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B' e neach-teagaisg, b脿rd, s貌isealach, fear-cruinneachaidh 貌rain 's beul-aithris agus G脿idheal gu smior a bh'ann an Tormod Macle貌id. Rugadh e ann a Port Mhollair sa Rudha a Le貌dhas agus bha e a' teagasg ann a Sgoil Loch Croistein an 脵ig, a Sgoil a' Chnuic sa Rudha agus ann a Sgoil L矛onail ann a Nis. Bhiodh e a' sgr矛obhadh deilbh-chluiche ghoirid a bhiodh aig a' chloinn; a' cruinneachadh facail, abairtean, 貌rain agus sean-fhacail c貌mhla riutha; a' sgr矛obhadh a h-uile c脿il le aon chorraig air typewriter; agus an uair sin a' d猫anamh leabhraichean de na chruinnich e air am biodh e fh猫in a' cur c貌mhdach. Bha tape recorder aige cuideachd agus cha robh duine a bha tighinn air 脿rainn air nach deidheadh iarraidh 貌ran, b脿rdachd neo seanchas a chl脿radh. Bh脿saich Tormod ann a 1968. Anns a' chiad phr貌gram cluinnidh sinn bho theaghlach agus bho chuid de na sgoilearan a bh' aige ann an 脵ig agus anns a' Rudha.

Norman Macleod, Am B脿rd Bochd, was a teacher, poet, writer, socialist, collector and conservator of Gaelic song and oral tradition, and a Gael to his very core. He was passionate about all the spheres in his life and exuded warmth, humour and commitment in each. Norman worked tirelessly and incessantly to preserve and advance the Gaelic language and culture in all its forms but shunned any recognition or accolade. He was a man ahead of his time whose death in 1968 was untimely, but he left, in his collection and works, a lasting legacy worthy of acknowledgment.