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...
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...
An Events' day at the Museum gave adults and children alike the chance to step back in time and experience the everyday lives and especially the chores of earlier generations. Freda MacGregor and Catherine Gillies, dressed appropriately, demonstrated and taught...
On 22nd October 2011 Donald Meek, Emeritus Professor of Scottish and Gaelic Studies at the University of Edinburgh launched an audiovisual display on the history of the Lismore Sailing Smacks.The display is a rich collection of photographs and documents from the...
On the 6 November 2012 two Learning and Events officers from Dunollie Museum and Cultural centre - Archaeologist Tara Coia and Historian and Gaelic scholar Aonghas Murray – spent the day at Lismore Primary giving the children a taste of archaeology. It was part of a...
. 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...