Another famous Carmichael from Lismore was Dugald Carmichael (1772-1827). He was born in Stronacraoibh and educated on the island. At a very...

Carmichael’s is one of a handful of reports concerning the last British great auk, and like the rest of them was recorded long after the eve...

Even before it became extinct, the great auk or gairfowl ( Pinguinus impennis ) was renowned as one of the most extraordinary seabirds to b...

Lamartine, by Henri Decaisne (Musée de Mâcon). Just over a century since the Ossianic controversy first raised its ugly head, Alexande...

We are very pleased to announce that a guide to Alexander Carmichael’s handwriting is now available online. Anyone who has read (or perhaps ...

It was with the express purpose of garnering information from a tradition bearer called Effie MacCrimmon or Oighrig NicCruimein that Carmic...

Alexander Carmichael's first of only two trips to St Kilda took place on 22 May 1865. Leaving Lochmaddy in North Uist at the very early ...