Gilly B is an artist and illustrator. She studied art in England in the eighties, then raised a family on the island, and now after many years of working only for friends and family or to satisfy her own desire to express, she has been persuaded to open her work up....
29 March 2013 was a beautiful Spring day for the reopening of the Lismore Gaelic Heritage Centre. Visitors started arriving on the early ferries and there was great interest in the special exhibition - “The Lismore Ploughman” - with one of today’s champion vintage...
The Comann Eachdraidh had its best ever book week in October 2012 with great numbers attending every event. This annual fixture, which appeared first in 2007, has been slowly building momentum as word has spread about the calibre of speakers and events, thanks largely...
An exhibition of Marjorie Campbell paintings, drawings and glassware opened on Saturday 9 June 2012 in the library of Lismore Gaelic Heritage Centre. Sarah Campbell, Marjorie's daughter who lives with her family at Balimakillichan, introduced her extraordinary mother...
Lismore primary children had a taste of what it was like to be an Edwardian school pupil thanks to an exhibition of an Edwardian classroom at the Museum and an invitation from the curator, Jennifer Baker, for a trip back in time. A quiz about the various objects they...
An appreciative audience visited Ionad Noamh Moluag, for the launch of Ted and Elizabeth Odling, a book about two artists of the west of Scotland, written and produced by their children, Noelle, Christopher and Nicholas Odling. Barbara McDougall opened the...
Lismore Gaelic Heritage museum at Ionad Naomh Moluag opened on 1 April for the 2012 season. During April it will be open daily from 12 to 3pm and thereafter from 11 until 4pm. In addition to the permanent displays, the main exhibition room has a schoolroom from the...
A large number turned out for the opening of a retrospective of Donald Black's art at the Museum. As a self taught artist Donald has, throughout his life on the island, chronicled the land and its people in watercolours and pen and ink drawings. [gallery...
Lismore Gaelic Heritage Museum at Ionad Naomh Moluag, opened their latest exhibition - Lismore Faces with some associated Genealogy - by inviting residents to a private viewing on Sunday 1 August 2010. The exhibition features the family trees of the Stewart, MacColl...
The Museum reopened on 29 March 2010 with a display telling The Story of the Shop which, since it was built in 1890s by Neil McCormick of Daisybank, has played a vital part in local life providing the island with many of its needs. At one time there were three shops...
Lismore's third annual Book Fair week, organised by Barbara McDougall and Jennifer Baker, was very well patronised when it opened on Monday 16 November with a speech of welcome, an invitation to drinks and nibbles in the cafe, and preview of the week's events. Three...
A fascinating collection of photos can now be seen as part of book week at the Lismore Heritage Museum thanks to the hard work of archive volunteer Margaret Black who has collected photos from all over the island and beyond to present a picture of how life was up to...