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Royal National Mòd

Index Royal National Mòd

The Royal National Mòd (Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail) is the most important of several major Mòds that are held annually, mostly in Scotland. [1]

75 relations: Aberdeen, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, An Comunn Gàidhealach, Aviemore, Ayr, Bagpipes, BBC, BBC Alba, BBC News, BBC Radio nan Gàidheal, BBC Scotland, BBC Two Scotland, Bible, Blairgowrie and Rattray, Cèilidh, Celtic harp, Choir, Dingwall, Drama, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee, Dunoon, East Kilbride, Edinburgh, Eisteddfod, Falkirk, Fiddle, Fife, Folk music, Fort William, Highland, Glasgow, Golspie, Greenock, Inverness, Irish language, Islay, Isle of Arran, Johnston Press, Largs, List of Celtic festivals, Literature, Loch Lomond, Lochaber, Louise, Princess Royal, Mary Ann Kennedy (Scottish singer), Mòd, Monologue, Motherwell, National Eisteddfod of Wales, Northern Isles, ..., Oban, Oireachtas na Gaeilge, Outer Hebrides, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Perth, Scotland, Poetry, Rothesay, Bute, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Scotch whisky, Scotland, Scottish Borders, Scottish Gaelic, Scottish Highlands, Scottish Lowlands, Shinty, Skye, Skye and Lochalsh, Spoken word, St Columba Church of Scotland, Glasgow, Stirling, Stornoway, The Scotsman, Thurso, Welsh language, William Black (novelist). Expand index (25 more) »

Aberdeen

Aberdeen (Aiberdeen,; Obar Dheathain; Aberdonia) is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 37th most populous built-up area, with an official population estimate of 196,670 for the city of Aberdeen and for the local authority area.

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Airdrie, North Lanarkshire

Airdrie (An t-Àrd Ruigh) is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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An Comunn Gàidhealach

An Comunn Gàidhealach, literally The Gaelic Association), commonly known as An Comunn, is a Scottish organisation that supports and promotes Scottish Gaelic language, its culture and history at local, national and international levels. The society is closely associated with The Royal National Mòd.

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Aviemore

Aviemore (An Aghaidh Mhòr "The big face") is a town and tourist resort, situated within the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland.

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Ayr

Ayr (Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a large town and former Royal Burgh on the west coast of Ayrshire in Scotland.

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Bagpipes

Bagpipes are a woodwind instrument using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.

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BBC Alba

BBC Alba is a Scottish Gaelic language digital television channel jointly owned by the BBC and MG Alba.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs.

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BBC Radio nan Gàidheal

BBC Radio nan Gàidheal is a Scottish radio station, broadcasting in Scottish Gaelic.

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BBC Scotland

BBC Scotland is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Scotland.

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BBC Two Scotland

BBC Two Scotland (BBC Dhà Alba) is a television station operated by BBC Scotland.

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Bible

The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, tà biblía, "the books") is a collection of sacred texts or scriptures that Jews and Christians consider to be a product of divine inspiration and a record of the relationship between God and humans.

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Blairgowrie and Rattray

Blairgowrie and Rattray is a twin burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

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Cèilidh

A cèilidh or céilí is a traditional Scottish or Irish social gathering.

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Celtic harp

The Celtic harp is a triangular harp traditional to Wales, Brittany, Ireland and Scotland.

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Choir

A choir (also known as a quire, chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers.

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Dingwall

Dingwall (Dingwal, Inbhir Pheofharain) is a town and a royal burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland.

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Drama

Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.

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Dumfries and Galloway

Dumfries and Galloway (Dumfries an Gallowa, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands.

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Dundee

Dundee (Dùn Dè) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom.

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Dunoon

Dunoon (Dùn Omhain) is the main town on the Cowal peninsula in the south of Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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East Kilbride

East Kilbride (Cille Bhrìghde an Ear) is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland and the 6th largest settlement in Scotland.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann; Edinburgh) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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Eisteddfod

In Welsh culture, an eisteddfod (plural eisteddfodau) is a Welsh festival of literature, music and performance.

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Falkirk

Falkirk (The Fawkirk; An Eaglais Bhreac) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire.

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Fiddle

A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin.

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Fife

Fife (Fìobha) is a council area and historic county of Scotland.

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Folk music

Folk music includes both traditional music and the genre that evolved from it during the 20th century folk revival.

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Fort William, Highland

Fort William (An Gearasdan "The Garrison") is a town in the Scottish Highlands, located on the eastern shore of Loch Linnhe.

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Glasgow

Glasgow (Glesga; Glaschu) is the largest city in Scotland, and third most populous in the United Kingdom.

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Golspie

Golspie (Goillspidh) is a village in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, which lies on the North Sea coast in the shadow of Ben Bhraggie (394m).

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Greenock

Greenock (Grianaig) is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council area in Scotland and a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland.

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Inverness

Inverness (from the Inbhir Nis, meaning "Mouth of the River Ness", Inerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands.

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Irish language

The Irish language (Gaeilge), also referred to as the Gaelic or the Irish Gaelic language, is a Goidelic language (Gaelic) of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people.

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Islay

Islay (Ìle) is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.

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Isle of Arran

Arran (Eilean Arainn) or the Isle of Arran is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde and the seventh largest Scottish island, at.

