An Comunn Gàidhealach Publications > Gaidheal > Volumes 44--45, January 1949--December 1950

SUTHERLAND
LOCAL MOD REPORTS [continued from p. 95)
one, thanks to the excellent
work of Mr. Duncan Hunter,
Hon. Secretary, and his Com¬
mittee.
The following were the first-
prize winners :—
Junior Section
Dictation—Mairi MacCallum,
Lochgilphead. Translation from
Gaelic—Susan MacArthur, Loch¬
gilphead. Reciting Psalm
(under 10 years) — D.
MacLarty, Ardrishaig. Reading
poem—Iain Elliot, Inveraray.
Reciting poem—Iain Elliot. Re¬
citing prescribed jioem—James
C. Burnett,Ardrishaig. Reciting
poem (own choice)—Mairi Mac¬
Callum. Conversation—Morag
MacLugash, Kilmichael.
Solo-singing (girls under 16)—
Margaret Darroeh, Cairnbaan.
Boys under 16 — James C.
Burnett. Prescribed song—
Margaret Darroch. Under 8
(own choice)—Sheena MacKay,
Craignish. Own choice^ (8-12)—
John Smith, Ardrishaig. Pre¬
scribed song (Scott Prize)—
Isobel MacSporran, Tarbert.
Singing psalm — Fiona Mac-
Kenzie. Craignish. Puirt-a-beuT
—James C. Burnett. Duet—
James C. Burnett and James R.
Gillies.
Ross Cup for Gaelic—Mairi
MacCallum.
Gold Pendant (for singing)—
Margaret Darroch.
Choral singing. Harmony (Ex-
Provost Brown Silver Cup)—
Tarbert Junior Secondary Gaelic
Choir. Unison (Strang Shield)—
Tarbert J.S.G. Choir.
Piping—Charles Ferguson.
Pianoforte (confined and open)
—Vireen Black, Tarbert.
Senior Section
Reading unseen prose—-Mrs N.
Turner, Furnace. Reciting pre¬
scribed poem—Aunice M. Gillies,
Lochgilphead. Sgeulachd — Mrs
N. Turner. Dialogue — Mrs.
Campbell and Mrs. Stewart,
Lochgilphead.
Solo-singing : ladies (own
choice)—Elizabeth C. MacPhail,
Lochgilphead. Men (own choice)
—John Leitch, Lochgilphead.
Own choice (16-18)-—Catriona
Leitch, Lochgilphead. Singing
Psalm—Eliz. C. MacPhail. Pre¬
scribed song— Eliz. C. MacPhail.
Puirt-a-beul—Eliz. C. MacPhail.
Oran-mor—Eliz. C. MacPhail.
Open competition—Aunice M.
Gillies.
Winner of Gold Pendant for
singing—Elizabeth C. MacPhail
LORN, MORVEN, AND MULL
THIS Provincial Mod, held
at Oban on 9th June,
attracted over 150 entries
from all parts of the Mod area.
The results achieved were very
encouraging from both the langu¬
age and musical aspects. The
adjudicators were: for Gaelic,
Mr. Neil Shaw and Rev. T. M.
Murchison, Glasgow; for Music,
Mr. John A. MacRae, Glasgow.
For the evening concert the
Argyllshire Gathering Hall was
packed to overflowing. The
chairman was the Rev. T. M.
Murchison, and the prizes were
presented by Mrs. MacLeod, wife
of Mr. Angus MacLeod, Rector
of Oban High School. The guest
artistes were Mrs. Petrine
Stewart, Carol Galbraith and
Alex. J. MacDonald, with Alis¬
tair Hunter and Charlie MacLean
(instrumentalists).
The following were the first-
prize winners:—
Junior Section
Reading at sight — Margaret"
MacDonald, Oban High School.
Reciting poetry — Nancy Camp¬
bell, Oban H.S. Reading poetry
(learners under 14) — Catriona
Thomson, Oban. Readiim pre¬
scribed prose — Cathie Brown.
Oban. Reading—Cathie Brown.
Oban. Reciting prescribed poem
-—Cathie Brown, Oban. Verse-
Solo-singing (boys and girls
under 12)—Ann ConneT, Loch-
aline. Under 9—Christine Fer¬
guson. Easdale. Own choice :
boys — John A. MacLean.
Knipoeh. Girls — Ann Mac-
Kenzie, Ohan. Singing prescribed
songs (boys and girls)^—Isobel
Gillies, Lochaline.
Choral singing : unison—Oban
High School “ B ”, Harmony—
Ohan High School “ B
Senior Section
Solo singing : ladies (own
choice)—Sheena B. Campbell,
Benderloch. Men — Donald
Ritchie, Bunessan. Prescribed
songs (male and female voices)
—Nancy Campbell, Oban. Pre¬
scribed songs (confined to former
pendant-winners — Neil Camp¬
bell, Luing. Duet-singing—lea
MacIntyre and Isobel Stewart.
Oban. Puirt-a-beul — Captain
Macdonald, Lismore.
Winners of Pendants for solo-
singing : ladies (equal)—Sheena
Campbell, Benderloch, and Nan
MacKenzie. Taynuilt. Men—Ian
Cameron, Lochaline.
THE County of Sutherland
Mod was held at Golspie
on 9th June, and was one
qf Vthle> most (successful mods
held in the county for many
years. The local committee
worked hard to make it a
success, and to the Convener,
Major Donald MacLeod, and the
Secretary, Mr. H. G. MacDonald,
in particular, warm thanks are
due. The ladies’ committee
organised a sale of work some
time ago, which was very suc¬
cessful and thus relieved the
committee of any financial
worries.
Mr. J. M. Bannerman, Presi¬
dent of An Comunn Gaidhealach,
presided at the evening concert,
when the hall was packed with
over 700 enthusiasts. The mod
trophies were presented by Mrs.
MacLeod, wife of the Mod Con¬
vener.
The adjudicators were: for
Gaelic, Mr. J. M. Bannerman,
Glasgow, Rev. Malcolm Maclean,
Conon, and Rev. M. MacSween,
Rogart; for Music, Mr. James
Curr, Conon, and Mr. J. A.
Mallinson, Inverness ; for Piping,
R.S.M. Tait.
The first-prize winners were as
follows :—
Junior Section
Reading—Peggy Macleod,
Dornoch. Reading at sight—
Murdoch Mackay, Dornoch. Re¬
citing—William T. Ross, Loch-
inver. Conversation—Jessie J.
Grant, Embo. Conversation
(learners)—Peggy Macleod.
Dornoch. Repeating Psalm—
Jessie J. Grant, Embo. Comunn
na h-Oigridh competition—Anna
Mackay, Embo.
Solo-singing : girls under 12—
Mairi Mackenzie, Lochinver.
Boys under 12—William R
Morrison, Durness. Girls 12 - 16
—Patricia Macdonald, Dornoch.
Boys, 12 - 16—William T. Ross.
Lochinver. Singing song bv
Sutherland bard—William R
Morrison, Durness. Duet-
singing—Wilma MacLeod and
Jeanette Macdonald, Lairg.
Choral _ singing—Lochinver
School Choir.
Senior Section
Poem—Jessie ' Macdonald.
Brora. Place-names—Jessie
Macdonald, Brora.
Recitation—Anthony Mackay.
Invcrshin. Reading at sight—
Mrs. MacRae, Golspie. Sgoul-
achd—Anthony Mackay, Inver-
shin.
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