Lismore Books

by Pauline Dowling | 20 May 2023 | About, Blog

The Heritage Centre Shop is a cornucopia of Lismore creativity. This island’s small population, (170) is able fill a shop with goods that are uniquely Lismore..

Let’s start with the many Lismore written or inspired books. which are round the corner in the shop.

Domhnall MacIlleDhuibh (Donald Black) – No Dha as an Lios – A tale or two from Lismore (2006) These engaging tales in Gaelic and English. are treasures from .one of the founders of the Heritage Centre. Lismore’s history and anecdotes told in a memorable way from one who lived them..

Robert Hay Lismore – The Great Garden (2009 temporarily out of print) tells the story of the island from earliest times to the present day offering fascinating insights into one of the west of Scotland’s most attractive and historically important islands.. How an Island LOST its People (2013) tells of improvement, clearance and resettlement on the island between 1830 and 1914. The story of Lismore in fifty Objects (2018) complied by Robert Hay

Margaret A Miller – My dear Son John McDougall, the last weaver on the Isle of Lismore in the West Highlands of Scotland, As his eight children passed away or left Lismore for other parts of Scotland and America McDougall began writing letters to his adult son, John, who emigrated to Minnesota.

Lachan Dubd A’chrogain: Lachlan Livingstone and his Grandsons: Bards of mull and Lismore:- Maighread D. Lobban (2008) This fascinating book on the Bards of Mull and Lismore is not just a work of painstaking scholarship but a complete labour of love. The bards are her great grandfather Lachlan Livingstone, known as Lachann Dubh, (Black Lachie), her two uncles John and Lachlan MacDonald, and her father James MacDonald.. (This is currently out of print.)

A guide to the Lismore Parish Church is a must read now that the Church of Scotland is intending to get rid of this historically important Lismore Landmark. Its long history and many changes explained..

Lachlan MacDonald – Dunfillin Tales from the from the enamel face. Entertaining and enlightening tales of a Liosach who, among many other things, is a born story teller.. Poignant and funny writing.

Jennifer Alan – Winter Light A selection of poems written and collected over many years. Many inspired by Lismore – others by life

Jennifer Baker – The Tartan Trampoline A trilogy about island kids. who fly over the west of Scotland on a trampoline. Manny, Effie and Tilly fly to magical places where they meet interesting people: the Pirate who has lost his treasure map, the skipping girl with no shoes and freezing feet and the superhero who has lost his superpowers. Stories for people of all ages.

Catherine Davis – A Lismore Quest takes people of all ages (great for children) around the island inviting them to spot and record notable places and things. . Lismore rainy day activity book for 7 -11 year olds and A Lismore colouring in book. are all great ways to get to know the island.

Pauline Isabel Dowling Going bananas Sleeping with the Captain.. Two books describing travelling with her mariner husband who, in the highland tradition, also happens to be a Lismore crofter.. I Would Like to have been a Nun is about her New Zealand family and helping to care for a mother there when she lives on Lismore..

Report: Pauline Dowling

30 May 2023