IT was not just the fact that siblings Catriona and John Alasdair Bain made history by becoming the first to win two of the top children's awards at the Royal National Mod in Inverness; or that Eilidh Cormack, the 18-year-old daughter of one of Scotland's best-known Gaelic singers, won the Mod gold medal.
The success achieved by so many talented young people at the Mod has delighted the organisers, An Comunn Gàidhealach. There was a 10 per cent increase in the number of under-18s taking part in the traditional singing event, while the number of high-school choirs was also significantly up on last year. The rise in Gaelic-medium education has been a factor, with competitors arriving from all over Scotland, including Glasgow and Edinburgh.
There was much success on the social side, too, with the Mod Fringe packing out venues across Inverness. Non-Gaels flocked to enjoy the programme which, with almost 100 events, was the biggest fringe ever.
This year has been so much fun, according to An Comunn chief executive John Morrison, the organisers are looking forward to Oban next year with good cause.
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