Guth & Tuairim, Nollaig 1981

12 We leek back on I98I with excerps from Guth .., during the year ~- ' Tuairim 1981 .1. crazy situation exists in this country, unlike most ot!ler countries, where dances usually begin at midni~!'t &!Id finish at 2 or 2.30 in the morning. PereoMl omhitioM I !o~tball •W?itinM: To go to .l.ustralia To learn how t~ . Play 1 The IAziigloe ones are having horse-races on K8adue Strand and a crowd from Gveedore had to go !'"and• Falc_arragh to hold t_h~ir stock-c_~ re.ces. to the back Beautiful Mary Ward (13 ) from M!n ne l.eice represented"'Outh 7 Tuairim" in the County Final of the 1 .-lary from Dungloe competl tion which took place in Ost'n ne Rosann recently. Her hob'>ies i nclude dancing, films and football and she works in Crolly The toilets were a real disappointment and are badly in need of a face lift. It's a pity because other- ~se we were -very impressed · - F hil Ban cried out "I' m sinking boys And me wallet's i n me coat, I ne' er thought I'd lose my fortune, To an Abyssinian goat. _factozy. It may be coincidental, but a lot of the Parish publicans have been seen running around with "Lheir ! buckets and mops this last month. It was indeed a Boys, if your girlfriend's second toe is longer than her first you ccnld be in trouble because your future wife will be very bossy. So before you buy that ring you would be well advised to hnve a look at her toes • Just a word of advice. Memories best forgotten of city flats, Dancehall, dames and bar-room chats. Grey docl< walls and winter dawns , Trains rushing past suburban lawns• very severe month on Jeye' s Fluid. .Acres vas a busy placet Agnes and Big Cathal inside, Packin outside who had .1. Council official, obviously a very wise aan indeed, had instructed lfdaras ne Gaeltachta, whose waste rr... the Industrial Estate made up the l:W.k or the dio– puted material to dig a large hole to contain the liquid. .. by now gone over to Kelly. Then Jimmy Johnniej Rose, Julia and Hugh (you won't forget the local man • The rear guard consisted of Kitty, Condy, Vietnam Veteran Packie the Hat, The Wee Llarrel himself Houston taking out all sorts. As evening approached Mena was tried six times. \/hen in Dublin recently JohnoJoe took boxing lessons at t he stadium. Joseph Gillespie reckoruJ he needed them badly to ta<e t he corners off him. ; T f · h John Sheiiin says it waa the beat year yet for ; here was a lot o excitement one n1g t recently wher. a otatoes, while John Mor states thnt he had his • I am writing in protest at the survey that you hue started. I am dependant on the small takings that I haTe IIOWadays due to most people shopping in the supermarkets. I feel your survey ia DOt very fair as you cannot compare a small grocery i van 11\Ysteriously went on fire at Dore crossroads. The ~ t tomato cro ever and Briana~ Ghfitnne grev : occupants of the said van then "borrowed" a blue car :~on that wei ~ed 4lb. ~s. , ·· ! fittad with a radio other than a CB and drove off in a an ° g ; hurry, leaving a few boys to thumb home. · business vith a large supermarket. · In the light of the Tidy Town's awa>'ds Krapp creates The Krapp Garden Awards. The vinnere tor 1981 - Selllllls Roartys 1 and Paddy John Mhileys' • ' No, i t's not Lady Di running ; away from the Press ~ , It's Shei la wearing a dress. On my visit to the toilet I decided to wait until I went elsewhere as--1 \laS overcome by the stench as It ia expected that the new Balli1a cottages will be occupied soon. The houses are DOW complete and work is .ih pro~ress_ on access r.oads. There is a lot of talk of reviving the Keadue races. It waa always a big daY with the bookies and horses came from all over Ireland. The only trouble now is the strand has moved to Meenbanadl soon as I entered the door. It's a pity that this country-like most, has developed a political ·system that stinks of 1 joba for Will historj1 8 -pages hold my name, the boys and red tape, in which our_elected