Guth & Tuairim, Meán Fómhair 1980

Lit reacha 6 August 27th, A Chara, 28/8/ 1 80. We have nov~ced that in recent months the lav concerning the wearing of seat-belts is not 9eing "' Chara, and th t d t h . Faddy Ferry's letters continue to amaze me! His strictly enforced, . feel a ue o t e ever recent bragging in the Press ·about the successes of increasing number of accidents the Gardaf should be Keadus r.. 0 ·.-ers f;.;otu~ l t-eam and the Keadue Band are more stringent on this matter. While there are man:r merely an elaborate exercise in windovdressing. arguments against the wearing of seatbelts and some He would have us believe that the 'Rovers were established people claim the choice should be theirs, the by himself and Hanus McCole. But it should be · statistics clearly show that serious injuries can De remembered that in th'e 50' 6 and 60' 8 this Club, under avoided by _occupants of vehicles involved in accidents the Hanagement of John NcGonagle had many successes to v_earing them. . · its credit, particularly in Summer Cup competitions ________ ........We 1 ~ ~lso like to make _the po1nt that it the lav ls throughout the County and beyond. These su~se 6 -- str1ctly e~forced, travellers will be less in~lin~d were achieved when the scourge of emigrati~n was at . to thi~, if brothe~ John or best friend Joe don t its height, and against oppositi_on-ftOm teams that well I 11 no~ either • . included in their ranks maOr-nOted cross-channel Being front seat occupants ve appeal to everyone to players who at that time spent a good part of their .observe the lav. For your own safety - CLUNK CLICK ·summer holidays in Donegal. So Paddy should give credit EVERY TRIPt Two very concerned "seat covers". where credit is due. He talks about the problems of re-activating the Keadue Band after it was defunct for a number of years. Again, he should remember. that it vas the Keadue Football Club of the ~0 1 s that financed the present Keadue Band. ~ He shows his disregard for the local bands, their 3 traditional airs and their manner of marching. But to ~ the thousands of people who throng the Rosses Capital ~ ; every year, be it at Easter or during the 11 Mary" .festival, :5 ' t .he sight of those marching bands hold abiding memories. Picture them coming down the Bal:'rack brae led by such · colourful characters as Big Jack McKelvey of 1 Doochary 1 , Charlie HcShea of 1 Maghery 1 , Eddie (Jack) O'Donnell of 1 Crickamore 1 , Patrick (Kid) O'Donnell of 'Roshine 1 , Francie Gallagher or Willie Hanlon of 1 Mullaghduff 1 , Charlie McBriie of 1 Annagry' , Eddie Gallagher of 'Ranna.fast 1 , Doney Greene of 1 Dore 1 and a host of others. t,> But it would appear that they were all out of step ~ except our Paddy. Finally, it seems incongrous that a Band which proports to be upholding the traditions that are so much a part of our proud heritage shm1ld have in its repertoire more than 90 per cent of Scottish airs and have as its signature tune, "The Waltz of Vienna". Mise le meas, . Ard Na gCeapaire FISH & CHIPS CHICKEN & CHIPS BUNBURGERS TAKEA\VAY 10·30 am to 12·00pm 11 W ise Old lvlan 11 • "'=LA~·---:"A~oNA~r~GH~AN~Ts~,»~IHRA~I~DH~ ................_____./____ Fresh Fish available 11 Sean-chrann Oilean an Iuir" • . La mor i saol na Rosann be e la aonaigh an tSamhraidh a bhfodh ar an Chlochin Math gach bliain ar an ,4.u la do mhf' Mhean an t.Samhraidh. Ainneoin nar ordaigh dlf na t!re na dl! na h-eaglaise arialnh gur la saoire poiblf' no . eaglaise e, rinne bunadh na Rosann cinnte de go raibh se I na la saoire acu-san ariamh anall. N!or chliala me ariamh cad chu:Lge gur roghnaiodh an la sec thar laetha ar bith eile, ach creidim gur siocar gur lar an tsamhrai~ a bhf ann agus moran de' n obair deanta. Rud eile is doigh, bh! an imirce go laidir sa taobh seo tf're 1 san am a(;us ba e ait cruinn.r e ag t-aos og na gceantracha, aula scaradh ar. imirce iad go ceann leath-bhliana. Leoga, is ioma.r