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...
On 27 November 2009 Dr Iain and Winnie McNicol were guests of honour at a ceilidh and dance to celebrate and look back on Iain’s 29 years in charge of island health care. The minister, Roderick Campbell, paid tribute to Iain and introduced an evening showcasing...
The congregation on Lismore celebrated Duncan MacGregor's 50 years of being an elder. Ordained in 1975, he is still fulfilling his duties with his grace and kindness. He is a blessing to us all. Seen here with the Rev Dugald Cameron is from L-R Anne Livingstone,...
Travellers on the road from Port Ramsay to Laggan may never have wondered how this unsealed but perfectly navigable road came about. Particularly as,...
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...
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...
In 1987, to commemorate the Lismore Women's Guild’s centenary, Elizabeth Odling was commissioned to design and make a new pulpit fall for the Lismore church. This, added to the stained glass windows designed by leading Arts and crafts practitioner Mary...
On Saturday 23 September 2025 Karen Livingstone met with members of Kilmoluag Liosmor (Lismore Church Futures Group) and others to discuss the important stained glass windows in Lismore Parish Church. She was introduced by her brother Ron Livingstone who is the...
The Historical Society – Comann Eachdraidh Lios Mòr – was formed in 1994 with the help of Beathag Morrison of Comann na Gàidhlig. It was founded by Donald Black, Margaret MacDonald and Cathy Carmichael who became chairman, secretary and treasurer respectively. They...
The MacDougall/McCallum Heritage Foundation in the USA has been a generous and continuing support to the Comann Eachdraidh Lios Mor for many years. It started with Margaret MacDougall Carasik who first came to Oban from Minnesota for the MacDougall gathering in 2004...
Hay’s account of the early history of the bishopric of Argyll is timely, coming as the Isle of Lismore community decide whether to take over responsibility for the church building which was once the site of the diocesan Cathedral. The book traces the foundation of...
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...