


Fair Hill Celtic Festival
Saturday, May 17
4640 Telegraph Road, Elkton, MD 21921
Carroll County Celtic Festival
Saturday, 14 and Sunday 15 June
Carroll County Agriculture Center, 706 Agriculture Center Drive, Westminster, MD 21157
Penn Mar Irish Festival
Saturday, 21 June
12025 Susquehanna Trail S, Glen Rock, PA 17327
Virginia Scottish Games
Saturday, 30 and Sunday, 31, August
The Great Meadow
5089 Old Tavern Road
The Plains, VA 20198
Covenanter Scottish Festival
Saturday, 6 September
1199 Valley Road, Quarryville, PA 17566
Sarah lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, Aaron, and her son, Logan, whom she enjoys bringing to our events to encourage his use and interest in the language. Through her professional work as a program manager, Sarah has gained significant experience in working on and building teams, and we are excited that she will be bringing this experience to our organization.Am-bliadhna, bidh e na urram dhuinn fàilte a chuir air Alice Nic a’ Mhaoilein agus Ryan Johnston, a bhuannaich bonn òir a’ Mhòid Nàiseanta Rìoghail 2024. Bidh iad còmhla rinn aig an Dàrna Mòd Bliadhnail Chespeake, le cead bho Chomann Ghàidhlig a’ Chomuinn, ann an Alba.
This year, we will have the honor to welcome Alice Nic a’ Mhaoilein and Ryan Johnston, the 2024 Royal National Mòd gold medal winners. They will join us at the Third Annual Chespeake Mòd, courtesy of The Gaelic Society An Comunn Gaidhealach, in Scotland.

Didòmhnaich, 3mh latha den t-Samhain
2f – 5f
Cèilidh Dhualchasach
A’ roinn Biadh, Ceòl, Òrain, agus Sgeulachdan
Thigibh ann cuide ruinn!
Bidh fàilte air a h-uile duine!
Sunday 3 November
2 pm – 5 pm
Traditional Cèilidh
Sharing Food, Music, Songs, and Stories
Join us!
Everyone is welcome!
Bidh a’ chiad chèilidh againn den bhliadhna san t-Samhain.
Bidh a’ chèilidh air tuathanas ann an Frederick County.
An tig sibh? Clàraich gu h-ìosal!
We will have our first cèilidh of the year in November.
The cèilidh will be on a farm in Frederick County.
Will you come? Register below!
SG Students: Counts toward Contact Hours
Get to know each other ~ Use your Gàidhlig
Bring a poem, a song, or a story
Potluck feast – bring a dish
Gàidhlig lesson on farm life as we walk the land
The address of the location will be provided closer to the date to those who register.

We’re excited to announce that the highly respected Gàidhlig teacher and creator of the Daily Gaelic (Gàidhlig Gach Latha) learning program, Caroline Root, has joined our faculty for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Caroline is a passionate Gaelic language supporter, and we give her a hearty welcome to the faculty. Caroline has a B.A. with first class honors in Celtic studies, a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Gaelic medium) and more than 15 years teaching experience. She spent two years working in the Gaelic Medium Education System in Scotland and was trained by them as a school teacher.
Sgoil Gàidhlig Bhaile an Taigh Mhóir teaches all of it’s classes online via Zoom and holds a variety of in-person activtities through the year.
Saturday, 3 August 2024: 10 am – 5 pm (doors open at 9:00 am)
St. Vincent Pallotti High School, 113 St. Mary’s Place, Laurel, Maryland 20707
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER AT THE EARLY BIRD PRICE
A chairdean,
Cha bhi e fad’ a-nist agus tha sinn air bhioran! (It’s won’t be long now and we’re excited!)
Below is the full schedule of events during the stay of our guests from Scotland. If you have not registered for the Mòd yet, I encourage you to do so. It’ll be a great day of Gàidhlig and a unique opportunity to hear and learn from the 2023 Royal National Mòd gold medal winners, Emma MacLeod and Iain Cormack. Don’t miss the opportunity.
Glèidh àite dhut fhèin tron fhoirm gu h-ìosal. / Reserve yourself a place through the form below.
Register here: https://sgoilgaidhlig.org/mod-chesapeake/
Here’s the new news:
The lunch at the Mòd itself has been upgraded to a delicious BBQ, including chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, and vegetarian dishes. You’ll love it!
9:30 am: Welcome and Opening of The Mòd
Classes are:
10 am:
Introduction to Gàidhlig (beginners) – Taught by Scott MacIlleMhoire
Gàidhlig Conversation (intermediate/advanced) – Taught by Liam Ó Caiside
11 am:
Scottish Gaelic Songs – Taught by Emma MacLeod or Iain Cormack
Competing at a Mòd: What to Expect – Taught by Emma MacLeod or Iain Cormack
The competition starts ay 1:30 pm, and we will conclude with a communal song sharing at 4 pm.
After the Mòd, everyone is welcome to join us at an area restaurant where we will enjoy dinner together and continue the singing. More on this at the Mòd itself.
In addition, Iain and Emma will be at MacMillan’s Spirit House in Alexandria on Sunday, 4 August.
And, St. Andrew’s Society of Baltimore will hold a dinner that will feature a performance by Emma on Tuesday, 6 August.
Online conversational /activity-based learning with Amber Buchanan | Òmar Bhochanan.