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Excerpts from Ross of Mull Historical Centre Newsletter October 2006
ROSS OF MULL HISTORICAL CENTRE Email; enquiries@romhc.org.uk www.romhc.org.uk A new phase begins….. Well we are coming to the end of another busy season here on the Ross and the past year has seen some changes taking place. Lynda spent the first part of the year continuing our quest for funding for the Tigh Na Rois project and we were delighted to receive confirmation in July that the Heritage Lottery Fund will again be able to assist us. Unfortunately at the same time we had to say goodbye to Lynda who has worked tirelessly and enthusiastically for the Centre for the last few years. We should like to Thank her for her dedication and commitment and for the assistance she has given to the cause. Good luck Lynda in your new career. With the funding now secure two new staff have been appointed to take the project forward. Fiona Shannon has become Museum Project Manager and Andrea Sayers is our new Research Assistant. Together with our unflagging volunteers we have an excellent team in place and are looking forward to the challenges ahead. Whilst we have secured funding to convert Mill Brae Cottage, naturally we are committed to raising a proportion of the money from our own fundraising events and donations. Many of you kindly donated funds during our foundations for our heritage appeal and this has helped enormously towards our share. However, we are required to raise a further £3,000 over the coming year to fulfil our commitment. If you have not already made a contribution and feel you could help with a small donation it would be very gratefully received. Membership New Staff at the Centre My background is in Banking, Finance and Administration but on moving here I spent some time working in Oban and then in The Ferry Shop in Fionnphort which was an excellent way of getting to know everyone and vice versa. The role of Museum Project Manager is a challenging and varied one. I shall be overseeing the renovation of Millbrae Cottage, reporting to our six funders, digitising the vast collection of papers and photos that have been gathered over the years, organising fundraising activities and of course manning the centre with the help of local volunteers. I will be assisted in all of this by Andrea Sayers who will also be undertaking an Oral History project. I would like to thank Lynda for her help in settling in and the Directors for their guidance and support. Over the past 3 months I have learnt a lot about the history of the Ross and its' people and so far have only scratched the surface. This will be an exciting project and I am looking forward to meeting and overcoming the challenges we will inevitably face and to seeing the results of many peoples hard work over the past few years come to fruition. I was very pleased and excited to be given the opportunity to work with the Ross of Mull Historical Society. I have a passion for vernacular history, also reflected in my art work - I have just completed a commission for Dunfermline Museum, Fife, which involved working with their collection in an effort to draw attention to some of their lesser noticed items. I also intend to begin PhD research which will run parallel to my work with RoMHC. The position of Research Assistant will be a fascinating one. The main focus of my work will be an Oral History project, whilst also supporting Fiona with the day to day running of the centre. Oral History is a valuable source of historical knowledge at a community level, giving opportunities to strengthen the collective cultural identity of an area whilst at the same time recognising the particularly individual identities of each person's life. I plan to focus on relevant topics such as crafting, fishing, and domestic life. The next step of the project is to identify interviewees and begin meeting with them. If you are interested in knowing more or participating, please contact me at the portacabin in Bunessan. I would love to hear from anyone interested in telling their story. Mugg 2006 Cùrsa ùr ann an Cultar Dùthchasach Sa chiad bhliadhna thagh mi dà phròiseict ceangailte ris an Ros Mhuileach a leantainn - ainmean-àite na Rois, agus eachdraidh baile Bhràigh Chrìoch - a bharrachd air na cuspairean bunaiteach a b' fheudar dhuinn uile rannsachadh mar phàirt dhen chùrsa. Chuir mi seachad ùine ann an Taigh-tasgaidh na Gàidhealtachd an Iar anns a' Ghearasdan cuideachd, ag ionnsachadh mu thaisbeanaidhean agus an dòigh