cleamhnas a rinneadh ar an aonach cheanna, agus mar a gce"anna is iomaf fear a chaill a chead-searc. !3heith.r ag caint ar aonach an tSamhraidh mf' roimhe agus mf' 'na dhiaidh. Caide a bhi azin mar sin arsa tusa? Nf raibh moran - ach na sluaite daoine ag siUl an!os agus s{os sra1d an Chlochin Leith ague gan fios acu caide a thug ann iad. Deirtear nar choir do dhuine dul chun aonaigh gan gnc5lthe, ach ta eagla orm nach raibh seo ffor ag aonach an tSamhraidh. Bh:!:" ar ndo1ghe go leor sean-daoine a raibh a ngnOithe i n-aonaigh, ach chuaigh an t- aos og ar lorg spoirt. Bhf' se mar gach aonach eile ach go mblodh ibhfad nr ba mho mangarar ann ag larraidh a gcuid earraf a dhiol, rud a bhf deacair go leer san am, no bhf' an t-airgead gann. Bhfodh jobaraf' an Tearmainn ann agus aolach-bo m:losa ar a mbroga. Bh! lucht an tsean-eadaigh as Doire ann. Bh!' fear na rnearacan ann. Bhi Ned Hanlon ag diol ullaf, an Doctuir Dubh ag dfol comhgasaf, fear na srathar, an 11 Bargain King" agus ar ndoighe fear ·an Delph. B' iontach na daoine iad seo, achan nduine acu ag scairti sean-aird a gcinn ag iarraidh an slua a chruinniu chuige fein. Ba dheas a leaganacha cainte fosta, mar an Bargain King; "Too late, too late will be the cry, the bargain king has passed by", agus .t'osta, 11 Is this an . ~ excursion from the poor house?" Is cuimhne liom fosta bheith mo sheasamh ag stainfn sean-eadaigh la agus fear ..c:: an stainn!n ag iarraidh bheith ag d1ol cota mor le fear as Gaoth Dobhair. N! raibh siad ag teacht ar an luach ~ agus arsa fear an stainnin; 11 It 1 s good value, and it's a good long one for the wintert" "Is the winter going to 0 be that long?" arsa fear Ghaoth Dobhair. "Ah, co~e now", arsa fear an tsean-Eiadaigh. "Bid me something". ~ "I' 11 bid you goodbye", arsa mo dhuine agus ar shiul. leis. Bh! neart greann mar sin le clois agus leoga neart ·g connraidheacha ar fail. Da mbeadh ocras ort gheobhfado shaith le h-ithe dtigh Mhary Sheimi Sheain nodtigh Bhiddy Hughie ar scilling no ocht bpingin deag. Gura slan leis na laetha sin, n{ bheidh a leithead ann ar!'s. ~ 'Ag fear an delph a ba mho a bh:lodh scaifte - go mor-mhor na Iitni'. Bhfodh se- sin ag dfol achan chf'neal t trealamh ti agu~ ag c&3- the~ ana~rde plataf'_le taispe§~nt an "stuff'' a bhf_ iontu. De ~hrulth da _.gceannofa ~ leath dosaen plataf no babha1l, no cupaf chu1rfeadh se 1steach ceann sa bhr1es, mar a deufeadh se fein - "one for the cat". Is mor an mheid a cheannooh £5 an t-am sin ach nf raibh moran a raibh cuig phunta leo. Nf raibh na tithe tabhairne folamh D.ch an oiread, agus leoga is iomai fear og ar t~adh scilling (5p) do ag fagail an baile agus ar ·dUradh leis bheith cinnte agus gan gamhain a dheanamh do fein ag 61. Ar ndoighe nf bhea.dh aonach an tSamhraidh ar bith maith muna ndeanfa! dornin troda ~s ba iomai sin be,bhta a troideadh ar shraid an Chlochan _Leith. Da ann a dheantaf gach achrann a bh{ ar sill! i rith na bliana a shocrU. Is iomaf' fear a chuaigh abhaile agus an mhalaidh ar an tsuil aige~ Ach fr:ld sin uilig bhain na daoine sult as. Casadh cairde ar a cheHe nar chas le bliain roimhe sin, no nf raibh an gleas taisteail no an t-eirigh amach ann _an t-arn sin agus ata anoia. Bhf' an la seo leagtha amach ag daoine le castail le na che'ue agus ba nair' leo a cheile a ligint s:los. D 1 ol siad braon, chaoin siad tamall, rinne siad a gcomhra agus chan siad amhrain, agus an te nach raibh na h-a.mhrain aige cheannaigh se bailead ar phingin agus chuaigh i ~cuideachta na cuideachta. Leoga is orthu a bheadh an bron nuair a thiocfadh an ofche agus am scanfint, nobhr bli1in mhor fhada eile rompu sul a gcasfal. ar a cheile iad sa chuideachte cheanna. Ach d'imigh sin agus ·thiinig seo agus n!l le feiceail anoi a ar shraid an Chlocha'h Leith la aonaigh an tsaJDhraidh ach stainin amhi'in sean-8adaigh agus corr' sheanduine ag ceannacht briste muilscin. D 1 imigh gach gne ei.le den ts'an saol agus is boichte muid. gan iad.