Guth & Tuairim, Márta/Aibreán1981

lml. 2 Uimh. 13 Marta I Aibrean 1981 Luach 25p. 45s EED OT APPLY Turlagh MacSuibhne. ~~~ A health to you, l'iper, And your pipes, siln·r-tongued, clear and sweet in their crooning. The recession has hit the Western world hard with unemployment steadily rising and inflation getting out of band. Ireland has not escaped this modern 'black plaque'. School leavers !ace an uncertain future where job prospects look bleak. Many, face the fate or life on the dole because there are rev jobs to go around. , !naeo ins an Iar-thuaisce~t ta se de chUram ar Udaras na Gaeltachta (Gaeltarra Eireann) tionscail a mbealladh ehun na h-iite agus jobannaf a chuir ar fail. Ach an bhfuil siad ag deanamh na h-oibre go h-iifeachtach ague go h-ionreiceach? An·bhruil daoine ag fail jobannaf mar g'> bhtuil siad tuillte acu iad a f'hiil? An bhfuil an seans ceanna ag achan nduin~? "li.U" - a deir fear as Mfn a'Chladaigh a raibh me ag· caint leis i rith na seacbtaine. Nf" raibb se ag iarraidh a ainm a cbur i gclo ach duirt se go raibh se ar an 'dole~ le 33 bliain agus go bhtuil aige le bheith beo ar £13.45 sa tseacbtain. Chuir se afos a ainm· choinne job le Gaeltarra a deir se (ague nf raibh siad i ndan a ainm a litriu i nGaeilge), cUpla bliain 0- ahoin ach nf" bhfuair se tada 0 shoin ague n!l 8 iad ibalta inse do ea bhfuil a ainm ar an liosta do dhaoine ata ag cuartu oibre. Ti se ag meas go bhfuil dha' reaslin le seos (1) Go bhfuil Polaiteoirf" ag tabbairt daoine isteach ins na monarchain ar ghreim laimhe; ( 2} Mach bhf'Uil seans ar bith· ag duine os cionn 45 bliain d 1 aois job a, fhail- agus gur dbUirt fear labhartha de chuid an Udarais 1 seo go poiblf" c~la llf o shoin. Ta d!ospoireacht ar siUl le fada go bhfuil polaitfocht agus jobannaf ag gabhAil le chtlile ins an· taobh seo t!re. Deirtear gur shiUl so leor daoine isteach s'na aonarcb&in 1 Ddiaidh focal o Tbeachtaf Dal.a no Q Cbomhairleoir:! Contae~ Ague 1118 ta leatrom a dheanamh ar dhaoine os cionn 45 bliain d 1 aois 6 thaobh fostafochta, ta pion08 gear a ghearradh ar an chuid sin do' n phobal. Ce 1 n reiteaeh ata ar an sceal? DUirt fear Mhfn a 1 Cbladaigh gur choir na ainmneacha a tharraing aJD&ch as an hata - muna raibh Gaeltarra 'gabhail a ehoinneail liosta ainmneacha mar ba cheart. Deir ae fosta gur bhf'earr leia i bhf'ad nfos no 'dole' a fhi'il ague obair a-dhes.namh ar a abon. With our roads in such a dreadfUl condition aDd facilities so lacking in this 9ountry, perhaps it would be a good idea. We'd also find out ,how many people are .!:!Allz unemployed. Caide tuairim Udaras na Gaelt~chta? Full of the music they ~athercd at nwrn, On your high he:tther hills from till' l:trk un the wing, From the hlackhird :tt en· on thL· h\ o, >c>rni ng thorn, F'rom the little greL'll linnet whose plaining th~·y sing, And the joy :1nd the hope in the heart of the spring, 0, Turl:1gh l\1acSuihhne. Play u~ our Fire'' most sorro\d1J\ ~ong,, As she sits hy her weeds near the \\·ash of the wan~, That the coldest may thrili-:1t the count of her wrong,, That the sword may flash forth from the 'cahhard to ~avc, And the wide land awake at .the wrath of the hrave, 0, Turlagh M:tcSuihhne. Play as the bards pl:1yed in days long :1go, \\'hen O'Donne\1, arrayed for the foray or fe:rst, \\'ith your kinsmen from Bannat :rnd Fan1pt and Duath (Doe), With piping and harping, :rnd blessing of priest, Rode out in the bl:tze of the ~un from the east, 0, Turl:tgh MacSuihhne. Play as they played in th:1t r:1pturou~ hou1, \Vhcn the clans hc:trd in g\:1dness hi' young fiery rail, \\' ho burst from the gloom of the ·S:t>Scnach tower, And sped to the welcom"e in de:tr Dun-na-nG:tll, Then on to his h:1iling :rs chicft:tin of :d\ - 0, Turl:1gh l\1:1cSuihhnl'. !'lay as they pl:l\"l'd, when :1 trumpet of w:1r, !lis voice Tor the r:t\J,-, pe:tlcd up t<> the blue, And the cerns from the hills :1nd the g\em :1nd the sc:rur M:rrched :rfter the h:1nner of conquering Aodh, Led into the fray hy :1 piper like vou, 0, Turl:tg\\ i\1:1cSuihhne. And surely no note of such mmic shall f:1il, \\' herevcr the speec\1 of our !·:ire is heard, To foster the hope of the p:1 ssi o n:Jte G:tel, To fan the old h:1tred, rclent\c:;s , when stirred. To strengthen our souls ft~r the strife to be dared, 0, Turlagh t\LtcSuibhne. A:\:\.-\ JOH:\STON. Mic! SbMiD leUl acu• cara ctoaa cbuict .. an tseapain, cupla bliain o.boin.