Guth & Tuairim Samhain/Nollaig 1981

Loth An luir 3 The Lo e R Ta biseach mor curtha ar an bhealach idir an 1: W r QSSeS chroisbhealach i Loch an Iuir ague Mih na ~ach. B st ;wishes from the people of Burtonport and Arranmore Cuireadh leithead leis ague cota tar air rud a g to Mr Charlie Boyle, N.T. who retired recently after rinne job maith do. Siar 'fhad le teach Hughie 40 years. A dance was held in the Ostan where there Bhrain1Hughie a rinneadh an obair seo ague is ais Q / was a presentation made to Mr. Boyle. Incidentally at mhor e n6 bhf go leor mion-thimpist:[ ag na corr- ~ <11 the dance memories of the 50's were brought back by afocha 6 am go h-am. Is nior an trua nar dearnadh :: ~ the superb singing of Jimmy Me Glinchey, ex-vocalist e a leathniu fhad leis na Cuisleain. ~ ~ of the gref;.t Paddy Me Cafferty Showband. . Welcome to the Me Fadden family who are back home "0!.8 Will-o-the·Wisp was in Lackenagh recently and took i<he from Northampton after some years in that city. >.+> roof off rr.:.nt's shed. Ronnie claimed he saw it It is nice to see so many returning to Loch an s.· "lib happening. Maybe Ronnie was under the weather but the Iuir and settling down here. ~ ·~ roof was off next day anyway. I wonder is Julia driving Deirteat gur ar mhaithe leis fain a n:ronn an cat -~ >. -the fork-lift to Acres? Tully is puzzled. cronan ague ba a dhalta sin e an cat a bh1 ar - ~ After warning about the slip at Keadue Lake, Donegal bharr cuaille de chuid an E.s.B. i Loch an Iiiir ar ..:: :;! Co. Council have still done nothing apart from erecting na mallaibh. Bhi se ro neirbh1seach le theacht g~ an arrow-sign pointing in the direction of the lake. chun talamh agus ba ansitl a thoisigh se a chronan. >. § 3 cars 'nearly landed in the lake recently and only 2 Every trick in the book failed to lure him to ~ weeks ago one car ditched before reaching the water. safety and as a last resort the E.s.B. had to be g$ Donegal C~. Council please take note. called in. At the stroke of midnight the cat 00 !l ; With members of the Screamers neatly being lost a few was again on terra firma. D 1 ith se agus d 1 ol se a 8, 8,li; times going to Inisfree it is thought the Bugle is on shiith tar eis a eachtra ague ansin bhain se na l5' ~~ the way back to the island. Soon the sound of the bonna1 as. People had feared that he would plunge o .~..., Bugle will be heard at Termon. the area into darkness and no doubt would survive +> oo- People are wondering what 2 rings _Pat wanted for Inis- - s:: • it as he would still have eight lives left. s:: ~ ~ free pier. Hugh say's it was the engagement ring and There is no truth in the rumour that he was one of ~ :. ~ the wedding ring\ he was thinking about. ' the Lcch an Iiiir dump cats en route to Diin Mor. ro • After "Listening'\ for the past few years I dabout to For some unknown reason many people in Loch an Tuir rJ ~ "-' retire and hand over to the Kerry Goat. have started humming an old song lately. You can 4-t "8 ~ "The Listener" ~;:,~tf::;;m:min;~te and the name of the tune is ~~~ Du·, . n· . 9 I 0 e· . Fencing or the controversial dump at cionn-bhealach Chroc a Caothainn has now commenced. It is hoped that all the promises given by the Co.Co. will be Farewell to the Engineer fUlfilled, including the complete closure of the One of the most enjoyable functions of the season site in March. was held recently in Sweeney's Hotel. It was a ---------------~AnBa.cach"'• presentation dinner and dance to mark the departure ~ of Mick Gleeson from the Rosses. A wide circle of Cloich Cheann Fhaola ------ . . friends turned out and all the speakers paid great Nfonn IIIUid comhghairdeachas le Denise Boyle as c~ ~ compliments to Mick. Among other things he was Ballina a bhuaidh 4 bhonn ag Feis Uladh i nOUn : ; described as a gentleman in every respect, one who Dealglin ar na mallaibh ag an damhsa. Rachfaidh Cl! tl was approachable, fair, but at the same time firm. Denise ar aghaidh anoia go dtf Craobh an Domhain a • During his ten years amongst us he witnessed and bheidh ar siul i nGaillimh ag an Chaisc s' chugainn. tl.l ~ was indeed responsible in a special way for many Nfonn t:f freastal ar scoil rince Mary Soal. t; :g major developments, all of which his name will be Ta an Bingo ar sitU ari"s ins an halla i nGort a' ~ f linked with for many years to come. In acknowledging Choirce tareis f bheith druidthe ar feadh tamall a o Cl! Mr Gleeson thanked all those responsible for the ' deanamh suas. ~ 11 function which came to himself and Mrs Glees~n as a There is a grave danger that the new automatic ~ complete but pleasant surprise. He confessed that telephones could seriously disrupt gossip in the ~~ until that night he firmly believed that one had to area. One woman who wishes to remain anonymous tl.l~ die to be spoken of in such superlatives. Mick who (caller) says she is having great difficulty ~3 is a native of Ballyshannon goes on transfer to remembering the numbers of the 22 other women she 4-t o Donegal Town. rings up every day for a chat. And they're calling ~~ Miss World Contest it an improvement in communications. ~ • This contest which U.T.v. covered so magnificently lllt:Q •rl 1::: •.<:: :::. 0 ..... 0 ~ (1)..-1 Q) ~ ;. 0 H!I: . 0 Doire / Ard Na gCeapaire TAKEAWAY : 10·30 am Fr-esh to Fish 12·00pm - available Na Mainsear ~\~~~n~int Last year the Mark II Cortina didn 1 t produce the new Fiesta as expected, but a blue escort instead. The other day Lady Di announced that she expected to have a Prince or a "Princess" on her lawn come next summer, so not to be outdone Hughie Beag has planted his stock-car in his lawn, where he hopes to grow a mini-metro. To think that the good people of yesteryears wasted their lawns with flowers. I "Th(t Rock". . .<:: (J f!l :i\ P:: was of particular interest to some of us since ~~ Ireland's contestant Geraldine Me Grory,'repres~nted ~ her native Derry in the 1977 ny~n competition. It §m was interesting to note that she was among the final 15 and to reflect that she wasn't even placed in the Dungloe Contest. One wonders is the standard higher in Dungloe or was it the experience and the 4 odd years which helped her. Christmas I know this is still a few weeks off, but already I ~ hear "Jingle Bells" and "Silent Night". I am reliably ~ informed that due to inflation Santa is experiencing ~ great difficulty in securing quantities of toys at a ~ ~~i(p~~~) ~dai~!:~~~~~~ngo~~i!~~ 8 t~nl~~=em:!t~=~st o piece for him. ..., Tara to re=@e.Q? ~ This imposing complex at the Barracks door has a new ~ pro~rietor ~d is expected to open it's doors once ~ aga1n for w1ne, food and song early in the new year. s ~ It has been announced that Rosses Lord Mayor Mr Michael Hanlon will be switching on the Chri~tmas lights in Dungloe on Sunday 8th. Santa Letter Contest. We invite children (Primary School only) to write a letter to Santa and posting it to "Santa" "Guth 7 Tuairim", Doire Beaga, enclosing full nam~ and address and age. There will be a £5 prize for the best letter by any child under 6 years and a similar prize for the 6-12 age group. All letters should reach us before December 11th. "The Kerryman 11 •