repreaent- In some tar off future time. a'tives can be guaranteed financial gain and in Because of some abstract half-born which public money is disgracefully misused. rhe Which happened to be in rhyme thoughts vast majority of our politicians are more interested · in liring their pockets than in serving the people. Poor old Jimroy is gone from the \/bite House, Charlie is no longer in the driving seat, and that other Charlie over water took the plunge (in case you haven't heard like!) As a matter of fact things seem to have got into a right ruddle when I was away, God knows I' m like a mother to youse. - But what hB.ve we nw but paper and paint, No place in the house for angel or saint; God we hnve banished like a lamb t o the hill, ", lrn off the Telly and forget not the pill. In Bunaman, Anagalre we have another example of an Ar chuala a 1 nduine iomra ar Elizabeth Shane? eyesore in a public place,. It is of course the "boats" lying by t he s ide of the road near the fibre-glass factory' Brian Manus has joined in with the supermarket ·on the cut-price \far. Chriatmu daY wu like a holocaust in Dungloe.l Early on, .while eveeybody were enJOT1-Jtg their -meal in Ostan na lloaano, (booked a year· in advance) news reached the hotel that the ·ramous Con Bonner P.C. , The Z.t11t Braip Toyar This in the form of a colourful Caitheann John Coyle agus Antoin Beag cuid mhOr ama fan •sea View" anoia ag amharc agus ag imeacht le mni Ghaoth Dobhair. Nf bhfonn Paddy Sheain Fheidhlimidh leo mer n!l a dhath aige le ra ach "Hello Darling". , cube has hit town and seriously disrupted aftcyone'a entire programme. The people removal of been there kind to be of Kincasslagh are very annoyed by the a road-sign in the village. Thi s s i gn for 104 years and was one of the few of found i n Ireland. had We won't he back in a hurq-l Q.. Pint Rating - (I grudge it) ,., Personal ambition• its In my day girls were feminine (as I'"' sure the majority still are), shape~, and took good care or themselves. What's more men respected theml Now we see Ladiee indulging in the men's sport ot Tug-o-War · To father a football team (7 a sidel) Ta dioma orninn nar eist tii le taobh s'agsiime de'n sceal sara ndeachsidh tu i mbun clo. Ta an t-alt a foil– sfodh mf'-ehruinn agus mf-chothrom. It' a being rUmoured that the good citisens of Druia na Cearta are worried.about the incl'<laae in the Some time ago a local lady approached a priest and requested that he.read tvo masses for her departed friends. The good 'cleric agreed and asked for a £2 donation, The good ladY was surprised and said she could get four masses l'ead in Ards. The priest shook his head in disbelief and replied, "Is it any wonder that they' re w~ing about out there with their toes out~" Doire ns Mainsear coltlltiWie in their midst, which Our roads are the worst aeeme to grow bigger weekly• in· the country, our factories are closing down, we have To get tbe heat 011t of Jr:ltlZ CB it ia necoaaar,- to understand the workinge of the varioua controla 011 Beat place yisited: I'm living in it 1 no signposts to direct our tourists and food prices are rocketing. It is time for housewives to unite and deman~ a better Miscellaneous Likes• IPi1me and Women deal, your aet. The doors new open and in ~~arched ~hyatel'1'1!il .woman carr,-ing two pinta of a brown liquid. Before the startled bouncera (C. R. ~ J . B. J. M.) could atop her, ahe let fly- the object or her atte.,tions being a Junior reporter from that scandll pa,_., the 1 Jew ot the World 1 • What had thia gutter Journaliat done to offend the 1z_:ate lady. loirealm peile caU!n!' Telectroa 1na an bhlioin 1974. (Where are they now? ' Recently thel'<! haTe been reports in the papers of a diaturb_ing increase in acta of vandalism in the area. Well, it's nearly "l-lary" time again and the town is After one of the ·wettest summers, preparing itself for what promises to be a really great festival. I am personally looking forward to all