Guth & Tuairim, Samhain 1980

Litreacha, Gaoth Dobhair, '~ Chara, Le cupla eagx;in anois thug nauth 7 Tuairim" cuntas ar ghnoith! idir Udaras na Gaeltachta agus an pobal anaeo i dTfr Chonaill. · (1) I n-eagran mh! Mheitheamh 1980, bhf alt ar an 1.-thanach tosaigh faoi achran ata ar siUl idir an tUdaras agus muintir na h-aite ta'n bhealach mor tr!d an Eaatit Tionsc1afochta ar an Screaban. (2} Ansin, i m:r Mhein an Fhomhair bh! sceala ar an leathanaoh tosaigh fa 1 n achran idir an tUdaras agus Coiste Soisialta Uladh. Is cosui1 go bhtUi1 taobh eigin ag inse breaga ins na cno1thf seo t UUirt tear labhartha an Udarais ar an Eastat faoi uimhir (1) thuaa gur bealaigh pr!obhaideach ata ins na bealaigh ui1ig taobh istigh de chrfocha na hEastaite agus go bhtui1 cead acu cosc a chur le tracht auair is mian leo e, ce go ndeireann muintir na haite gur bealaigh achtaithe iad 6 PUB SPY THE ROSSES BAR In fal l:arrach ' POOR FAIR VK\Y GOOD aeo le cuimhne na ndaoine. Ach de ·re1r an Comhairle Q.ontae is bealaigh poiblf iad, agus de bhrf sin ta The Rosses Bar in Filcarrach is a COfl7, hoael.7 littl6 Udaras na Gaeltachta ag briseadh an dlf geattaf a chur place. Prices are reasonable - ~pirits 56p a half, orthu. a pint of beer or sto~ 62p, and the price-list was B! feidir leis an da sceal a bheith ceart~ well displayed. Decor was rather old-fashioned but Ml!_idir le uimhir (2) thuas duirt an tear labhartha tables, ashtrays, etc. were clean and the Bar was warm ?!anna le :Guth 7 Tuairim" go raibh siad ag togail and well kept. Th~re was a dart-board and a colour cuirt leadoige in aice le AnCO mar gheall ar eileamh T.V., and a public telephone in the hall. a~tiul. OUpla la india~dh an talt sec in."Guth 7 Tuairim" The Ladies toilet was clean, with paper, soap, towel, duirt fear labhartha an Udarais le Coiste Soisialta Uladh hot and cold water provided. Alas, the gents lacked gur c~rr-chl;,.os a bh! s.iad ag togi11 i n-aice le AnCO. any of these amenities, even a cistern. The staff Ar ndoigh ta pleananna an Choiste choinne Ionaid Spoirt were friendly and the se~ice good. We will definitely do'n _Eastat cait~ thfos fa qhaillimh le trf bliana. call again. Caide mar ata gnoithf idir Udaras na Gaeltachta agus an Comment& Once.again we come across a very common fault pobal ins na Gaeltachtaf eile? De reir raflain!l in Donegal- hostelries with inadequate toilet facilities. siad morin nfos fearr. Ta 81!.-chosulacht air go bhtuil Pint Ratingt Q Q drochmheas ag cuid oifigf an Udarais ar mhuintir na ., r Loch an Iuir, 29/10/'80. Gaeltachta. Ta se soileir fosta nach bhfuil siad treagrach ~o dl_!uine no deoraf. Ta an t-am ag na h-ionadaf aitiula ar an Bhord muscailt agus iad rein a chur ar an eolas fa na rudaf seo. No~ an bhf'uil an Bord ag cur i gceill fosta? Mise le meas, "Na TrfMhic Ua gCorra". .___ -- -- The Power of the~ Glasgow, November, 1980. A Chara, Over the years we've seen maqy changes for the better in West Donegal, many - following letters to the Press. Bad as the present roads are, they used to be worse~ Long ago if onw was walking to Maghery strand and was passed by a motor-car, the pedestrian victim was enveloped in a cloud of brown sandy dust. At this stage the road was tarred only as far as Roshine School. Following a letter to the press, the late Cormac Jreslin T.D. and the late Pa 0 1 Donnell T.D. attended a meeting re having the road tarred as far as Maghery. After this was done a bus began operating between Haghery and Dungloe on Saturdays Sundays and Fair days. Following letters to the ' Press, a hospital was built in Dungloe, a seaweed factory was built in Meenmore, someone in Burtonport began rearing donkeys for export and an Annual Festival began in Dungloe. But at least one suggestion has never been taken up yet i.e. the manufacture of fire-lighters. They could be made from a mixture of granulated turf, some cement and some fat or oil. Anybody interested? 11 Mise le meas, A "Guth 7 TUairim" reader~ / EARRAI COINCREID Gaoth Dobhair Manufacturer of Pre-stressed Lintels Window sills Garden Edging Paving slabs Septic Tank Lids Manhole covers Wall & Chimney Coping Supplier of wrap around boilers '-------' APPROVED BY l.I.R.S. Phone BU.NBEG 90 A Chara, I think all this squabbling about Bands in the Rosses which appeared in this paper recently serves no purpose, and only stirs up hatred. What is necessary is for all Band committees to come together and form a Rosses Band Committee to get tQe best possible treatment for their Bands on the days of competitions. lveryone knows how badly organised some competition centres are, and if the Bands were united, they could dictate to organising committees instead of vice - versa . )If neart gan cur le chlfile. We haTe a very fine selection of Bands in the Rosses (and especially in the Anagaire parish) and I feel we should all ·vork· together, one for all and all for one. We can still go out and compete with one another, gi.e a beating and take a beating. But remember the old aayine, "united we stand, divided we fall n. Mise le meas, · . . nMac na mf-reatha". ----- --.....-,-- Cnoc Ath na gCoire, A Chara, After spending a few years working in Glasgow and now home for a longer holiday than usual, I find the night-life here (which was always good) changed completely, due I feel to the money grabbing attitude of Lounge/Dance ball publicans. Now I'm not complaining about dances in public houses; what I am against is the very high entrance fee being charged and I found a lot of people complaining but doing nothing about it. I was recently charged £2 which I found out later when I got hungry, did~ include a supper. One word sums it all up - ROBBERY. Come .on Publicans - ·bring down the entrance fee (the drink is. dear enough) or bring back the old sing-songs. A public house is no longer a "public" house ·when the public has to pay dearly to ented A Chara, Yours hope.t'ull7, John Deegan. ---- --- .....-.... 1/11/ 1 80, Tabufochas mor ag gabhail do Chumann Staire agus Seanc.hais Ghaoth Dobhair as an leabhar "Scathlan" a rinne siad a fhoils:l.u ar na mallaibh. la maith an rud an seanchas a choigilt. Caide fa chumann seanchais a bhunadh s'na Rosann? Ta Loch an Iuir reidh le cuidiu~ Any takers in other Rosses townlands? Mise le meas, An Seanchar.