The 17th March 2007 saw the opening of the new heritage centre: "Ionad Naomh Moluag" (literal translation: St Moluag's Centre). Mrs Angela Yeoman did the honour of opening the new building on a day in which the weather could have been a little kinder.
Donald Black made a speech and Duncan MacGregor thanked Mrs Yeoman for opening the centre.
An overview of the building of the centre is available here
Ionad Naomh Moluag is open daily between 11am and 5pm April-October and entry to the exhibition and Tigh Iseabal Dhaibh is £3.00. During the winter months (November-March) the centre is open only by prior arrangement. Within the new building there is a cafè which serves refreshments and light meals. The library holds a collection of gaelic and historical books and there is a small shop selling local books, postcards etc.
New at Ionad Naomh Moluag (Aug 08)
Thanks to the generosity of retired archivist and friend to Lismore, Murdo MacDonald, Ionad Naomh Moluag museum now has three pieces of tudric pewter in the art nouveau style by Archie Knox. Murdo had a considerable collection of his work and the rest he has gifted to the Kelvingrove art gallery. Archie Knox’s connection to Lismore is through his mother, Ann Carmichael, who was born and raised at Baligrundle. She moved to Kilbirnie in Ayrshire and later, when she married William Knox, to the Isle of Man where Archie, their 5th child, was born.
This is a great chance for those able to visit the museum to see the work of a man described as “the creative force behind the successful Celtic Revival style”. Most of his designing was done for Liberties of London but he also taught at the Kingston on Thames School of Art for many years where he had a strong following. The museum will be displaying three pieces - an ink well (1903), milk jug, and coffee pot (1905) - for the next few months.
