To celebrate their first 10 years, the Heritage Lottery Fund held a nationwide party. On Lismore this was hosted on 4 November 2004 in the hall by the Comann Eachdraidh who were also celebrating their part in the £2.2m lottery grant which is to support 38 projects...
. Sgioba Luaidh Inbhirchluaidh (Inverclyde Waulking Group) are an extremely impressive group who have visited Lismore twice, the first time on 20 July 2012 and the second a year later as part of the Crofters’ and Crafters’ day. They are preserving a skill and...
To hear the Faure Requiem performed in the Lismore Parish Church on the 30 August 2025 was a great and unusual treat. The 70 plus singers were mainly from Canada with others from Lismore and the rest of Britain. The idea started in the mind of the choir director from...
Pre- reformation Scotland has not been a frequent subject of scholarship and Lismore has shared this neglect. Until now. With Monks and Bishops a great chunk of Lismore’s history is brought to light thanks to Dr Robert Hay’s scholarship and his pursuit of the...
This year's Special Exhibition in the museum room is a two parter all about our water. Second part next season. And there's lots more to experience in our museum, cafe, library and shop. Entry to museum is by donation. And thank you for your...
6 October 2024 Taproot began with Noman Bissell launching his book Living on an Island: Expressing the Earth which combines personal memoir with an in-depth account of the history of the geopoetics movement, seen in particular from Scotland. It is this poet’s...
We are open for the season - April till October 11-4. 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 items. You can reach the...
The Heritage Centre is now closed for the season and will reopen in April 2025. Thanks to the volunteers, over 50 people from on and off the island, who run every aspect of this centre, it has been an eventful and successful season. Taproot, our winter festival...
This event was funded by the British Arts and Humanities Research Council with the Lismore Gaelic Heritage Centre and explored many aspects of Rev. Donald McNicol (1735-1802), a one-time minister of Lismore. Topics included his extensive Gaelic literary...
For the first time on 3 August 2024 visitors were invited to experience museum objects at first hand. Dave, Archie and Ailsa Clarke offered the opportunity to hold a variety of objects from 7000 year old tools, to Viking buckles, Roman brooches, and coins from the...
Members of the Clan MacDougall International Gathering at Dunollie, were given an enthusiastic welcome when they visited Lismore in 2 groups on 31 July and 1 August 2024. Explore Lismore, who run the island’s very popular land rover tours - were at Achnacroish to...
On the back wall of the museum room are photographic reproductions of 19 watercolour sketches by Lord Archibald Campbell. The original sketchbook is part of the archive of the Duke of Argyll held at Inveraray. Lord Archibald Campbell (1846-1913) was the second...