Royal National Mòd
The Royal National Mòd ( Gaelic Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail ) is a festival organized and hosted by An Comunn Gàidhealach to promote the Gaelic language, music and culture. The Mòd, Gaelic for “annual meeting”, has been held annually in various parts of Scotland since 1892, with the exception of the years of the First and Second World Wars . In 2019 the event took place in Glasgow from October 11th to 19th.
The Mòd is a competition in various disciplines, including Gaelic music and songs, Highland dance, instrumental music, drama, sports and literature. In addition to the National Mòd, various local Mòds are held, but they do not achieve the importance of the Royal National Mòd.
In 1992 the Mòd was confirmed by a Royal Charter . The patroness of the festival is Queen Elisabeth II.
Venues
The southernmost venue is Ayr, the easternmost Aberdeen and the northernmost Thurso. Some locations were chosen more often than others because large halls and sufficient accommodation are preferred.
Despite having a significant Gaelic-speaking population, some regions of Scotland were never visited, e.g. Arran , Islay , Dumfries and Galloway , Fife , Angus, most of the Scottish northeast, Loch Lomond etc.
The venues for the Mòd were:
- Aberdeen - 1946, 1955, 1964, 1976
- Airdrie - 1993
- Aviemore - 1969
- Ayr - 1973
- Blairgowrie - 1996
- Dingwall - 1905, 1931, 1991
- Dundee - 1902, 1913, 1937, 1959, 1974
- Dunoon - 1930, 1950, 1968, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012, 2018
- East Kilbride - 1975
- Edinburgh - 1899, 1910, 1919, 1928, 1935, 1951, 1960, 1986
- Falkirk - 2008
- Fort William - 1922, 1927, 1932, 1981, 1985, 1999
- Glasgow - 1895, 1901, 1907, 1911, 1921, 1933, 1938, 1948, 1958, 1967, 1988, 1990, 2019
- Golspie - 1977, 1995
- Greenock - 1904, 1925
- Inverness - 1897, 1903, 1912, 1923, 1936, 1949, 1957, 1966, 1972, 1984, 1997, 2014
- Largs - 1956, 1965, 2002
- Lochaber - 2007, 2017
- Motherwell - 1983
- Oban - 1892, 1893, 1894, 1898, 1906, 1920, 1926, 1934, 1953, 1962, 1970, 1978, 1992, 2003, 2009, 2015
- Paisley - 2013
- Perth - 1896, 1900, 1924, 1929, 1947, 1954, 1963, 1980, 2004
- Rothesay - 1908, 1952
- Skye - 1982
- Skye and Lochalsh - 1998
- Stirling - 1909, 1961, 1971, 1987
- Stornoway - 1979, 1989, 2001
- Thurso - 2010
- Western Isles - 2005, 2011, 2016
Planned venues:
- 2020 - Inverness
- 2021 - Perth
- 2022 - paisley
- 2023 - Oban
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Gaelic culture takes center stage at this year's Royal National Mod. In: Glasgow Herald website. October 4, 2019, accessed April 10, 2020 .
- ^ History. In: Website of An Comunn Gàidhealach. To Comunn Gàidhealach, accessed on April 10, 2020 (English).
- ↑ a b unknown: Am Mòd Nàiseanta - Ionadan gach bliadhna. In: Website of the Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. Accessed April 10, 2020 (English).
- ↑ info@reefnet.co.uk: To Comunn Gàidhealach - Royal National Mod: Mod News ( en )