Tormod Caimbeul, (7 October 1942 – 2 May 2015)[1] was a Scottish Gaelic novelist, poet, author of children's literature, and translator.
His daughter Catrìona Lexy Chaimbeul writers Gaelic fiction, poetry, and drama, and is also active as a director and actor.
[3] After attending the University of Edinburgh and Jordanhill College of Education, he worked as a teacher of Gaelic and English in Glasgow, South Uist, and Lewis.
His short stories appeared in three collections: Hostail (Hostel, 1992), An Naidheachd bhon Taigh (1994), and Sgeulachdan sa Chiaradh (2015).
[4] He also wrote many lovely poems, such as Cur-seachad, a piece of poetry about getting outdoors and stopping spending so much time on screens.