Medieval Weekend 7-9 August 2015

Medieval Weekend 7-9 August 2015

A weekend of celebrating the Preservation and Display of the 14/15th Century Lismore Graveslabs and the Results of the Archaeological Dig at Achinduin Castle. Book your tickets by calling 01631 760030. Weekend packages available including accommodation. PROGRAMME...

Medieval Weekend: Play

Medieval Weekend: Play

The island's Medieval weekend started on a cool but fine Friday evening with "Banished" a play by Jennifer Baker which told the story of one of Bishop George Lauder 's rare  visits in 1452.  Lismore was an outpost of his diocese and far from his residence in the...

Heritage Textile Week 2015

Heritage Textile Week 2015

Come and join us for Wool Waulking, Butter Churning, Oatcake Baking, Embroidery and Appliqué demonstrations, talks on Paisley shawls and Oats, Guided Walks through Lismore's weaving heritage sites, Crafts, Local Food & Book market and much more at the first...

Argyll & Bute Cultural Assembly on Lismore

Argyll & Bute Cultural Assembly on Lismore

THURSDAY MAY 14th 2.30pm at the Lismore Gaelic Heritage Centre. All are welcome to the Argyll & Bute Cultural Assembly on Lismore this coming Thursday 14 May 2015 at 2.30pm. The meeting is open to all island groups, creative business owners and individuals that...

Celebrate Lismore Gaelic Day

Celebrate Lismore Gaelic Day

The Comann Eachdraidh Lios Mor would like to invite you to celebrate Lismore Gaelic Day on Saturday 2 May from 10 until 4 at Ionad Naomh Moluag. Four guest speakers (see the poster below) will talk about why linguists should care about Argyll Gaelic, as well as the...

Museum Special Exhibition 2015

Museum Special Exhibition 2015

The  Heritage Centre will reopen on 29th March 2015 with a photographic exhibition telling the story of women at work on the island through the centuries. If there was work to be done, Lismore's women have always done it and that was as true in earliest times as it is...

Gaelic Cafe Restarting

Gaelic Cafe Restarting

Bliadhna Mhath Ùr! Tòisichidh an Café Gàidhlig a-rithist Disathairne 10 am Faoilleach 2015 aig 2.30 feasgar anns a' Chomann Eachdraidh. Gaelic Café will resume on Saturday 10 January 2015 at 2.30 pm, at Ionad Naomh Moluag. Fàilte ron a h-uile duine.  Come along and...

Book Week 20–24 October 2014: Review

Book Week 20–24 October 2014: Review

The Book Week this year was a great success despite some of the wildest weather of 2014 which meant that those  who wanted to attend from the mainland were unable to do so. That was very unlucky but one of the vicissitudes of living on an island. We look upon these...

Book Week 2014: Alan Riach

Book Week 2014: Alan Riach

Friday 24 October  2014 At 10.30 Alan Riach will introducing his latest book “Arts of Independence: The Cultural Argument and Why it Matters Most”  in a talk entitled “The Community of Scotland and the Arts of Independence”, . This will be a wideranging and  possibly...

Book Week 2014: Gaelic Day

Book Week 2014: Gaelic Day

Wednesday 22 October   is Gaelic Day From 2pm-4pm  in the Heritage Centre  an informal talk from Robert Hay about t Childhood of Alexander Carmichael:, Folklorist and compiler of “Carmina Gadelica”. ,  and and walk round his home and school if weather permits. . At...

Book Week 2014: Professor Jim Hunter

Book Week 2014: Professor Jim Hunter

  Professor Jim Hunter, author of the ground breaking "Making of the Crofting Community", is much in demand all over the UK so the Heritage Centre is proud to have booked him for October 2014's  Book Week. .At 2pm on 21 October he will introduce his latest book,...

Book Week 2014: Children

Book Week 2014: Children

Monday 20 October 2014 Author  Mavis Gulliver  has  always been interested in writing.  As a child she used to make magazines, filling the pages with stories, poems, quizzes and puzzles. Then came growing up when having a family and being a teacher didn't leave her...