Monday 20 October 2014 Lesley Riddoch will introduce her new book "Blossom - What Scotland Needs to Flourish" at 7.30 at the Heritage Centre. In Lesley's words “Blossom is an account of Scotland at the grassroots through the stories of people I've had the good...
The Book of the Dean of Lismore, a miscellany of Scottish and Irish poetry, is the oldest collection of Gaelic poetry extant in Scotland. It was compiled between 1512 and 1526, chiefly by Sir James MacGregor, the Dean of Lismore , and his brother Duncan. The...
LISMORE BOOK WEEK: 20-24 OCTOBER 2014 Theme: Community Most events at the Heritage Centre Transport from the Port Appin Ferry 12 noon Tues to Thurs; 9am and 12 noon Fri Late Port Appin Ferries requested Mon, Wed and Thurs Week Ticket £20 (excluding Thursday dinner). ...
On Monday 7 July 2014, Dr Pavel Iosad and Dr Michael Ramsammy from the Department of Linguistics and English Language at the University of Edinburgh, visited Lismore to carry out research as part of a study of aspects of Gaelic Phonetics. Lismore Gaelic was studied,...
On 30th June Gaelic Singer and Broadcaster Mary Ann Kennedy brought her show - Aiseag (The Ferryboat) – PRSF New Music Biennial 2014 – to Lismore. The Public hall was filled with an enthusiastic audience who enjoyed an excellent variety show. Part of the evening...
From Saturday 1st till Saturday 28 June you will find ‘Shelter’ an exhibition by Colette Walker in the Heritage Library. Colette is an Art Therapist working in East Lothian and she creates using oils acrylics applique and inks, to represent the point between Abstract...
The 2014 season has opened with a well stocked shop, a cafe under new management, and a brand new exhibition in the Museum room. Homecoming Lismore 2014 tells the story of John MacDougall (1803-1888) a , cottar, weaver, churchman and founder of an Emigrant Family,...
Growing up on Lismore, an event at the Heritage Centre , invited islanders of all ages to a party where they could swap their memories, photographs and even talk about their experiences in a real recording studio. it was organised by Caroline Willis, Helen Crossan and...
On Sunday 12 January 2014, the car park was full and there was seldom an empty seat at the Grand Opening of Liosbeag, the café at the Heritage Centre, now in the capable hands of Kiki MacColl. On a dry and sometimes sunny day, she and her staff worked tirelessly...
Beth Campbell hosted a hugely enjoyable Christmas Dinner in the Isle of Lismore Café on 21 December 2013 when 20 diners sat down to a delicious five course meal. This was Beth’s final event as proprietor of the café after four years of making it a central...
Duncan Livingstone, chair of Lismore Gaelic Heritage centre, welcomed the volunteers who have kept the Centre running throughout the season. These volunteers maintain the museum, the shop, the cottage, run various events as well as general cleaning and maintenance....
The publishers , The Islands Book Trust, were pleased to launch Robert Hay's second book "How an island Lost its People" at the Friends' Day in the museum on 24 November 2013. Bob's first book “Lismore – The Great Garden”, published in 2009, was a great sweep of...