the east of Kirkapol graveyard. Formerly known as Tobar Odhrain (Oran’s Well), its waters were said to have healing properties.
St Oran was a relative and a disciple of St Columba. He possibly spent time in Tiree as the larger of the two graveyards at Kirkapol is also dedicated to him. Evidence of the foundations of a chapel was uncovered there by a grave-digger in the late 19th century.
The well is a natural spring which is enclosed within dry-stone walls and roofed with turf-covered slabs. It was closed as a source of drinking water in the 1940s because of its close proximity to the graveyard.
Colour photograph of Tobair Eachainn.
Tobair Eachainn, once known as Tobair Odhrain, on Lodge Farm.
