Guth & Tuairim, Aibreán 1980

. .,1o ' -s~otoo0-4.\lR 4 ·st. Patrick 1 s Day was quieter than usual in Gaoth Dobhair. The Derrybeg Band appeared in Dunlewey . and the Middletown Band at Derrybeg and Falcarrach. Due to the extreme cold, fewer people were willing to walk or stand to appreciate the music. Ceist. Ce 1 n fear as an Luinni~h a thig as Leitir Ceanainn achan la le teag.asc ar Scoil Naisiunta an Luinnigh? The Go. Council carried out some emergency repairs recently to the Main Road at Srath na Corcra and Srath Mairtfn, but alas their efforts were to no avail because snow and rain-storms have taken their toll already. Indeed some traffic accidents are reported as a~ of the repairs. Despite the wintry conditions a cuckoo was reported to have been heard in the Derrybeg area. For the first time ' ever, the March sitting of the District Court in Gaot:, Dobhair was held in Middletown Hall. Many cases were before the bench of a road-traffic nature due to increased Garda activity early in the month. (Who said they were looking for Fr. Forde?). Members of Cearta Gael picketed the court because of a case of a different nature. . A lively time was had by all~ Ceist eile. Ca bhfuil Comhar Ghabhla? Bhf 11 id~as" shuimiula acu fhad 1 s mhair siad, go h-airithe ag baint le cumhacht aibhleise on ghaoth. The Old Chapel in Derrybeg seems to have got a new lease of life. Indoor football competitions and Youth Club activities have been keeping it open all winter. Unfortunately however, it is badly in need of repairs and it is obvious that the Parish needs a new, modern Social Centre especially to cater for our young people. I ndiaidh an droch bhliain monadh a bh1 ann anuraidh ta imnf ar go leor daoine i ndiaidh an droch aimsir a bhf ann i mf Mharta. Bhf an Geimhreadh 1 chuaigh thart dian agus b 1 eigean do go leor daoine gual a cheannacht - chomh maith le Staisiun,Leictreach Mhfn na Cuing. The late lamented Crol~y Doll factory whiqh closed last year is back in production - under a new name and a new industry. Sadly the dolls are no more and have been replaced by electronic components - a sign of the. times. Ta teach conaf ur togtha don tsagart ag Teach Phobail Bhun a'Leaca. Can you name a townland in Gaoth Dobhair which has no occupied dwellings? A punt for the first correct answer. ~ccording to recent reports in the local newspapers Councillor Patsy O'Donnell thinks that "soccer wasn't heard of in Gaoth Dobhair twenty years ago". I could add to his knowledge of history by telling h i m that there are old men in the Parish who were playi ng competitive soccer before he was born. Ta siopa eadaigh ur foscailte ar an Bhun Bheag agus deirtear go bhfuil "bargains" go leor ann. Dun l (j i c he "An Gabhar Glas". Chuir DUn Luiche deir eadh le na bpairt 'sa Ghael tacht League nuair a d'imir siad cluiche crua i n-cadan Gaothdobhair Aontai the. I ~ceann -:ie na cluichf is fear r a himrfodh i mbl iana chr i ochnaigh siad ar chomhscor 1-1. A refer endum was suggested to change St. Patrick's Day until after Easter 3 S he has a lot of broken Lenten promises to answer for recently. Super heavy-we ight championship of Durilewey was held r ecently, but u~fortunately fans were di sappoi nted at the early r etirement of one of the contes t ants due t o a cut eye , and the i mmediate retreat of the other. Comhghajrdeachas l e Seosamh Mac Eidigh agus Brian 0 Gallchoir a ghlac pairt sa drama "An Ghead Fhaoisdin" a fuair ainmni uachan chuig Fei l e Nai siunta na Scol. Ta an tiomra ag gabhaU go bhfuil Phil agus Hughie Chof f ey l e· Dri ving School a oscailt i nDUn LUiche agus go mbe i dh John Jameson a f hoscailt go h- oifigiuil . Le is an aimsir mhaith le tamall bfonn scaiftf mora ag campail agus ag fanacht sa Hostel. Deanann siad a lan siuil faGhleann Nimhe agus fan Earagail. "Le Krapp". It's a common sight nowadays