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Tha beagan \u00f9ine air a dhol seachad a-nis on a chaochail Tormod MacGill-Eain (31\/08\/17) aig aois 80 bliadhna. Agus chaidh t\u00f2rr a sgr\u00ecobhadh ma dheidhinn mar-th\u00e0, ann am p\u00e0ipearan naidheachd is eile, far an deach a mholadh gu m\u00f2r:<\/p>\n

The Times (Peter Ross)<\/a>
\nThe Herald (Phil Davison)<\/a>
\nThe West Highland Free Press (Angus Peter Campbell)<\/a>
\nBella Caledonia (Jamie Chambers)
\n<\/a>The Scotsman (John MacLeod)<\/a><\/p>\n

Mar a thuirt sinn air Facebook agus Twitter aig an \u00e0m, chan eil na faclan againne airson rud nas br\u00ecoghmhor na na chaidh a sgr\u00ecobhadh shuas a r\u00e0dh mun duine fh\u00e8in. Ach \u2019s e rud m\u00f2r m\u00f2r a rinn Tormod airson Guthan nan Eilean thairis air na bliadhnaichean, agus tha c\u00f2ir againn an d\u00ecleab a dh\u2019fh\u00e0g e dhuinn a chomharrachadh le taing agus meas m\u00f2r.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u2019S ann ann an 2010, beagan as d\u00e8idh dha thilleadh a dh\u2019Uibhist, a th\u00e0inig sinn tarsainn air Tormod an toiseach, fhad \u2019s a bha sinn a\u2019 d\u00e8anamh filmichean mu dheidhinn P\u00e0ipear Uibhist ann an Dalabrog airson Series 2 Enterpise<\/a> cuide ri Eairdsidh MacAoidh a bha na neach-deasachaidh aig an \u00e0m. Mar a thionndaidh gnothaichean a-mach ghabh e p\u00e0irt mh\u00f2r sna filmichean aithriseach (G\u00e0idhlig agus Beurla), ach a bharrachd air an sin thug e d\u00e0 agallamh dhuinn agus d\u00e0 ph\u00ecos \u201cto camera\u201d air a thoil fh\u00e8in, agus iad sin san stoidhle sh\u00f2nraichte aige ann an guth soilleir l\u00e0idir. Abair toradh dhuinne agus dhan obair a bha sinn a\u2019 d\u00e8anamh!<\/p>\n

Ach cha b\u2019 e sin ach toiseach an sge\u00f2il. Beagan bhliadhnaichean an d\u00e8idh sin, nuair a bha am pr\u00f2iseact air gluasad air adhart rud beag, agus a\u2019 feuchainn ri obair chl\u00e0raidh a bhrosnachadh sa choimhearsnachd, chaidh M\u00e0iri Mhoireasdan a thadhal air Tormod a-rithist, agus e a-nis a\u2019 fuireach ann an Griomasaigh. Bha M\u00e0iri a\u2019 sireadh sgeulachdan \u2013 agus sin a fhuair i gun teagamh sam bith! Nan robh i d\u00ecreach air \u201c\u00c0iridh na h-Aon Oidhche\u201d a-mh\u00e0in fhaighinn \u2019s i a bhiodh toilichte, ach a-rithist, aon uair \u2019s gun robh Tormod air t\u00f2iseachadh bha e doirbh stad a chur air. Agus mar sin fhuair sinn dhachaidh le \u201cBl\u00e0r Ch\u00e0irinis\u201d sa chamara againn cuideachd, agus an d\u00e0 sgeul sin a\u2019 nochdadh air an duilleag \u201cStorytellers<\/a>\u201d againn fh\u00e8in, ach cuideachd an d\u00e8idh sin air an gabhail agus air an leasachadh le TRACS<\/a> aig an Scottish Storytelling Centre ann an D\u00f9n \u00c8ideann.<\/p>\n

