Guth & Tuairim, Meán Fómhair 1982

HEALTH HAZARD Cuid Uiscc Lofa Ghaoth ~obr~ir In this modern societJ<· we have all becone used to such b~sic necess2.ties as electr2. city and running water. S 2nce the 50's nearly every house has had electricity installed and it's a cheap dependable sourse of energy that has revolutionised our lives. The days of the Telly Lamp and the candle are gone forever. Water plnys an equally important role in our lives. Going tc the nearest well for buckets of water you would think is also a thing of the past. The parish of Gaoth Dobhair is certainly wondering about that and asking if we 1 re going back to the old days. Old wells that have been lying dormant for years have recently been cleaned up and are back in use. The reason? The running water coming out of the taps for the last fe\1 month's is to say the least, filthy. I have heard it described as a "health hazard" and "not fit for pigs". Clean water is an absolute necess:ty and the situation existing- at the n:oment, with lunt:·S of nruck coming out of the pipes is disgraceful and-intolerable. The reason seemin§;ly is that the pipes carry~_ng the water from the reservoir at Loch Gaol, Crolly are co?pletely worn out and rusting. Ta s~ suimiul go ra2bh an fadhb ceanna ag pobal Rann ne. Feirste "'O dtf ar na mallaibh, ach sheas siad sin le cheile ~ tb.roid siad choinne p:lopa ur, rud a fuair siad. The pipe that is serving the parish of Gaoth Dobb~ir was laid in 1938. It served us well for 4 CJ years but now obviously needs Little Nicola ',lard from Keadue Str!l)l.d, Burtonport replacing. It is an urgent matter thc.t will have to be who won the "Child of the Year" photoeraphic coir.F- tackled imrediately. etition which was held in C.weney'a Dunglce. 1st prize in the conJI;etition was £50 worth of goods Caithfidh nruintir na h-B:ite inse do na h-Udarajs nach from Sweeney's Dra~-ers, Dungloe. fhotograph by bhfuil siad sasta cur suas lena leitheid seo nios faide. Hugh C~ddard, Fhotographer, _Dungloe. Action is called for - Na; ! ~;=rLoc~h~Cta~o~l~~~!-~~--~----~~~-=~==~==~-===::~~------------------- ~lt! Cheam Dublu:li.!lll. ~e~ed in North \'{est? Follo1~ing our front page article on the untidy , filthy state of this area in last month's 11 Guth Tuairim" a lot of people said, 11 Yes -you're rigfit it is pretty bad, isn't it!HSo far though it's been all talk and no action. Even our T.D.'s and County Councillors have kept remarkably silent about the issue. We feel that a "Day of Action" is called for - a day when everybody, young and old would roll up their sle' ves and carry out a massive clean-up. Caide bhur dtuairim? 'llheilt! Cheann Dubhrann, 1 sibh 1 thogadh domh cian, Trathn6na 1 sa t.Sarnhradh nuair a luigheas a 1 ghrian. Is aoibhinn do chle.daigh de o!che 1 s 'e lo, AIs a 1-lhe'ilt! Cheann Dubhre.nn, cead slan libh go deo. 1 Sna meilt'udaf 1 'Chaith me seal aoibhinn gan ghruaim, A 'buachailleacht eallaigh ar imill a' chuain. 'S ann a bogadh mo chliabhan nuair a bh! me beag og, AIs a 1-lhe"'iltr' Cheann Dubhrann, cead sl.al: libh go deo. Nach truagh mis 1 amarach' I E;d.bhaU eadar I a dtfr' Agus sle"ibhte na coigchri'ch 1 cur cumhaidh ar mo chrof, Be idh r00 rosgaf mar shruth&in a Isfr-shileadh deor> A's a !1b.e'ilt{ Cheann Dubhrann, cead sUn libh eo deo. Ta neallta{ na maidne a' breacadh 'sa speir, A's na coiligh a 1 scairtigh le banu a' lae. Ta'n soitheach a' fanacht i n 8 imill a' cheo, A's a t-lheil~{ Cheann Dubhrann, cead slen libh go deo. Nar mheanar a bheadh aru1 mn.r mbeinn ann ach la, Ag amharc ar an aoileann 1 na lu{ ar an tra. Ta aoibhz!,.eas 1 s a'iteas ann greann agus sport, A's a MheHt{ Cheann Dubhrann, cead slan libh go deo. Amhran ga.Uiilta a chum Seamas 6 Grianna .:. "ttaire" ~ (Do Mhary Carrell, ata iontach maith a' ceol na Miiltr). 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111