▁known ▁in ▁G ael ic ▁as ▁Car a id ▁nan ▁G à id he al ▁(" friend ▁of ▁the ▁G ael "), ▁was ▁a ▁Scottish ▁divine ▁and ▁mis cell aneous ▁writer . ▁ ▁Life ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Norman ▁Mac le od , ▁D . D . ▁( 1 7 4 5 ▁– ▁ 1 8 2 4 ), ▁and ▁father ▁of ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Norman ▁Mac le od ▁( 1 8 1 2 ▁– ▁ 1 8 7 2 ). ▁ ▁Mac Le od ▁was ▁a ▁distinguished ▁minister ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Church , ▁and ▁studied ▁at ▁Edinburgh . ▁He ▁was ▁lic ensed ▁to ▁pre ach ▁by ▁the ▁Pres by tery ▁of ▁M ull ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 6 . ▁He ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁distinguished ▁minister s , ▁and ▁most ▁popular ▁pre ach ers ▁of ▁his ▁Church , ▁becoming ▁Mod er ator ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Scotland ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁Chap el ▁Royal ▁and ▁a ▁trust ed ▁friend ▁of ▁Queen ▁Victoria . ▁He ▁pre ached ▁to ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁and ▁Prince ▁Albert ▁during ▁their ▁second ▁visit ▁to ▁Scotland ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁enorm ously ▁influ ential ▁writer ▁of ▁G ael ic ▁pro se , ▁found ing ▁and ▁editing ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁G ael ic ▁period ical s , ▁An ▁Te ach da ire ▁G ael ach ▁ ▁( The ▁High land ▁M essen ger ) ▁(