English
Maoilios Caimbeul / Myles Campbell is a Gaelic poet and children’s writer based on the Isle of Skye. He was born in Staffin, Skye in 1944. After graduating from the University of Edinburgh in 1976 and teacher training, he taught in Mull, Skye and latterly Gairloch. From 1984 to 1987 he was Gaelic Development Officer with the Highlands & Islands Development Board. He has also written eight novels for children and a novel for adults. After retiring from schoolteaching in 2004, he taught part-time at the Gaelic college Sabhal Mòr Ostaig UHI.As part of the team, he was scriptwriter for the books of Series 2, 3 and 4 of the popular Gaelic TV course for learners Speaking Our Language. He was crowned Bard at the National Mod in 2002 and has been Honorary Bard of Comunn Gàidhlig Inbhirnis (Gaelic Society of Inverness) since 2012. He is an Honorary Fellow of the ASLS.
Gaelic
Rugadh Maoilios Caimbeul an Stafain, chaidh e dhan Chabhlach Mharsantachd, agus rannsaich e Ceiltis agus Eachdraidh aig Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, a’ ceumnachadh an 1976. Bha e a’ teagasg Gàidhlig ann an sgoiltean ann an Geàrrloch agus anns an Eilean Sgitheanach, agus dh’fhoillsich e seachd nobhailean airson daoin’ òga agus nobhail airson inbhich, Teas (Clàr/Ùr-sgeul, 2010). Tha e air ochd cruinneachaidhean bàrdachd fhoillseachadh, nam measg cruinneachadh de dhàin taghta 1974 – 2006, Breac-a’-Mhuiltein (Coiscéim, 2007) an Gàidhlig le eadar-theangachaidhean Gàidhlig na h-Èirinn. Am measg nan cruinneachaidhean a tha air nochdadh o chionn greis tha Saoghal ùr (Diehard, 2003) agus The two sides of the pass / Dà thaobh a’ bhealaich le Mark Goodwin (Two Ravens, 2009). Chaidh an sreath-dhàn ‘Tìr a’ Gheallaidh’ fhoillseachadh anns an leabhar fhèin-eachdraidheil aige Island Conversion: The Transition of a Gaelic Poet from Sceptic to Believer, air a cho-sgrìobhadh le Mairead Chaimbeul (Islands Book Trust, 2011); tha an ùidh aige ann an creideamh agus eadar-aghaidh saidheans agus feallsanachd air fàs le iompachadh gu Crìosdaidheachd. Am measg nan duaisean a choisinn e tha duaisean Comhairle nan Leabhraichean airson cruinneachaidhean, duaisean aig co-fharpaisean an Alba agus an Èirinn, agus Crùn na Bàrdachd an 2002. Tha e air a bhith na Bhàrd Urramach air Comunn Gàidhlig Inbhir Nis bho 2012.