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Johnston Press

Johnston Press plc is a multimedia company based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Largs

Largs (An Leargaidh Ghallda) is a town on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland, about from Glasgow.

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List of Celtic festivals

Celtic festivals celebrate Celtic culture, which in modern times may be via dance, Celtic music, food, Celtic art, or other mediums.

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Literature

Literature, most generically, is any body of written works.

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Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond (Loch Laomainn - 'Lake of the Elms'Richens, R. J. (1984) Elm, Cambridge University Press.) is a freshwater Scottish loch which crosses the Highland Boundary Fault, often considered the boundary between the lowlands of Central Scotland and the Highlands.

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Lochaber

Lochaber (Loch Abar) is a name applied to areas of the Scottish Highlands.

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Louise, Princess Royal

Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife (Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar; 20 February 1867 – 4 January 1931) was the third child and the eldest daughter of the British king Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark; she was a younger sister of George V. In 1905, her father gave her the title of Princess Royal, which is usually bestowed on the eldest daughter of the British monarch if there is no living previous holder.

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Mary Ann Kennedy (Scottish singer)

Mary Ann Kennedy (Màiri Anna NicUalraig), is a Scottish musician, singer, choral director, composer, radio and television presenter, and music producer.

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Mòd

A mòd is a festival of Scottish Gaelic song, arts and culture.

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Monologue

In theatre, a monologue (from μονόλογος, from μόνος mónos, "alone, solitary" and λόγος lógos, "speech") is a speech presented by a single character, most often to express their mental thoughts aloud, though sometimes also to directly address another character or the audience.

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Motherwell

Motherwell (Mitherwall, Tobar na Màthar) is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, south east of Glasgow.

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National Eisteddfod of Wales

The National Eisteddfod of Wales (Welsh: Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru) is the most important of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales.

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Northern Isles

The Northern Isles (Northren Isles; Na h-Eileanan a Tuath; Norðreyjar) are a pair of archipelagos off the north coast of mainland Scotland, comprising Orkney and Shetland.

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Oban

Oban (An t-Òban in Scottish Gaelic meaning The Little Bay) is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland.

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Oireachtas na Gaeilge

Oireachtas na Gaeilge is an annually held arts festival of Irish culture, which has run since the 1890s.

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Outer Hebrides

The Outer Hebrides, also known as the Western Isles (Na h-Eileanan Siar or Na h-Eileanan an Iar), Innse Gall ("islands of the strangers") or the Long Isle or the Long Island (An t-Eilean Fada), is an island chain off the west coast of mainland Scotland.

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Paisley, Renfrewshire

Paisley (Pàislig, Paisley) is the largest town in the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland and serves as the administrative centre for the Renfrewshire council area.

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Perth, Scotland

Perth (Peairt) is a city in central Scotland, located on the banks of the River Tay.

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Poetry

Poetry (the term derives from a variant of the Greek term, poiesis, "making") is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language—such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre—to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, the prosaic ostensible meaning.

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Rothesay, Bute

Rothesay (Baile Bhòid) is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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Sabhal Mòr Ostaig

Sabhal Mòr Ostaig (Great Barn of Ostaig) is a public higher education college situated in the Sleat peninsula in the south of the Isle of Skye, with an associate campus at Bowmore on the island of Islay, Ionad Chaluim Chille Ìle (the Islay Columba Centre).

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Scotch whisky

Scotch whisky (often simply called Scotch) is malt whisky or grain whisky made in Scotland.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Scottish Borders

The Scottish Borders (The Mairches, "The Marches"; Scottish Gaelic: Crìochan na h-Alba) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland.

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Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic or Scots Gaelic, sometimes also referred to simply as Gaelic (Gàidhlig) or the Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland.

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Scottish Highlands

The Highlands (the Hielands; A’ Ghàidhealtachd, "the place of the Gaels") are a historic region of Scotland.

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Scottish Lowlands

The Lowlands (the Lallans or the Lawlands; a' Ghalldachd, "the place of the foreigner") are a cultural and historic region of Scotland.

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Shinty

Shinty (camanachd, iomain) is a team game played with sticks and a ball.

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Skye

Skye, or the Isle of Skye (An t-Eilean Sgitheanach or Eilean a' Cheò), is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.

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Skye and Lochalsh

Skye and Lochalsh ('An t-Eilean Sgitheanach agus Loch Aillse') is one of eight former local government districts of the two-tier Highland region of Scotland.

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Spoken word

Spoken word is a performance art that is word based.

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St Columba Church of Scotland, Glasgow

The Church of Scotland congregation of St Columba in Glasgow dates back to 1770.

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Stirling

Stirling (Stirlin; Sruighlea) is a city in central Scotland.

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Stornoway

Stornoway (Steòrnabhagh) is the main settlement of Western Isles and the capital of Lewis and Harris in Scotland.

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The Scotsman

The Scotsman is a Scottish compact newspaper and daily news website headquartered in Edinburgh.

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Thurso

Thurso (pronounced, Thursa, Inbhir Theòrsa) is a town and former burgh on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland.

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Welsh language

Welsh (Cymraeg or y Gymraeg) is a member of the Brittonic branch of the Celtic languages.

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William Black (novelist)

William Black (13 November 1841 – 10 December 1898) was a novelist born in Glasgow, Scotland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_National_Mòd

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