to see people coming from Scotland to work here. The latest arrival is Eamonn Wroblanski who has built a new house in Dore and has just started working 'in ·crolly Factory Bh:[ slua mer GaeilgeQ.irf i nGaoth Dobhair choinne· .. deireadh seachtaine Eigse Uladh on 7u go dtf an 9U Marta. Bhf se eagraiifhe go hana- mhaith agus bhain cuairteoirf agus b~dh na h-aite an-sult as na h-imeachtaf. ·Ta scaifte fear indiaidh an Geimhreadh a chaitheamh ag togail badaf i gColaiste Bhun an Inbhear. Bada::( "fibreglass" ata iontu a usaidfear fa choinne iascaireacht i rith an tSamhraidh. Work has just been completed on Connie Sheain's pub at Glassagh. The Lounge Bar has been extended arid there will be entertainment nightly during the Summer season. Ta bun maith deanta ag Seoirse Mor 1 mbliana. Ta a chuid romhar uilig deanta aige agus taobair sleain monadh bainte aige le trf seachtaine. Ta suas le 10 bpaiste ag freastal ar an "nursery" ata Grainne Nic Phaidin inQiaidh tosacht ina teach fein i mBun an Inbhear. UNGLOE "The only diffe.cence be.tween men and boys is the price they pay for their toys". When one considers the context in which this was used, one realizes the tremendous amount of truth which.may lie theirin. The above statement was overheard during a recent conversation (between "mature" adults) concerning the increasing interest in Citizen Band car radios. It is anticipated tnat the P 7 T minister will not delay in putting through the necessary legislation to permit the use of C.B's which are currently being imported in vast quantities by a reputable firm of distributors, a director of which bears the same name and initials as Minister Reynold's. Results of the recent census show that our towns population is up by 197 (since 1972). "Is it not a pity the Minister couldn't come??" How very often have we heard this. Well, in the case of .a recent Gaeltarra prizegivingceremony in a Gaeltacht Public premises, it was a damn good job she didn't come, for if she came on an empty stomach she'd _have to head for the local chip shop (unless of course she wer e lucky enough to win in the draw for "free" meals). · St. Patrick's Day While the town witnessed the smallest turnout of Bands, what must be described as the biggest ever crowd converged to view the parade. Despite the bitter cold wind the streets were thronged until well past slx o'clock and most people were disappointed on arrival home to learn that they had missed an excellent U.T.V. live programme from New York. In the production, which was compered by Gloria of Good Evening Fame, one could see Willie Joe Cunningham, but unfortunately there was no ·sound. To round off the day's entertainment there was the Annual Maghery Band dinner dance in Ostan Mhic Suibhne, which for some of us provided an opportunity to catch up on what we had "lost" for the first half of Lent. At a recent meeting to discuss "the effects of Uranium", held in the community centre, the platform s~eakers included Brian Flanne~ (Glenties Comm. Sch.) Brian Kelly (Donegal Go. Go.) and Dr. D. Campbell, Ardara. During the co-qrse of the meeting, we were entertained to a B.B.C. f ilm on the subject followed by two "live" Politi cal Broadcas ts. The broadcas ts reminded me of Jimmy Gneely's r ecent T.V. show "Words , Words Words" with the penalty words being Fail and ' Fianna. Somebody, somewhere, recently expressed grave concern about the Kerryman having no Irish. Right away let me say that this is not fior. In fact the Kerryman speaks and wri t es I rish but nll se ro sure· that achan nduine who r eads thi s column would be lan sas t a with my t eanga. Ther ef ore unti l I am f ull y convinced that a real demand is there I am · only prepared tQ approach this "delicate" matter on a Trom agus Eadrom basis. Mar sin, until an mhf seo chugainn "cherrio go foill". "The Kerryman".