Rosemary Barry writes: Master piper Angus Nicolson fascinated those who had braved the dark and stormy afternoon to hear his take on ‘Piping – What’s it all about? With great enthusiasm he interspersed the technicalities of tuning and the extraordinary elegance and...
As a prelude to Douglas Breignan’s Taproot talk - The Daily Grind - on 19 October 2025 he led a group of walkers to some significant milling sites the previous morning at 10.30. He spoke about the Mill at Balnagown before his guided walk to Baligrundle and Fiart...
We are open for the season – Wednesday 1 April till the end of October from 1-4. Visit the accredited museum, the award winning cafe – Island cafe of the year 2025 – , the reconstructed cottars’ cottage, and a shop stocked with Lismore made as well as fair trade...
This unique ceilidh on the 25 March 2001 was a performance by the school children after having worked with actors and musicians - Meanbh-chuileag (Gaelic for midge) It is a theatre -in- education company and the initiative was established in 2000 as a Fèisean nan...
The Comann Eachdraidh Board is actively pursuing funding opportunities and has secured a grant from Museums Galleries Scotland to engage a part-time Project Officer to help with fund raising and to develop designs. The board believes that the time is right to extend...
At this stage - 2001 - the Comann Eachdraidh Lios Mor - the Lismore Historical Society - was up and running and housed at the schoolhouse in Achnacroish where the committee were busy collecting the objects, and stories that would eventually become the large archive...
Cha bhiodh smuain sam bith aig na luchd-siubhal eadar Port Ramasaigh agus Lagain air ciamar a thàinig an rathad seo gu bith. Gu h-àraid chionn...
Museums Galleries Scotland has awarded £280,834 to five organisations through its Museum Development Fund. Lismore Gaelic Heritage Centre is thrilled to be awarded £52,344 to expand and improve its facilities first opened at Ionad Naomh Moluag with the reconstructed...
Thanks to Morag Ferguson for the following report. On the 3 September 2025 the Board of Lismore Gaelic Heritage Centre invited all stakeholders to a meeting in the Centre share and consult on their intention to extend and improve the Centre. An email was sent to all...
On the 2 August 2002 the stirring sounds of Angus Nicholson’s pipes filled the air from early afternoon as the Lismore Community bus and a fleet of cars ran up and down to the ferry bringing many visitors to the “rebirth” of Taigh Iseabail Dhaidh, the traditional...
On 27 November 2009 Dr Iain and Winnie McNicol were guests of honour at a ceilidh and dance to celebrate and look back on Iain’s 29 years in charge of island health care. The minister, Roderick Campbell, paid tribute to Iain and introduced an evening showcasing...
The congregation on Lismore celebrated Duncan MacGregor's 50 years of being an elder. Ordained in 1975, he is still fulfilling his duties with his grace and kindness. He is a blessing to us all. Seen here with the Rev Dugald Cameron is from L-R Anne Livingstone,...