Guth & Tuairim, Deireadh Fómhair 1980 - Eagrán Speisialta

Coiste Aitiul an Oireachta5.s. 14 \,.. ~ Oireachtas na Gaeilge Ta trith an Oireachtais buailte linn,ar!s ague is go Gaoth Dobhair a bheidh ar dtrial. Einne a bhf ! l~thair ag Oireachtas na bliana 1977 b&idh dea– chuimhne aige ar an gcomhluadar caoin a bhf aige san ait ceanna an bhliain sin agus ar na h-imeachta!" duchasacha a cuireadh 6s a chomhair le pleisiur agus le taitneamh a bhaint asta. Agus thar gach rud eile an dea-eagar a bh{ ar gach n! ag an gCoiste aitiuil. Bionn dea-chuimhne agamsa ar Ghaeltacht Th!r Chonaill i gconaf mar is fada me ag casadh ann le mo ~ianeacp, mo c~eideamh agus mo chuid Ga~ilge a laidriu. Bh! mo chead turas ann go dti an Fil Carrach sa bhliain 1929 agus ina dhiaidh sin go Rann na Feir~te, Gaoth Dobhair, Gleann Cholmcille, Cill Ch&rtha - chaith me tr~imhs{ s 1 na h-&iteacba sin go ~ir 0 aJil go ceile riamh 0 shoin. Bh! 8~ d~ phribhleid agam aithne a chur ar an Athair Lorcan 0 Muireadhaigh, rathach fir, a d'fhag lorg a laimhy ar Rann na Feirste agus ar an gColaiste a bbunaigh se aan ait fao{bhrat Bhr{de. , ...- ., ., , Nuair a bhf me i mo RUnai ar Chomhdhail Naisiunta na Gaeilge s 1 na dachada:l thainig duine de chlann U! D1!91T.hnaill as Rann na Feirste mar threora! chugainn. D 1 rheadfa a ra gur togha fir a bhi ann, nar mhiate leis an se.ibhreas gaeilge ague ar bhain le~ a bh:f' aige fain o dhUchas a roint leis an~bpobal pe ait ar cuireadh ag obair e. Conall 0 Domhnaill a bhf ann, an Conall ceanna ata anoia ina Uachtaran ar an Oireachtas. Gura fada buan e ague gura fada buan e an coiate a thogh e mar Uachtaran. ., .- Ta dea-chuimhne ·ane agam, mo chara, Gearoid 0 Lochlainn, fear mor drama!ochta, do theacht isteach chugam san oifig la 1 mBaile Atha Cliat~ ague see~ mor ;e h-insint aige domh - bhf an Rialtas sasta cabhni le sceim chun amharclann a thogail i nGaoth Dobhair do na h~isteoirf dilse dea-oilte a bhf tar.,eis cail a bhaint amach doibh fein ar £uaid ~ h-Eireann uile - Aisteoir:f' Ghaoth Dobhair faoi Aine Nic Giolla Bhr!de. N! beag san, ta an Gbaeilge beo 1oe i nGaoth D!bhair ach ta forbairt eacnama!ochta deanta agus a dheanamh sa cheantair - d~ rud nach reitionn i gconaf lena cheile. Gu!m rath ague cabhair near lucht na Gaeilge i nGaoth Dobhair agus ta athae orm gur mhair me chun_,. athrU eacnama!ochta a fheiceail ag teacht ague ae fas ar mhaithe leis an bpobal Gaeltachta eeo. Go raibh Oireachtas thar barr ann i mbliana~ Molaim Conall 6 Domhnaill, Uachtaranf Maire Mhic Niallais, Runa!; Padraig ~c Suibhne agus Antoine 0 Dochartaigh, f ,.,... / ~ Cieteoir~; Yoel 0 Gallchoir, Stiurthoir, ague an Coiste AitiUI mar aon le 0 DOnaill eile, A odh g_ Donaill, Cathaoirle ....ach,,Aine Bn. Mh.1.c Fbionnlao.~. ....... ~..::- ... Ri_!lrthoir agus an Coiste..)iaiaiunta, go raibb toradh tonta ar a aaotbair eo leir. libhl!n H! Chatbailriabhaigh. 21./9/' 80. ~ ~ ~ 'i . .-4 l:> .. lOG) ~~~~ ..,.-~ ~..-~ :ll ~~ 0 ~ ~l a~ 00 ~0 'tl :.J~ ~''B ~l ~~ ~:.J '" ~'· ~~~~ Amhran A' Bhaitsileara ;, "' / Nil rhios agam rhein caicle' n cineal saol e, I don't understand it, maith no olc; Mas ' tincleoir rhein e no an t~illiJir aerach, Or the rambling r eice, faigheann se beana Chan tincleoir mise no t~illiuir aerach~ Agus foul Cha dearn me I riamh ar neach; Mar sin rhein, nov 'tis quite plain now, Gur lochta{~igin a rinne me loit. / { ; I dtus mo shaoil domh, bh me rud beag aerach, Na comharsain taobh liom, I fancied not; Is mo mhathair fh~in a ra day by day liom, That it's with the agent I should make the matcha Bhi Andy Healy ar a bhaile taobh liom, Chomh maith le heinne 'bh! dul sa ra\oh; He'd give me Mary agus moin mar spl)f 1eithe, And there wasn't her equal sa pharoiste uilig. Ach nuair a bh{ mo flame-sa ar in!on an agent, Sure Mary Healy had no chance; _, So Joe McGeady, chuir sf 'nfos le sceala And I told him plainly gan 'theacht arais. .. ,..._ So d 1 imigh me rhein down to the agent, To see if he'd take me mar chli~ isteach; Ar a' ghunna leim se in a hell of a rage too, And only for I was a racer, I'd_, be surely shot. Blianta ina dhiaidh sin bh{ inion eile ag Healy, But she was ·no way chomh maith le Moll; ., Agus shil me fein now gur dheas an sceal e, Da bhfaighinn mar ch~ile ! agus fortune maitha Chuir me Mickey Neillie soir dha hiarraidh, Saying I'd take no dowry maith no olc; / , I Aeh ' se duirt na Healys that vas grey nov, And that Kate vouldn' t take me da mba liom Eire ar fad. .; / And now tame m 1 aonar ag dul san aois dom, Without wife or baby a reiteodh beacht; Ach t' in!on tincleoire... thiar ar a 1 Ch~idue, And if she don't take me, well I must stopt W illiam Sling (the Younger) .