The National Mod and Local Mods

An Comunn Gaidhealach runs the national Mod and branches of An Comunn around Scotland run the local mods. An Comunn is based at

109 Sraid na h-Eaglais, Inbhir Nis, IV1 1EY
109 Church St, Inverness, IV1 1EY. Tel: 01463 231226

An Comunn don't seem to have their own specific site, but can be reached through The Mod site:
http://www.the-mod.co.uk/english/contact.htm

The Mods are a series of Gaelic competitions involving singing, poetry, drama, music etc. Similar to the Eisteddfod in Wales - see http://www.eisteddfod.org.uk/

The Royal National Mod is held in Mid-October each year during the end of term break. Forthcoming venues for the National Mod are: 2000 (Dunoon); 2001 (Stornoway); 2002 (not allocated yet); 2003 (Oban - 100th Mod).

The National Mod runs from a Friday to the Saturday morning of the following week (the competitions end on the final Friday) See http://www.the-mod.co.uk/
Besides the official Mod programme, there is also a lively Mod fringe.

There are also local Mods. Here's a list of them:
Caithness/Sutherland; Dalriada (Lochgilphead area); Easter Ross; East Kilbride; Edinburgh; Glasgow; Harris; Inverness; Islay; Kyle; Lewis; Lochaber; Oban; Mull; Perthshire/Angus; Skye; Stirling; Uist; Wester Ross. Local Mods generally run over a weekend.

Contact details for the local mods are available off the site at http://www.the-mod.co.uk/english/provincial.htm

There is also a Mod in Vancouver held on even years.

Calum MacDonald (no connection with the person in Runrig) is the Mod officer with An Comunn Gaidhealach.

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