Guth & Tuairim, Bealtaine 1980

FURNISHING YOUR HOME OR SUMMER CHALET? · WE HAVE A LARGE SELECTION OF QUALITY ~~RNITURE TO CHOOSE FROM, INCLUDING: SOLID OAK BUNKS,, DOUBLE BEDS, LARGE OAK CHESTS OF DRAWERS, ETC. Call in and see the items too nwmerous to mention Furniture Showroom Strand Road, Falcarragh 10 mtonth6g rar Far Sales- · Soaletrix racing set and extra track. Ill first-class condition. Hardly ever used. Phone Bunbeag 265 Metal detector for sale. Type used for discovering gold chalice in Tipperary. Phone Bunbeag 265 If you're moving dont move without••••• CLADA REMOVALS Removals throughout Ireland & Britain . Contact T. Boyle · B\inbeg. 214 or F. Sharkey · Glasgow 649 7563. The City of Dallas is buzzing with excitement at the arrival of a new T.V. series entitled "Donegal". The at.ar/ villisn of the show is Robert James HcFadden- otherwise known as R. J. The McFadden family own a large · ecerage of bogland and are held in high esteem in the neighbourhood. Indeed R. J.'s father is a J.P. low, R. J . has two brothers neither of whom get on very well with him. Sba.Us, the eldest works in the Shetlands ~nd R. J. lives in constant fear that he'll come home one day and take the turf out of his aouth. The younger hrother Jere~ is married to a nice girl called Caitl!n. Caitlfn is very wrapped in her career as a designer of A ran Jumpers, ·which takes her to outlandish places like Fanad Head and Achill, much to the annoyance of' Jeremy. Otherwise they seem to be an ideal couple. Not so R. J. and wife Grainne, former Mary from Dungloe~~ A~ter remaining sulkily silent over the years while R. J. courted the Ladies in singing lounges on Fair d~s, at wakes and bazaars, she has decided to hit back. She's joined the local I.C.A. and has used their meetings es an excuse to get out and meet her fancy-man Dennis th~ Wool, the biggest sheep farmer in Donegal. A.las, 1n the latest episode he was killed when his Tractor, which didn't have a safety cab, overturned as he was coming to meet her in Derrybeg. On hearing the news Grainne immediately headed for Neily Phaid! 1 s where she remained for a day and a night. Anriabelle, the spoilt grand-daughter is still at abhool in Falcarragh while her head is full of the Tara. Her Grandmother Kit spends her time making soda-bread and campaigning for the local Wanens 1 Action Grou? . Her latest venture is to try and stop the local parkland next to the Industrial estate becoming the sHe +'or 16 dwelling houses. · Just picture the MoFadden family sitting around the breakfast table in the morning by the heat of' the old turf' fire. E~I\'S straight from the hen and ~lk still warm from the cow. Living off the fat of the land, Then off they ~ 0 to work on a bicycle each. -Ah~ the sign of the affluent society. Current gossip in Dallas: 1st women "Did ycu see R. J. last night?" 2nd woman, "Gee, he sure is a tricky customer". 1st woman 1 "Yeah honey, 8 ;eal mean ~. He sure gives his mother a hell of a time - and her no~ rightly over her operad on in Letterkenny· Hospital". The "Donegal" series has really taken Dallas by stormt "Another Green Fool". ----------------------------~~~~~~~~------- QNE WEEK They may have joked as tpey drove along the dry dusty road between the orange groves of At-Tiri. They probably thought of Ireland, their wives and little children. A s they were dragged cruel~ to their deaths, tortured and taunted, their minds blind with terror, their bodies riddled with bullets, they thought of' Ireland and gave their lives in the supreme sacrifice. Few people at home in Irelaru\ reacted in any measure proportionate to the barbarity of the crime. The Government made "diplomatic noises. The army laid on a public funeral and a gun salute. The locals turned out to see the show and then went home and forgot. Do you remember Private Derek Smallhorne, Frivate Thomas Barrett or Private Stephen Griffin? He staggered arouad the stage among the bright lights. The eyes of the world were on him and he Jme,~ it. He loved his white suit, he loved the applause and he loved the raz3le-dazzle. His future was assured, already the of~ers were pouring in. Record companies and Television Stations were fighting to offer him money. The Taoiseach ~\ Government sent him congratulatory telegrams. He would return to Dublin to adoring crowds and almost unlimited riches. He didn't die for his country or his fellow ·man. He didn't suffer at the hands of' barberi ans . He just walked out into the lights and sang one song and whispered "I love you Ireland". T~RABUSES h•rv Friday ~ndSunday Your DancingDiary FRIDAY 9th - DES LEE:, JULlE & STARBAliD SATURDAY lOth - (CABARET & DANCE) FOSTER & ALIEN (HUll ACT 10.00-12.00. 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