Guth & Tuairim, Meitheamh 1981

! crazy situation exists in this country, unlike most ot~er countries, where dances usually begin at midnight and finish at 2 or 2.30 in the morning• .The result is ~~~at most . people are unfit for work t he following day Pd. it leads to high absenteei sm (especially on '~ondays). Vith bar-extensions running until 1 a.m. many people are still drinking alcohol until after 2 a.m. and this undoubtedly leads to inefficiency and low_production at work the follow~ng morning. The count ry muat be losing millions of pounds annually because of this. And there is no reason whats oever .why the system couldn't be changed with dances and disco's starting earl ier and finishing at 12 or at least 1 o'clock. Caide bhur dtuairim? "An tEagarth61r" Letter s, arti cles , competi t ions,. photographs, ads , etc. for our next edi tion must r each us by June 30. .Seoladh: "Guth 7 Tuai rim, 11 Doire Beaga . FCn - Bunbeag 265. 1\NAG_t\IBJ~ . !nagaire 's. 2nd Fei le has come and gone but it's memory will linger on, having been once again blessed •ri th glori ous weather. Thi s year's Fei le was even a ,greater success t han last years, wi t h the regatta in Carrickfin as an added attract ion. The Committee wish t o thank all those who contributed i n any way towards the running of the Fei l e, congrat ul ate all t hose sporting and talerit ed people who were success ful and a lso all those people who could accept their defeat with di gnity and sportsmanship. Bhr la mor ag na paistf fosta ar na mallaibh nuair a chuai gh scaifte mor acu ag an chead chomaoi neach. There is a strong rumour nm,r circulating that Neily Gildea might j oin t he church choir , as the male vocal section is s t i ll very weak in numbers. .The recent election campaign brought a rash of · , ;promises from the political parti es. If it had gone ~ on for anot her month no-one would have to work again. 1 1 I j ust hope the part i es wi ll show the same enthusiasm i ,,;hen it comes t o removi ng thei r posters. liere 's where .) t hey can t ake a lead from Feile Anagaire ' s Commit t ee i who t ook down their bunting i mmediately after t he 1 f estival . That time of year has come again when people are in the pr ocess of carryi ng out exterior decorati ng on their houses. Let 's hope t hat t he vi llage will look as neat and t i dy this year as it di d last year . "???" Congratulations t o the following couples on their new _ arrival' _...., BIRTHS Maureen a~1s Declan Ferry,_GaothDobhai r (girseach). Frances a~s Hughie Beag 0 Duibheannaigh, Rann na Feirste, (girseach). SarahLewtas ab~s Ian Gordon, DUn Luiche, (~irseach). Ann agus Se.:unus Boyle, Bun na mBeann (gasur J. R~13e agus Eichael Boyle, Le_it ir, (girseach) . . Ann ague Huiris Beag 0 Fearraigh, An tseascin Beag, (girseach ) . Mr. & Mrs Deni s Bonner , Leitir , (girseach). ----" M_ARRIAGES'-·--- congratulations to the following happy couples: Ann Melly, Leitir agus Br ian Boyle , Dungloe. Eileen Gallagher, Hfn Larach agus J osie Cannon, DUn Luiche. Marie Greene , Dungloe agus Gerry Quinn, Dungloe . To the footballers who by thei r unsporting and childish behavior set a bad example for younger players. To the business people who employ young people for extremel y low wages . Raspberries 1--- Do' n mhuintir a rinne suas a n-intinn ·rein fa' n toghchan gan aird a t habhairt ar -an timaidf uilig. To those who don't practi ce crazy "round buy:tng" in :' pubs. Roses· - --.-- 1 (N6tas Opinions expressed in this col umn may not 1 necessarily be those of the Ed i t or.) 2 Doire Na Mainsear Roise Eoin and Gracie Hulligan are back home f rom their Lourdes pilgrimage. Roise s ays· that next to Doire na Hainsear it's the best in the world, while Gracie r aves about the:dry bath she had~~ (Ni racles happen) Thoee who were dieappointed when John Sheal.n retired at the New Year will. be delighted to hear that he has decided to come out of retirement t o help his neighbours due to the bad weather on the turf-saving front. · The local community were annoyed· and disappointed when they discovered that the leprauchans that graced Nellie Bhride's eateposts for decades were vandalised one Friday night recently. What would leprauchans and disco's have in common, may we ask7 In early Hay a big noisy bird circled Doire na Hainsear all day. Wor d spread that this rare bird made or found a r are nest. Withi n hours world attention was focused on us as good citizens came from far and near, some with "Special B" degrees and some with 28th Bat. degrees tc searc!c. f·n· t his rare nest. Nar a ta '±1lios ag an domhan anois . fuartruw an nead seo ~s f t e. Ach mar i s gnath go mi ni c le neadrac.ha ~ seo bhf na scolamain ar shi ul . . Some time ago a l ocal l ady approached a pri est and request ed that he ·read two masses for her departed fr i ends. The good ·cleric agreed and asked for a £2 donation. The good l ady was surpr i sed and said she could get f our masses read in Ards. The priest shook his head in disbelief and replied, "Is it any wonder that they' r e w~ing about out ther e ~rith t heir t oes out:" • "The Rock" GWEEBARRA Leitir soccer team have completed -t heir first year in t he Donegal League, and what a year it has been f or theml In the IAWS Cup competit i on a magni ficent run : saw them reach t he final where they went down one-nil to top Premier League side ~~lroy in spite of playing the better football . Kati e and Sophia are still hoarse from all the shouting• Meanwhile on the G.A.~ . f ront Na Rossa are settling well in their new divi s i on since t t ey got promotion last year and their eyes are fixed on the Junior championship. Ta an chead scaifte de s col airf Gaeilge i ndiaidh theacht chun a' Dubhchoraigh agus beidh dha s caifte e ile ag teacht ar an mhf s ' chugainn agus i mf Lunasa. Bei dh am gnoi theach ag Peadar Mor agus ag Joey l The salmon season has started on t he Gweebarra and signs so far have been very promising, especially in Corr Polnt. AnCo have employed 10 young men from Lettermacaward and they are working on the gr aveyard at present maki ng new paths and improvi ng old ones. Pet er is a •quiet" gaffer . Is it hoped t hat work on t he Lettermacaward Group Water Scheme will commence l ater t his year. The people of the area have f'ought for t his "l uxury" rJ ince 1973. Ta Leitir ag gl acadh pairt i gcomortas "an Gaelt acht Beo" i mbliana agus ta an Coiste Forbartha iontsch gnoitheach o thus na bliana. Exaus ted and needing a holiday after the Election - Chris, Ann, Jackie, 2 Paddy's and Charliel Work on the new f actory in Meenacara is progressing s atisfactorily. The r oad was not strong enough for Mi chael 1 s !-!ere. Dim and Patsy are r eally sweating in making a ne~o~ road . Tony hasn't ventured "in" yet . Eamon K. is. not very happy wi t h his "picture" yet . Someone said that Hugo is blowing the "pi cture" with a scrambler. Eamon hears many a talet "1'he Bridge" Sympathy is extended to the f'amily of the followi ng : Mai r e l'~c Fadden, An Gharrai c Nary iloarty , Falcarrach Bernard Ne Carry, Tubber keen Nary Gallagher, An Bhealt aine Annie Curran, An Ghlaisigh Brigid Gallagher, Gl asgow & I·~gheralosk John Coyl e , Ardaf Bheag Joan Ne Grotty, Dungl oe J immy Doogan, H:ln an I olair Antoin Healy,Anagaire & Scotland