anns a bheil iad air an cur còmhla. Am bliadhna ?s iad 'Eachdraidh' agus 'Nua-bheachdan' na modalan a th' againn, agus tha mi dìreach air tighinn air ais bho thuras a Dhùn Èideann far an robh sinn a' coimhead air na tùsan ann an Tasglann Caitligeach na h-Alba, Tasglann Nàiseanta na h-Alba, agus Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba. Thug e tlachd dhomh guth Sheonaidh Chailein a chluinntinn, a-measg guthan eile air teipichean ann an Sgoil Eòlais na h-Alba, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, ?s esan ag innse sgeulachdan bhon Ros. Aig toiseach a' chùrsa, dh'iarr mi air luchd-stiùiridh Ionad Tha sinn fortananach gu bheil cultar dùthchasach ri fhaicinn mun cuairt oirnn fhathast san Ros Mhuileach, ann an seann toglaichean, innealan, cruth na tìre fhèin, ann am bàrdachd agus ann an sgeulachdan agus ceòl na sgìre. Ged a tha staid na Gàidhlig caran lag an-diugh, tha mi dòchasach nach eil i a' dol a-mach as bith, leis an àireamh de luchd-ionnsachaidh a tha a' tighinn air adhart, agus an taic phrìseil a gheibh sinn bho chuid dhe na fileantaich. Tha fhios gur i obair chudromach a th' aig luchd-obrach agus luchd-stiùiridh an ionaid eachdraidh agus iad a' gleidheadh agus a' taisbeanadh an stòras de chultar a th' againn. Eleanor NicDhùghaill I was pleased last year to gain a place on a new course being run by Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, the Gaelic college in Skye, and am currently in my second year, studying the history, culture and environment of the Highlands and Islands; the course is delivered entirely through the medium of Gaelic. It has been a great help to have access to the Ross of Mull History Centre, and to make use of papers, documents and information held there. The Ross of Mull is of course rich in material culture, with evidence all around us in the form of old buildings, agricultural implements, songs, stories and poems, the landscape itself, and, not least, what survives here of the Gaelic language It is encouraging that so many learners are coming forward to learn Gaelic, and that they are supported by valuable help from one or two fluent native speakers. Sgeulachdan bhon Taigh-tasgaidh/ Tales from the Museum The project linked up two artists - Sally Pattrick from Edinburgh, and Eleanor MacDougall - a Silversmith from the Ross of Mull. These artists hoped to shine a light on the past through their individual investigations and workshops, culminated in an open studio event in September. Eleanor MacDougall's focus was the township of Braighcreich - a now ruined village on the Ross of Mull. Sally Pattrick studied artifacts held in the Mull Museum Collection and in a private collection on the Ross of Mull. Both artists worked with curators, archivists, students and local people to study and research the lives of the 'ordinary' people who once lived and worked on Mull by looking at the material evidence they left behind. The Artists Sally Pattrick studied silversmithing at Edinburgh College of Art. Her work is informed by the language of museums, creating jewellery and automata inspired by an interest in collections and natural history, using a museum-style lay out with the clutter and chaos of a personal collection of curios. She is currently Artist in Residence at ECA.
Both artists gave talks to introduce their work and the focus of their research for the project: the material evidence left behind by “ordinary” people of Mull in the form of farming/household objects, and the importance of the Gaelic language within the community. Sally led drawing and jewellry workshops, while Eleanor led field trips to both Braighchreich and Cnoc na Fennaig on the Ross of Mull, leading discussions of the history of the village, vernacular architecture and Gaelic place-names. Drawing workshops were incorporated into the trips, and all were very well attended. The project culminated with both artists presenting open studios. Sally Pattrick presented her research to date, showing sketchbooks and samples. Work produced by Tobermory High School Gaelic Language and Art Department was shown alongside Sally Pattrick's own work. Eleanor MacDougall presented her finished hand raised bowls with incorporated Gaelic text. The finished work of both artists will be exhibited at An Tobar as part of the Highland Year of Culture. Dates for the Diary - 2007 Notes Sources for Genealogists Directors Tigh Na Rois |
Excerpts from Ross of Mull Historical Centre Newsletter October 2006, Scotland
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