Guth & Tuairim, Meán Fómhair 1983

/ MUINTIR GHLASGOW S. 0 Domhnaill. 12 6 shin 6 bh{ leath de cupla bliain. Deanann Is iontach chomh gasta agus a athrafonn an saol. Sh{lfe~ nach bhfuil s{ ach tamall gairid phobal an cheanntair seo ar imirce i nAlbain agus i Sasainn. B'fh/ictir nach bhfuil s; ach muid dearmaud go gasta de ruda{ mar seo nuair a ionsa{on~ gnbtha{ eile an tsaoil ar n-aire. Bh~if{ ag fanacht le "muintir Ghlasgow" a theacht i gcona{ indiaidh an "Fair" thall. Go minic bheadh an sean teach sa bhaile folamh ar feadh an chuid eile den bhliain. Ach n{ r~ fhada a bheadh sin amhlaidh. Maidin laLarna mharach agus grian mheidhreach an·tsamhraidh go hard sa speir d':irfodh toit gheal as an tsiml:ar. Rachadh na paisti ar fud an bhaile ar thora1ocht cairde agus gaolta na bhfaca siad le bliain, "cairde samhraidh" a raibh dearmad deanta daofa indiaidh cupla seachtain sa ch~thair. Is ioma{ {it iarg~lta ar a dtitfeadh brat dubh an uaignis ar{s le himeacht na bpa'ist{ sin. Go luath sa la thiocfadh fear a' t{ amach, na muinchill{ ar a l{ine gheal tiontaigh suas agus sp;id ndb'fh~idir corran ina la'imh aige. I ~ceann tamaill bheadh an f:ar uilig ar an chos~ fhad leis an teach bainte aige. Agus sin criochnaithe aige rachadh se ag na comharsain ag tairiscent cuidigh leis an fh:ar a shabh~il no an coirce a bhaint. Is iontach an doigh a choinnigh daoine a bh{ ar shidl as baile le blianta facta greim daingean ar an chuid sin da nd~chaE indiaidh blianta facta a chaitheamh ar shraideanna na cathrach no ag sclabhaiocht i bpoill dhorcha faoin talamh. Bh~ifea den tuairim nar fhag siad an baile riamh. Go minic, nuair a im{onn daoine pga as baile inniu ar feadh roinnt miosa, nf bhfonn astu ach Bearla agus ard mholadh do shaol an eachtrannaigh nuair a thig siad arais. Ni bheadh bean a' t:l d{omhaoin ach an oiread. Rachadh sise amach leis an "whitewash". De re'ir a ch:ile thiocfadh dath geal b~ ar an teach uilig. Ansin thugta1 amach na sean bhocsaf peint leis na doirse agus na fuinneogai a mhaisiu. Go minic thiocfadh duine ar cuairt agus d'fh~gta{ an obair ar leath-taobh l e comhra a dheanamh fa imeachta{ an tsaoil , na daoine a posadh, na daoine a fuair b~s agus an t-athru a th£inig ar an tsaol i nGlasgow. Ach ba e an samhradh a d'imeodh go gasta agus i gceann tamaill bheadh na mala{ le pacail aris. Thabhairff cuairt ar na comharsanai ar an ofche roimh re. Is iomai cr o{ a bheadh bronach an oiche sin agus ar maidin la arna mharach nuair a bhea dh an bus ag imeacht. B'fheidir go bhfuil dearcadh aislingeach agam ar an scea l. Bh{ saol crua ag na daoine sin agus is docha nach silfeadh siadsan gur aisling a bhi ann. Ta an chuid is mo acu ina gconaf sa bhaile anois. Teann daoine go Glasgow ar na busanna{ mora dara achan la. Nf turas facta at; ann mar a bh{. An dt arloidh a l eithid de imirce ar{s? B'fheidir go dtarlodh, ach nach ann a bheas an difir on t-arn a bh{ "muintir Ghlasgow" ag imeacht • ...- - LUIDIN MAC Helcome back?? LU Sometimes sensible sometimes funny. I ~1as pleasentl y suq:ris ed to see "Gut!': 7 Tuair im 11 back in the shops last rr.ontl: - until I sa•,J the price~ 36p , so I thought it mus t be a special ed:tion. But the cheek of ttem - a map of Gweedore t cok up two pages. Hho w ants a n:ap of: 81;eedore, they kno~: themselves 1;here they are and nobod;,- else •.wuld Hant to knoH . "Guth 7 Tuairi.m" is l ike petrol - up every time you get it. no~; if I had some petr ol ••• and a match Livinr; it up on the Dole I thouc;ht_ I had heard it all ur..til I heard about the Scctties "1ho are now coDing over here for their holidays , signing on the dole , collecting the money in a lump sum after 6 weeks and heading back to Glasgow witt their takings. And uait for it ••• A "poor" Yankee visitor to the area pulled off the sar:-,e trick. Put tbt i n your pipe Dukes! Gaoth Dobhair Revisited And new at last the ans1.1er - the Golden :·!ile is called the Golden Nile because every Summer millions 'of daffcdils planted ther e by the County Council gr c•: along the side of the Golden l·!ile footpath. _Tel. Dungloe 8 SWEENEY'S FAMILY HOTEL Main Street, Dungloe DINING ROOM OPEN LUNCH'S 2. 30 The HCoden fence along the same G. H. is for ( a) Childr en to use as goal posts thus ensuring that Geo':.h Dobh.sir Hill always have good footballers. (b) Firewood for people who don' t get the free coal. Thf-. 1 on~ -~rass beside the fcotFath Has introduced tc encour age EVENING 1 MEALS 6 - 9 " Golden :·lileists" to bring back the cow. Plots are now available from the De;Jt. of Agriculture. Tennis courts at the T:n~at ••• .\mhc.rclaiw Here to be used for Gaelic 7ennis or Leado; Gaelach but as ther e were no Claeli.c tennis rackets available in eitr.er Holloys or John Gallaghers the courts are now to be used by aisteoirf neamh-oifigiuil \.,ho c&.n 1 t find/don 't Hant the Key to the Amharclann. The little green shop is \-Tell YES - a little green shop. Phones have at lone last been removed frcm public telephone Kiosks as there •1as far too much talking going on anyway. Potholes in gr ave danger of extinction C1r beloved potholes have all but disappeared. A county council supergrass (not the stuf.':' tb;t gro1,rs along the gol den mile) has revealed ·"o this paper that the county council in collaboration Hith the Soviet K.G.B. !lave used a deadly blnck chemical called tzarmacadamovich to fill the holes. J~ccording to l.:aurice !ie::rne, Cherlie Haughey is in on this t ea. Fro-.-_er Order SPECIAL RATES FOR FAMILY HOLIDAYS QUOTATIONS FOR WEDDING RECEPTIONS DINNER PARTIES I ~hour;ht I got "Dunne" for 89p 1-rhen I bought l·lr. Proper. 3o I reckoned it l-:::d to be a "1-:ace"stake w~,en I '"as chc.r ged £1.15" for it. But as a 11 !-:att"er of ::'~o:ct ~hat ~.Jas cheap compered tc £1.92. I ;ms so "cleaned" I could a lmost The Power of Words A careless wordmaykindlestrife, A cruel word may wreck a life, A bitter word may hate instill; A brutal wordmaysmileandkill, A gracious wordmay smooth the ' way; A joyous wordmay light theday. . A timely word may lessen stress; i A loving wordmay healan<fQless. - Author Unk~6wn · 'liant to live \llJtil Christmas? Good, then f ollou the advice given belmr if y ou walk jog or cycle on the road. • No dear, I wouldn't if I were you why spoil the whole afternoontt