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Local Mod Reports
GLASGOW MOD
THE eighth - local mod
sponsored by Glasgow (Cen¬
tral) and Go van branches,
was held in the Highlanders’
Institute on 25th, 26th and 27th
May. There was quite a large
entry for some of the competi¬
tions, but the choral competitions
received very poor support from
the many choirs in the Glasgow
area. The public attended in
large numbers, especially on the
Saturday.
The High School was crowded'
for the evening concert on
Saturday evening, when the
Chairman was Mr. Alasdair
Matheson, former Assistant
Secretary of An Comunn Gaidh-
ealadh. The fpriz'es were pre¬
sented by Mrs. Matheson. Carol
Galbraith and Angus MacLeod
were the guest artistes.
Tb" mod adjudicators were:
for Gaelic, Messrs. Murdo Mac¬
Leod, Sam MacLean, and George
Thomson; for music, Messrs.
Purcell J. Mansfield, J. Gilmour
Barr, and James Paton, and
Miss Mary C. MacColl; for
Piping, Pipe-Major Hector Mac-
Lean.
The first-prize winners were as
follows :—
Junior Section
Sgeulachd—Mona MacDonald.
Reading — Mona MacDonald.
Reciting poem — Mona Mac¬
Donald and Anne MacLeod
(equal).
Solo-singing (boys, (11-16)—
Alasdair M. MacCulloch. Girls,
11-16 (Uist and Barra Associa¬
tion Cup)—Mona MacDonald.
Solo-singing (boys and girls
under 11)—John C. MacSween.
Duet—Alasdair M. MacCulloch
and Anne MacLeod.
Choral singing (unison) —
Go van Junior Gaelic Choir.
Senior Section
Reciting prose—Christina C.
Dick. Reciting poem —
Christina C. Dick.
Solo-singing (men)—Malcolm
Kennedy. Ladies—Mayv M. W.
McCall. Singing of song by Neil
MacLean (“ Govan Bard ”)—
Anne Gillies.
Duet—Donald MacSporran and
Margaret C. MacCallum.
Quartette — Clydebank Quar¬
tette.
Choral singing : Ladies voices
—Glasgow Islav Gaelic Choir.
Mixed voices—Uist and Barra
Association Gaelic Choir.
Instrumental
Piping : March—Daniel Mac¬
Donald. Strathspey and Reel—
Iain MacFadyen.
Pianoforte : March, Strath¬
spey and Reel—Norma Campbell.
Violin : Slow Gaelic Air,
Strathspey, and Reel — Ian
Rafferty. March, Strathspey,
and Reel—Charles Cowie.
SOUTH UIST AND
BENBECULA
AVERY successful Junior
Mod was held at Daliburgh,
South Uist, on 15th June.
There was a large number of
entries, particularly in the oral
competitions which occupied most
of the day, and the standards
attained were very high,
especially in language. An ad¬
judicator remarked : “ The
Gaelic of each competitor is as
near perfection as it can be.”
Competitors came from all dis¬
tricts within the Mod area and,
in addition, a choir from Paibil
Junior Secondary School, North
Uist, competed and was placed
second. This choir is to be con¬
gratulated on having travelled
such a long way, including
crossing the North Ford on a
rather blustery day. Seven
primary school choirs competed,
and several local teachers con¬
ducted their own choirs.
At the evening concert the
programme was sustained by the
first-prize winners, assisted by
Miss Mary MacAulay, Creagorry.
and Messrs. John Maclnnes and
John Macleod. Rev. Fr. Neil
MacKellaig, Daliburgh, presided.
The adjudicators were : for
Gaelic, Messrs. Angus Mac¬
donald, Tarbert (Harris),
Malcolm Macleod, Lochmaddy,
and Donald Macdonald, Eriskay,
and Miss Annie Johnstone,
Castlebay : for Music, Mr. J. A.
Mallinson, Inverness.
The following were the first-
prize winners :—
Reciting poem (boys and girls
under 9)—Roderick Campbell,
Locheynort. Boys and girls 9-12
—Sarah Mackinnon, Torium.
Boys, 12-16—Angus Mackinnon,
Torium. Girls 12-16—Neilina
Ralston, Howmore.
Reading at sight : under 12—
George Maclellan. Garrynamonie.
12-16 — Peter Campbell, Dali¬
burgh.
Sgeulachd—Ronald Johnstone,
Lochcarnan. Dialogue — Nan
106
Macechern and Chrissie Mac¬
donald, Eochar.
Verse-speaking (by groups of
8)--Daliburgh Junior Group.
Solo-singing : boys and girls
under 9—Catherine Macdonald,
Daliburgh. Boys, 9-12—Iain
Maclennan, Lochboisdale. Girls,
9-12—Rachel Johnstone, Dali-
(contd. on p. 107)
(Bho t.d. 105)
13. Labhair fear a’ Chruin
’S rinn e chuis a thogail
Fhosgladh do gach suil
Am baile duil a’ phobuill
’S cliu do Thobar-Mhoire.
14. Ghabhadh leis gu tir
’S air a’ cheadh’ bha fothrom :
Danns’ orr’ leis an nl
’S ruidhlichean a’ dol ac’.
Inns’ an Tobar-Mhoire.
15. Ceol-dheanamh gun dith
Agus spid air bonnaibh ;
Fidheall agus plob,
’S port air cir ’s air clobha.
Ruidhle Thobar-Mhoire.
16. Taigh-a’-bhail’ air bruaich,
Sheas an sluagh f’a chomhair,
’N deidh am poc’ thoirt suas
Gus a luach a thomhais.
Duais do Thobar-Mhoire.
17 Dh’fhosgladh e gun mhoill’;
Nochd na bh’ann am follais ;
CAT a bha ’na bhroinn.
’S e ’na shabhs air lothadh.
Ronn an Tobar-Mhoire.
18. E ’na spuisneis bhain,
E cho baitht’ ’s a ghobhadh*
Bho chionn iomadh raith,
’S e air fas ’na thobhar.
Grain an Tobar-Mhoire.
19. H-uile aghaidh ann
Frille greann ’na comharr:
Chaidh an cedi ’s an danns’
Do an ghrunnd eu domhain
Ann an Tobar-Mhoire.
20. Aona chailleach Hath
Thuirt i: “ Ghiamh!” ’s “ Mo
Thogair!”
’N sin gu leamh bho bial:
“ Fiach an eabh e sgoltadh!”
“ lasgach Thobar-Mhoire!”
21. Cha duirt duine cail,
Cha robh gair’ a gob ann.
Aca tuiteam lair
’N deidh bhith ard air togail
Bas an Tobar-Mhoir’ orr’.
22. lad fo chudthrom caie,
lad le tamailt odhar ;
’S murracair na Spainnt
Anns an ait’ ’s an robh i.
Dh’fhagadh Tobar-Mhoire.
M. M.
* “ ghobhadh ” — Gaidhlig
Leodhais air “ ghabhadh ”.