Every year The Clan Donald Trust for the Performing Arts sponsors competitions around the world. The Robert Burns society of Charleston has partnered with Clan Donald to help with these important events.
We would like to congratulate both the winners and all of the contestants. To be able to compete in these prestigious events you need to be among the world’s best.
Sister Margaret Memorial Prize for Gaelic Poetry
Saint Francis Xavier University
Nova Scotia, Canada
Ms. Kirsty Duncan
of Etobicoke, Ontario
The Winning Poem
The Robert Burns Society of Charleston Inc., a non-profit organization as 501(c)(3), supports and promotes Scottish-American history, Scottish heritage, culture and military tradition in the South Carolina Lowcountry through events and the development of excellence in Highland Bagpiping, Highland Dance, Scottish Fiddle, Scottish Harp (Clàrsach), the Scots Gaelic language, to include support of academic achievement of the Scottish-American diaspora through Grants/Scholarships.
