Royal National Mod

Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail
109 Church Street
INVERNESS
IV1 1EY

Tel: 01463 709705
Fax: 01463 709706
E-mail: info@the-mod.co.uk

The Mòd 2008

The Royal National Mod 2008 will be held in Falkirk.

Contact details:
Phone: 01324 627432
Email: info@mod2008falkirk.org
Web: www.mod2008falkirk.org

Correspondance address:
Royal National Mod 2008 Falkirk
Room 121
Falkirk Council
Municipal Buildings
Falkirk, FK1 5RS

A committee has been appointed to organise The Mod 2008. The main points of contact are listed below.

Name	Position
Councillor Angus MacDonald angus.macdonald@falkirk.gov.uk	Chairperson
Mary Anne Brown Telephone 01324 823314	Vice Chairperson
Karen Fernie secretary@mod2008falkirk.org	Secretary
Alex MacDonald halls@mod2008falkirk.org	Halls Convener
Lyle Kennedy stewarding@mod2008falkirk.org	Stewarding Convener
Linda Sim transport@mod2008falkirk.org	Transport Convener
Kirsty Paterson publicity@mod2008falkirk.org	Publicity Convener
Sheena Walker info@mod2008falkirk.org	Support Convener

Royal National Mod

The Royal National Mod is Scotland's premier Gaelic festival of the Gaelic language, arts and culture and is held annually in October at a different location in Scotland. The Mod is a competition-based festival which celebrates the Gaelic language and culture through music, dance, drama, arts and literature.

Royal National Mod History

First held in Oban in 1892, the Mod has now grown to become the second biggest festival in Scotland attracting visitors and competitors from throughout the UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada and the USA. The Mod provides a major economic and cultural boost to the host area and also attracts considerable national and international publicity, raising the profile of the host location.

Whilst the Royal National Mod is essentially a competitive event it also represents an opportunity for Gaels and non-Gaels to gather and renew old friendships as well as forging new ones. It has evolved organically, responding to contemporary changes in Gaelic education and the wider field of the Gaelic arts, acting as an incentive for talented individuals and groups to develop and refine their talents in the public arena. In its own way, the Mod has been a significant cohesive element in keeping the Gaelic community together over the past century overcoming many challenges.

Since 1912, there has been a royal family association with the Mod whose parent body, An Còmunn Gàidhealach, has HM The Queen as its Patron while members of the Royal Family regularly attend the event.

Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail (The Royal National Mod) was formed in 1999 with the remit of assuming responsibility for all aspects of the event including administration, fundraising and sponsorship. The support of national and international organisations such as The Royal Bank of Scotland and Caledonian MacBrayne has helped to consolidate the status of the Royal National Mod as Scotland's main Gaelic festival.

This status was underlined further at the Royal National Mod 2003, the 100th Mod held in Oban where guests throughout the week included the Rt. Hon Jack MacConnell MSP, First Minister; Mr Peter Peacock MSP, Education Minister; Mr Frank McAveety MSP, Minister for Tourism, Culture & Sport with the Scottish Executive; Mrs Anne Maguire, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Scotland Office and HRH The Duchess of Gloucester representing HM The Queen.

Click here to visit the official Royal National Mod website