Storytelling & Lectures

This is a place to showcase and celebrate the Outer Hebrides and create inspiring connections between our collections, local intangible culture and people – in both Gaelic and English. There is a mix of audio files and videos.

Gàidhlig

• Gille-brìghde air innse le Shona NicGilleFhaolain

• An Dotair Ban air innse le Shona NicGilleFhaolain

• Mac an t-Srònaich air innse le Domhnall Saunders

• An Sgeulachd Trì-fhillte

• Sgeulachd Ruairidh an Tartair – An Spùinneadair.  Sgeulachd à Barraigh.

• Mar a chaidh Baghasdal is Cille Pheadair a’ sgaradh le ròn. Sgeulachd à Uibhist a Deas.

• Aithneachadh agus Cleachdadh Feamainn. Òraid le Ruairidh MacIllEathain

• Na dh’innseas sgeulachdan os-nàdarra mu maraichean.  Òraid le Dr Dòmhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart

English Stories & Lectures

• Mac an t-Srònaich – told by Domhnall Saunders

• The Ghost Funeral – told by Caitriona MacCuish

• An Dotair Ban – told by Shona MacLellan

• The Oystercatcher – told by Shona MacLellan

• The White Cow of Callanish – told by Vicky Sheppard

• ‘Roderick the Turbulent MacNeil – The Pirate’. Traditional tale from Barra.

• ‘The Very Life of It’ talk by Blake Milteer on the link between the disruption of 1843 and development of photography.  Linked to a touring exhibition from the National Galleries of Scotland and the National Library of Scotland. 

• ‘Free at Last’ talk by Rev Nigel Anderson on the history of the Disruption between the Free Church of Scotland and the Church of Scotland.

• ‘The Vikings as Navigators: Here sails the sea-brave’.  Talk by Professor Donna Heddle

• ‘Hebrideans in the Viking Sagas’.  Talk by Dr Andrew Jennings