Fred Catcheside – Heb Shinty’s lost pioneer
By the door of Stornoway’s small Episcopalian chapel St Peter’s, in a grave which has seen better days, lie the remains of Frederick L Catcheside, one of the pioneers of…
Leòdhasaich aig Iomain Cholmcille
Ma dh’fhaoidte nach biodh Iomain Cholmcille mura robh Camanachd Leòdhais air ceumannan a ghabhail gus a bhith anns na cupannan ann an 2007. Fhuaireadh fòn o Gharry Reid aig Comann…
Touring Shinty Teams in Lewis – A History
Cornwall Shinty Club in partnership with Oxford Shinty Club visited the club on Thursday 8 August 2024 for a match at Smith Avenue as part of their annual Scottish tour.…
Shiel come to Shawbost for Strathdearn
After what seems like an age due to postponements, the Dubh is Gorm will hopefully return to the pitch tomorrow, and this time on home soil. The first game of…
From the Archives – Hebridean Shinty Revival Part 2 – 1996
They say the best way to create a tradition is to repeat something, and indeed that’s what happened on New Year’s Day 1996. The Stornoway Gazette (11/1/96) carried a report…
From the Archives – Hebridean Shinty Revival Part 1 – 1995
Recent research into the archives of the Stornoway Gazette has thrown up a wealth of material that gives a better picture of the early days of the revivals of shinty…
130 years of Stornoway Shinty!
Saturday 2nd September 2023 will hopefully see a healthy crowd take in our final game of a successful season at Shawbost against a visiting Strathglass team. It will also be…
Dubh-zen is Gorm in Cannich for 10 in a row Leòdhasaich
Camanachd Leòdhais brought the away season to a close with a historic, complete performance at traditional happy hunting grounds, Cannich Park, against Strathglass. The result a resounding 12-nil, with all…
From the Archives – “Skye go over the sea with a cup success their goal” – 1989
The following is an article from the Glasgow Herald October 12th 1989. It previews the Mod Cup game played at Bayhead in 1989 between Skye Camanachd and Beauly Shinty Club…
Back in the Day – Shinty Yearbook Trophy
The picture above shows when the originally constituted Comunn Camanachd Leòdhais was awarded a Shinty Yearbook Trophy in 1996. This was the Silver Jubilee of the Shinty Yearbook and was…