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…
Back in the Day – Lord of the Isles 2001
Duais Triath nan Eilean – The Lord of the Isles Tournament was revived in 2001. It had previously been played in Back in 1997, cancelled in 1998 due to the…
Back in the Day – Ullapool training session in 2000
In 2000, Back Shinty Club travelled over to face Lochcarron for an under-14 match and training session. It was stormy crossing but the then new astroturf park at Ullapool allowed…
Shinty in the Loch A Tuath News Archives – Stòras Prìseil!
As much of the Shinty Revivals of the 1990s in Lewis were focused in Back thanks to Boyd MacKenzie and the late Dr Barden, the Loch a Tuath News is…
Lewis finish home season with a flourish and bid farewell to “The Shinty Referee”
Saturday’s last home game of the season at Shawbost was a refereeing swansong for Henry MacInnes, who is retiring for shinty refereeing after a long career. Pictured here with his…
HebCelt Swings back for 15th Anniversary of Festival Shinty!
Hebridean Celtic Festival Shinty Challenge Cup Lewis V Uist Saturday 16th August Bayhead Park, Stornoway, 2pm Since 2007, the HebCelt Challenge Cup has been an unmissable highlight of Hebridean Celtic…
The Harrow Cup winning Lews Castle College team of 1959
Whilst shinty has been revived as a part of the sporting landscape in Lewis since the mid 1990s, there were several decades after the decline of the sport after the…