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3.23: How do I find out about Highland Games or Mods in my area. What is a Mod?
An Comunn Gaidhealach runs the Mods. An Comunn is based at
109 Church St, Inverness, IV1 1EY
The Mods are a series of Gaelic competitions involving singing, poetry,
drama, music etc.
The Royal National Mod is held in Mid-October each year. Forthcoming
venues for it are:
94 (Dunoon), 95 (Golspie), 96 (Blairgowrie), 97 (Inverness)
The National Mod runs from a Friday to the Saturday morning of
the following week (the competitions end on the final Friday)
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 An Comunn Gaidhealach in Inverness for contact details
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