those the good D8Wa ia beautiful J.!ary' s. The town will of course be that ..Veryone has the turf saved. represented by Christine Connors Siubhiin wanted to know about the most umsual holiday sight I ' ve seen. It was while in France Joseph Franeis Sweeney, ~tter known to hio lllalliY that I saw Paris written in big French letters._ Ru~r.our has it that the "Big Y in" is in t he first stages of the male menopause. They say he got very quick-tempered lately especaillf with the Tug-o-war team (one of the first symptoms} The Dore Band in spite of all the .l'roblems they faced earlier on had a ftry successful yllar. The younger members made remarkable progress and this Band known and respected throughout the. County will. be a force to be reckoned with next year again and ln the years to come. friends as Joe Beag Joe Mor, returned home from Biggest influence _on career : Hy f eet Glasgow over tour years ago to Machaire Chlochair. Delighted to note that singer -Football ambitions•-· The recent election campai en brought a rash of ,. s._ Me Gee is to ha-n &Dotber go at the -ic To see Donegal win the Ul- · promises from the political parti es. If it had gone a ceDe and is cnJrrent~ forming a - ,backing group. ~land soon Toilets :~ 8 for another month no-one would have to work agai n. clean, with all amenities. At la~t _ a pub vhere I can only hope that the new premi ses under construction the price-list is clearly displayed, with a pint of can hold on to some of the . character. and charm that is one local politician haa called for stout or beer 70p and spirits 66p. very much a part of the eXlsting premi ses • bi-lingual signposts which would benefit those who Ta se furast a fhei ceiiil go bhfuil obair thar barr needed them most - tourists coming into the area• . deahta ague a dheanemh ag Ceirnfilf Mulli gan ar son OTerheard in a pab towards tho eDd of AugutJ _ . ..._ ceoltoir1 agus ceol ne tire seo. Go mbei dh saol tsda "That <lDth 7 Taairia paper haan't ea. GU.t tor agN. 0 ~lu:ill: I haven't yet had a bi g t r.rill acu. "lo, the7 -t he 011 atrU:el" ~a _c_uid gasui r1 Dhobha_~r -a~ Although sizes vary, the average pri~e l.s IR -£1.75. o_bair ar na stock-cars ,r:r. A l ocal gentleman who pur chased one 1 s ays t hat they' r e the gr f:atest thi ng f or bachelors s i'nce s,liced bread. The long awai ted phone-box ,has at long last been – erected beside the hall. Ta an "spi n" amach ar cuid .l.negaire' s 2nd FeHe has come and gone but i t' s memory wi ll linger on, having been o~ce again blessed wi th glori ous weather. This yeat Feile was even a Bri an Manua gr eater succes s t han last years won the pint-<lrinking competi tion. girseachaf Dhobhai r anoia mar beidh siad iibalta neart lteadue Band - the most succeasf'lll Senior Band in calls a dheanamh si ar na 'Phort. Donegal t his year, winners of 5 cups. Therefore, I think that t he image presented was somewhat sl anted. . Why not call; again arr: see if what I write is true? Touriam :IJI the area was not near~ aa good aa in preTioua 7earsl In 1969 there wer e J8 Caravans parked in Cruit. Thia year there vere I2. Big'· JOhn appr~achExl them, threatened them, accused t hem of trespassing and t old t hem t o leave immed iately . He said he t hought t hey were multi-nationals looking for Uraniuml. The svi~ing pool at Ostan na Rosann i s being made a vail abl e to the North-Western r egion on a lone- term lease. · _ t he Cope are i n the pr ocess of repl acing i ts old run-do\ln building vith a new branch in Anagaire. Georp bu gone to the doga lately 1 He. haa been going to the Lifford track vith • Inisbinlv- Lea a• where she r-tl7 - ln tint at 6 - 1. M1•cellaMQWI d'•''k•os Daoine cant&lach ~ In ANNAGAIREI P'ord Model T. f i t ted wit h Mini engine. I n a run-down condi tion and needi ng body.overhaul. Burning tyo pints oil per day as last owner was ignorant.of haw to use it. ;£1 or nearest offer. I Would a'f.o swap for ctN or similar ~arm animal. Box No. 40.