Guth & Tuairim, Nollaig 1980

5f.'.n?.r~l?uo.l?~J,!! 3 Bhi scairte mor 1 Hi"t;lialr 8.g lJl.llnear na Seandaoflle i n-Ostan Radharc an Eargail ar an Domhnach 14'11". Ta bu!ochas mor tuillte ag an Choiste a rinne an eagra1ocht ague ag an mhuintir a chuir ceol, cuideachta agus craic ar fail. Gaoth Dobhair has always been famous for its footballers but it's only recently that the ladies have begun to make a name for themselves. Recently Donegal Ladies Soccer team played in the Final of a national competition and Gaoth Dobhair was represel?-ted on the team by Hary "Bheag" HcBride and Ann Curran. The iownland of Corveen has for some unexplained reason changed from Doire Beaga to Bun a'Leaca postal districts. We'll have to keep an eye on the wandering townlandl Last weeke~d a_bar;rel appe~red in the middl~. of the road outside Huda~ Beae 1 s m Dunbeag. Obnously the Council v1ere at 1-1ork - but the least we could expect would be for them to put a warning light on it at night. The result of their cnrelessness - at leas t two cars were involved in an accident at ~he spot. N:lonn lm.lid comhghairdeachas le John Noel 0 Colla as Doire Beaga a bhuaidh comortas probaireachta i mBaile Atha Cliath le gairid. He is a first year student at U.C.D. and is Pipe Hajor with the Gaoth Dobhair Pipe Band. Ceantar Pobail Mhfn U! Bhaoill B1onn scaifte m6r i hall Dhobhair achan tseachtain ag na cartaf. Ta turca1 a mbaint le cupla seachtain agus n!onn muid comhghairdeachas le Jamesy Doran a bhain ceann ar an tseachtain 'chuaigh thart. C<l iad, Pop, Johnny D agus Jobnny Walker? Ta suil ag lmlintir Dhobhair go mbeidh Margaret 0' Brien sa bhaile 'choinne pfosa don turcach a ithe ag an Noll aig. , Cuireann muid failte roimhe an tAthair MacLoone ata sa bhaile as Canada agus ta suil againn eo mbainfidh se sult m6r as a chuid laeths. saoire. {Go speisialta 6 Noreen). We wish Hargaret Roarty a very happy birthdaY. You're getting old Nargaretl Ceantar Pobail Bhun a' Leaca. Ta moladh m6r tuillte ag an mhuintir ata ag ~eaga~c cor paistf Bhun a 1 Leaca le tamall anuas. Paisti bunscoile atapairteach sa chor a~ beidh siad le cluinstin ag an Nollaig. Ta me ag deanamh go raibh cumha mhor ar Faddy Martin i ndiaidh an 24-aeater Cornmer a dhfol se le gairid. Ach nf ag d!ol ach ag ceannacht a bh1 Sean HcGinley ata i' ndiaidh Kadett ur a fhail. Deirtear liorn go bhfUil an spaid ur a cheannaigh Seoirse !·!or mf o shoin choir a bheith caite. N{l a dhath thart ar an teach ach drill's uilig. Mar a duirt fear do mhuintir na h-tiite. "Ghlacadh an Council cupla fear cosuil le Se~irse" "Bean na dTri mBo". MfN·SeANNAD TaM8ire Savage, mfiinteoir og as Corcaigh, ag teagasc i scoil Bheal ne Cruite i lathair na h-uaire agus f ag teecht isteach go maith ar shaol an cheantair. Ba ~an torramh mfieata Major General Seosamh !l.a.cSuibhne, Ailt a' Chorrain an ceann a ba mho agus a ba fheiceai.a a chonathas ins na Rosaibh ariamh agus nr joiche go bhfeicfear a leithead ar shraid an Chlochan Leith a cho!che ar!s. Cuireadh sonrU mor i n-iompar m!leata na saighdiur, n:fos mo na dha chead acu, agus bu:fon ceoil an No. 1 Army Band a dtionlacan. Scaoileadh tr! rois urchar ar a uaigh agus seinneadh an post deireannach ar an bhuabhall. Ba as M!n Beannad Catr!ona N! Dhochartaigh, mathair mhor Johnny Rua, athair an Major General. · Teann stair na nDochartach arais tr! chead bliain·agus bhfi~e a chur ar phiir. Ta in!on Mhic Conaonaigh as Melbourne, Australia ar a laetha saoire i mBeal na Cruite. I lathair na h-uaire ta s! i nAlbain ag tabhairt cuairt ar chairde. Ta Neddy Beag ar a dh!cheall a sciomadh, a sciuradh is a glanadh. Tathar a chur air go bhfuil a shuil amuigh aige arais. N! abroidh Neddy ach gur ain le .ni ura fairsingeacht. Marjorie is very disconteted - or so says John. We know who shot J .R. - But who wrote off Smoke7? Large reward tor intormation leadinc to arrest. Cont.aot M. White. Loch An luir Mar is gnath lasfar an chros-mhor ar ardin Sheain U! Sheareaigh os cionn Loch an Iuir an Nollaig seo. Togadh an chros seo i n-onoir na bliana oaora agus lasfar r le tr!ocha solas leictreach. 