New Gaelic Festival for the Western Isles of Scotland announced

The Mòd, a festival of Scottish Gaelic language and culture organised by An Comunn Gàidhealach (The Gaelic Association), is underway this week in Ghlaschu (Glasgow). Mòd Ghlaschu - Mod Glasgow runs until Saturday 19th October 2019. Yesterday a new Gaelic festival in Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) was announced at the Mòd. The two-day event will be held in Steòrnabhagh (Stornoway), which is the main town of the Western Isles and the capital of Leòdhas agus na Hearadh (Lewis and Harris).  The festival will take place on April 3 and 4 next year and will celebrate the language, culture and heritage of the islands. Organisations including Bord na Gaidhlig, the Scottish Government and the Western Isles Council have already pledged their support behind the event alongside a number of community organisations including Galston Estate Trust and e-Sgoil. The plan is to expand the festival from year to year and widen it out throughout all of the islands.

Image: Outer Hebrides location map courtesy wikipedia