B\u2019 e an ath rud a bh\u2019 aig M\u00e0iri An Cogadh M\u00f2r \u2013 pr\u00f2iseact a rinn i le Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath. Bha p\u00e0irt aig Tormod an sin cuideachd, agus tillidh sinn thuice sin aig an deireadh. Ach an uair sin, th\u00e0inig am \u201cBig Bang\u201d \u2013 d\u00e0 phr\u00f2iseact m\u00f2r a rinn Tormod air ar son san d\u00e0 bhliadhna mu dheireadh. \u2019S e fh\u00e8in a dh\u2019fhaighnich an toiseach am biodh \u00f9idh againn ann an sreath de sgeulachdan a bha e air sgr\u00ecobhadh a chl\u00e0radh. Cha b\u2019 e ruith ach leum dhuinn gabhail ris! \u2019S iad sin na seachd bhideothan a nochd an toiseach mar \u201cSgeulachdan Thormoid\u201d ann an 2015. Le tiotalan mar \u201cM\u00ecorbhailtean ann am Barraigh\u201d, \u201cBodach nan Serviettes\u201d, agus \u201cA Bhean-uasal Nic\u00ecomhair \u00e0 Cnoc an t-Soluis air a\u2019 Bhac\u201d tha fios agad fi\u00f9 \u2019s mus cluinn thu iad gu bheil sp\u00f2rs gu bhith agad gan \u00e8isteachd. Agus ged a bha Tormod a\u2019 faireachdainn aois (78) a-nis, agus a\u2019 leughadh a-mach a\u2019 mh\u00f2r chuid dhiubh, bha stoidhle aige fhathast na dh\u00f2igh-l\u00ecbhrigidh.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Agus an uair sin, d\u00ecreach an uiridh, lean sinn \u201cSgeulachdan Thormoid\u201d le \u201cSaoghal Thormoid\u201d, agus iad air an cur c\u00f2mhla air an aon duilleag \u201cNorman Maclean<\/a>\u201d. \u2019S e a th\u2019 ann an “Saoghal Thormoid” ach sreath de ch\u00f2mhraidhean anns an tug e dhuinn tr\u00ec uairean gu leth dhen Gh\u00e0idhlig as fhe\u00e0rr a chluinneas tu riamh san latha a th\u2019 ann. Air an cur air d\u00f2igh le Soillse<\/a> tha na cl\u00e0raidhean sin air a dhol a-staigh dhan Digital Archive of Scottish Gaelic (DASG<\/a>) aig Oilthigh Ghlaschu mar-th\u00e0. Faodaidh sinn a bhith cinnteach gun c\u00f9m iad sin sgoilearan agus luchd-rannsachaidh ch\u00e0nanachais trang gu le\u00f2r sna bliadhnaichean ri teachd! Ach chan ann a-mh\u00e0in airson na G\u00e0idhlig aige, ach cuideachd na beachdan agus na cuimhneachan aige air beatha nan G\u00e0idheal an d\u00e0 chuid ann an Glaschu agus sna h-Eileanan. Mar a thuirt \u00c0rd-Ollamh Conch\u00far \u00d3 Giollag\u00e1in an seo<\/a>, \u201cTormod\u2019s life is an acknowledgement of the cultural wealth of Gaelic society, and by virtue of this archive, he represents an ambassador to its future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Agus chan eil teagamh ach gun tug an obair sin buaidh sh\u00f2nraichte air Gordon Wells, a rinn na cl\u00e0raidhean. Mar a thuirt e ann an \u00e0ite eile<\/a>, \u201cThere\u2019s plenty of laughter and entertainment along the way, of course, but it\u2019s well worth listening to Norman for many other reasons than that: vividly recalled childhood memories of mid-Twentieth Century Glasgow and the Hebrides; open introspection on the community relations issues of those days, and their lingering effects; wide-ranging discussion of creative influences in music, literature, and popular entertainment; all brought right up to date with acute, and sometimes cutting, commentary on current affairs, but topped off with a generous commitment to the continued sharing of cultural gems. And all in language that I, as my mother\u2019s son, can only describe as beautiful.\u201d Nach e a bha fortanach gun d\u2019 fhuair e an cothrom na cl\u00e0raidhean seo a dh\u00e8anamh!<\/p>\n

San dealachadh, measg nam molaidhean \u00e0s gach ce\u00e0rn a th\u2019 air tighinn troimhe mu dheidhinn Tormod, gu h-\u00e0raid air na bliadhnaichean mu dheireadh aige air ais ann an Uibhist, \u2019s iomadh duine a th\u2019 air iomradh a thoirt air cho deidheil \u2019s a bha e air cuideachadh a thoirt don \u00f2igridh sna h-eileanan a bha a\u2019 feuchainn ri gr\u00e8im a chumail air ce\u00f2l agus cultar na G\u00e0idhlig. Bha sin cho soilleir \u2019s a ghabhas san fhilm eile seo a rinn e airson Guthan nan Eilean, san t-sreath \u201cThe Great War<\/a>\u201d a chuir M\u00e0iri Mhoireasdan ri ch\u00e8ile. Sgr\u00ecobh e na rannan seo gu s\u00f2nraichte airson na cloinne aig Sgoil Ch\u00e0irinis (an sgoil dhan deach a mh\u00e0thar, agus i air a h-athair fh\u00e8in a chall sa chogadh). Tha teachdaireachd sh\u00f2nraichte aige dhaibh, agus ch\u00ecthear gu soilleir cho m\u00f2r \u2019s a bha e a\u2019 c\u00f2rdadh ris a bhith ga l\u00ecbhrigeadh \u2013 agus, gun teagamh, mar a chord e riuthasan a bhith ga \u00e8isteachd. Abair d\u00ecleab!<\/p>\n