25 card drives have started in the old Technical School on three nights per week. The playing is keen and tricks are hard to come by. However several people are assured of a fine Christmas dinner by having won the top prize or a turkey. Ta m!-shisamh ar dhaoine ar na mallaibh a chaill "solais taobh-amui$h" de na gcuid tithe. Is cosuil ~ gur gada!ocht is cuis le seo ague leoga is bocht an te a d 1 fhagfadh a lamh s!os le ·rud chomh suarach. Despite high hop~s nothi~ has yet been done to . alleviate heavy flooding {when it rains heavily) at the crossroads in Loch an Iuir. This has been brought to the notice or m~public reps., but all in vain. People are also awaiting the completion of the widening of the corner leading onto Min na Marach road. This is at a standstill for a long time now. There must be a few pounds somewhere to finish the job. Who is holding it up now - the E.S.B., the P & T, or the. c. Council? Ta soirt ratla ag gabhiil go mb' fheidir go lasfa! crann nollag ata ag fas os cionn Loch an Iuir le soilse 1 mbliana. Nach deas an smaoinea~ tH Ta ceann mar aeo i nAnagaire cheanna. Congratulations to the Grubb family who have now taken up residence in their new home. This house is built on very historic ground as it used to be the football ground known as an "Fortach". Many a hard game was played here between the Ailt an Eidhin, Min Doire na Slua and Loch an Iuir football teams. Spending a holiday in California is Mrs. Peg McGinty. This is her first visit to the S tates and she is staying with friends out there. Deir Peg go bhfuil an teas "as power". "An Bacach". Rann na Feirste Ins an deireadh thiar thall ta tus curtha leis an obair ar an sceim uisce agus ta· fear amhiin tosnaithe ag obair. Beidh an p:fopa dul s!os taobh a 1 bhealaigh mhoir an iarraidh seo agus n! fr{d na cuibhrinn mar a bh{ an sean phiopa. Tathar le tosnu a5 leagaint na bpfopaf indiaidh na bliana ura. Ghlac Nuiris Phaid:f agus a in:fon l·raire a gcuid laetha saoire brea luath. Ta siad sa bhaile as Glasgow choinne na Nollag. Nfonn muid comhghoirdeachas le foireann Dhonnchadh U:[ Duibheannaigh a bhuaidh comortas Tra~h-na-gCeist ins an "Teach Ban" le gairid. Ba iad Pol 0 Searcaigh, J.:iche:H HacGrianM agus Padraig HacGrianna an mhuintir eile ar an fhoireann. Nr dhearne an ghaoth mhor a dhath ar Willie Frank Chonaill. Nuair a dfhag an stoirm muid uilig gan solas bhi' trean cumhachta tigh ~lillie mar go bhfUil lmlilleann gaoithe taobh arnuigh do 1 n ""doras aige ag geineadh leictreachais. Fear og as DUn ~ealgan a thog an muilleann ~:o· Ag feis Newtowncunningham ar na mallaibh d 1 el righ leo seo a leanas boinn agus trorar a bhaint; Donall6 Gallchoir, Hichelle Nf Bhriain, Mairfn agus Caroline Nf Ghrianna agus l18irfn N! Dho~naill. Deir Hary Rua gur choir go dtiocfeedh an Ripper ar Mhaggie Thatcher, gur choir go gcuirfeadh duine ar an eolas e - ague sin, agus r lan dairire. Ta trua bhocht ag Cissie Shfie do Mayor na Rosann. Deir Sl gur e an chead l-layor a chuaigh ar stailc ocrais o am Terence MacSuibhne. Tri siiil ag Dinny Jimmy ntfr stad Siubhan Bheag, Mary Mhicf Hiudaf, Biddie Bheag agus Rosie Eoghain ag leamh "Guth 7 Tuairim" '0 chudgh se suas i bpraghas. Deir se go scr!obhfadh se acu ach go bhtuil stamps ro dhaor ach gur mhaith leis iad theacht anall choinne an bhliain ur go dt:r go mb&idh feasta mar is ceart acu. •Be's trpm Kerry and he's going to Jump over 18 110torbikes wit.h a Kb,G?•