Township: balevullin

2004.72.5

Copy of 1985 proposed Nature Conservancy Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Tiree.

Map of proposed Nature Conservancy Sites of Special Scientific Interest at Hough, Balevullin and Cornaig with a list of operations likely to damage the features of special interest, dated 1985. (From the papers of the late Sandy MacKinnon, Crossapol.)

2004.68.1

Audio cassette recording of Janet MacIntosh of Scarinish talking to Maggie Campbell on 21/5/2004.

Janet MacIntosh of Urvaig talks to Maggie Campbell in May 2004 about her schooldays in Balemartine, her childhood and wartime memories, Sunday customs, her travels round Scotland as a pilgrim, women’s clothing and work, baptisms in Tiree, the 19th century Baptist revival on the Ross of Mull, the Community Council, differences between the east and west of Tiree, self education, second sight and ghost stories, Tiree Bards, the hardness of life in the past with poverty, disease and the death of children; Janet finishes by singing a hymn composed by Neil MacDonald of Kilmoluaig

2001.56.2

Black and white photograph of William H. MacPhail and Flora MacKinnon nee MacLean in 1943.

Flora MacKinnon nee MacLean of Balevullin as a baby in Glasgow in 1943 with Flight Lieutenant William H. MacPhail of the Canadian Air Force. He was born 11/8/1919 in Fullarton Township, Perth County, Ontario and died 13/1/1945 at Lille in France.

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2000.242.1

Black and white photograph taken at Donald Kennedy`s croft in the 1930s.

Donald Kennedy`s croft in Balevullin in the 1930s. L-R: Catherine Kennedy of Balevullin, wife of Alexander; her sister Peggy MacNeill; Catherine Kennedy, sister of Alexander; Catherine MacNeill, sister of Catherine and Peggy; Neilina Brown, Balevullin; Alexander Kennedy, Balevullin; Clydesdale mares Lily and Gem. (Info re relationships needs to be checked)

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