Guth & Tuairim, Aibreán 1980

PADDY COMES HOMEi You can picture the elation When our Paddy worte to us, "I am coming on vacation In Doherty's minibus". The bus came swiftly swinging, And stopped so trim and neat, Outside the chip-shop restaurant · On Dungloe's busy street. Mary Ann and me were waiting To welcome our big son. All the passengers alighted, But Paddy wasn't one. There was Conal Paddy Anna, Packy Ned, and Hughie Jack; But we saw no sign of Paddy He didn't disembark~ We were heading for the chapel To say a·little prayer, When a ruriny voice behind us cried "Say folks, Zat you there?" ''Don't look", says I, to Mary Ann, "There's someone after us, That hairy hippy, boy or girl, We saw come off the bus". But the hairy one persisted In that funny voice to yell, "Gee Mum, you' re looking ·lovely, Gee Dad, you're looking swell". Turning round we saw before us, In jeans so tight and thin, A 'thing' in platforms wobbling, And hair that reached its ·chin. Across its shoulders swinging Was strapped a long guitar, Who worked awhile with W ialpey, Carbeth Construction too, Sure he's like a hairy monkey Escaped from some· big zoot We went into Patrick Sally's Tb have a little chat, "The same for you", said Patrick, "But what'll I give to that~" But before the night was over, We were softening, every one, And Mary Ann was hugging Our great big ugly son. I had a little headache When I got up next day, But it cleared when I saw Paddy In the meadow toaeing hay. 10 ('• · o ~ P,· ::;J s:l Q) 1l ,.....,. ..c: 0 ~ I was very sad and sorry As I wiped a tear away, And that fUnny voice kept ringing, "Hi-ya Mum, and Hi-ya Pa". So all you loving parents, Don't.judge them by their dress; It's the heart that beats within That you must first access. them, ~ Q) And told my wife, "Don't worry, Sure he'll come another day". And then it dawned upon us, Holy Mary, Mother Dear, ANON. Tuairim· Is this our.baby Paddy, Who left us just last year? Maurice - here I am in Dallas, where the hell are you. Iarla P.•c Aodha Bhu! was brought up in this area but is now living in Connemara. In this article he looks at ·the arrival of "Guth 7 Tu11.irim", at the present state of the Irish Language here in the North-West •nd reflects on the future of both. D' iarr eag~trthO'ir uasal na h-iris.e seo orm alt a scr{obh do. Is fada r5 bh! muid ag caint ar iris no nuachtln a bhunu sa cheantar. Bh! ~id ag caint air ague muid go foill ar scoil. Is i ndiaidh domhsa Gaoth Dobhair a fhagail a th&inig an iris ar an tsaol fadheireadh. Is mai th gur eirigh le "Guth 7 Tuairim" teacht ar an saol ague fanacht beo go dtf seo. Ta a fhios agair~ uilig nach rurast nuachtan a chur amach go speisialta nuachtan aitiuil. Nil an paipear seo gan locht agus nf thiocfadh linn bheith ag duil go mbeadh. Ta iarracht a dheanamh paipeir speisiul a chur ar fail do phobal an iarthuais~irt. N! chreidim fein go mbeidh rath ar iris dha-theangach. Is i an Bearla an teanga is laidre i nEirinn ague sa domhan sa la ata inniu ann ague ta teangacha a bru i le•taobh •ige 1 n-achan tfr choir a bheith. Bliantaf 6 shoin bh! trean Gaeilge s'na paipeir ach siocar neart •n Bhe11rla bruad-h an Ghaeilge isteach i gcoirneil bheaga s'na leathanaigh ciiil no amach as na p&J.pcHr. u fad. Creidim go dtarloidh an rud ceanna le "Guth 7 Tudrim". _ Ta an ceantar seo speisi.alta. Is e seo an ceantar Gaeltachta is laidre i nEirinn. Is maith ata a fhios 11p:am gur ffor sin. Nfl an Ghaeilg ag oiread de na tachrain i n-&it ar bith ach anseo. Se sin an tomhais is eifeachtaf ar bheatha na teanga. Thig leis an phobal bheith br6duil as. Nfl le cumhacht dlf na trf thionchar muinteoirf nQ lucht an airgid na na h-eaglaise ata seo amhlaidh. S'iad gnathmhuintir an Iarthukiscirt a Ul!,aideann an Ghaeilg o la go la is o bhliain go bliain agus thig leo a gceann a thogail i measc pobail ~a h-Eireann da bharr. Ta se soileir go bhfuil fein-mhuinfn sa phobal seo nach bhfuil sa mhorchuid d'Eirinn. Le go nglacfadh ar dtfr a h-ait i measc tfortha s&ora an danhain ciahtfimid an feinmhuinfn sin a bhronnadh orthu siud nach bhfuil se acu. Creidim fein go dtig an mhuinin seo as an tuigbhewil go bhfuil an !it seo speisialta ague go bhfuil sf speisialta siocair gur Gaeltacht !. Ba mhai th liom da bhfeadfadh "Guth 7 Tuairim" a bheith. mar ardan dfospoirea.chta agus caibidil don phobal i go rnbeadh tuairimf a seansail 8 I Qa lea thanaigh SeO' go dtabharfadh S f guth dO- Cibe duine ata a iarraidh' cibe duine li. bhfuil rud le ra aige ra 1 n tsaol sa cheantar. : . Ill '8 0 0 Q) Ill ""' -<t 11 Q) "' 0 '0 Q) Q) 6 s:l .,.; Ill Q) ~ e •M Ei 0 3 Ill ~ . ...:1 =~ ~ t'N s:: •M s:l .,.; ·;J 0 ~ 2f •M 0 bD Q) "' -Q) ;J 1: \M .. "' •M :f Scrfobhadh na gn,thdhaoine. Is iad is ionraice. lad siud ata br6duil as a gcuid leinn no a gcuid 11irgid nf fiu leo a dhath a dheanamh don Ghaeilg no don Ghaeltac~t ach ma taairgead is poibl!och~ le fail as. Nfl sa Ghaeltacht do na muinteoirf, na garda!, Gaeltarra (Udaras na Gaeltacht?), na Polaiteoir!, ach l~ithsceal le deontaisf ague paf breise a fhail • . Is cuma leo ciocu Bearla no Gaeilg a labhartar sa phobal, n6 brociOlllas de mheascin nach Gaeilge na Bearla each masla don da theanga uasal sin. An cuma ~ 'o le leitheoirf 11 Guth . 7 Tuairim''? T"RABUSES hery Friday ~ndSunday Your Dancing Diary SATURDAY 5th APRIL - LEE & QUO(DANCE)STAR POP ATTRACTION 6th - JACKIE & TOP STARS 7th - JOHNNY PETERS & STARTREK (Hit Singles "Michelangelo" & "Loving You") EASTER WEDNESDAY 9th - THE MEMORIES FRIDAY 11th - JOHNNY LOGAN (LAST APPEARANCE BEFORE EUROVISION) SATURDAY 12th - CABARET & DANCE SUNDAY 13th - FRANK MC CAFFREY FRIDAY 18th - SUNSHINE SATURDAY 19th - CATHAL DUNNE (1979 EUROVISION ENTRANT) SUNDAY 20th - JENNY & THE AVONS Main Street, DUNGLOE Ill rl "' 11 Q) bD ~ 0 Ill ~ (,) Ill .,.; "' Q) ~ c •M ~ 0 s:: Ill bD .,.; ~ '0 0 bD Q) . •M S:: a~ ~1 rlQ I§ :(j Q "' .~ ~ Q) Q) QfH