Guth & Tuairim, Deireadh Fómhair 1980

Loch An luir 4 Ta Bu1on Cheoil Sinnseareach le bunu i Loch an Iuir anois. SocraiOdh e seo ag cruinniu ar na mallaibh agus ta se ar intinn .cu bheith faoi lin tseoil ar Le: Fhei1 1 Padraig. Fagfaidh sec dhi bhufon ceoil ar an bhaile agus ma Ieanann an bu:!on sinnseareach an caighd~~ arJ at~ buinte amach ag an bhuion soisearach beidh cuis mortais dubailte againn. Never in living memory has the level of the Lake been so high in September as it was this year. It exceeded earlier markings when it was considered to be tip-full. Fortunately with the great flow of Crolly river it does not take long to recede, otherwise it might cause serious flooding. There have been a remarkable number of enquiries about building sites in the village recently. All available sites are bought-up and even what might be considered "out of the way" land is under scrutiny for possible development. Deir siad gur fearr suf ar an scath na suf ar an mblar folamht A 4-a-side football competition was organised recently by Loch an Iuir Youths. About ten teams took part and the successfUl team comprised of Jim McBride, Denis McGarvey, Charles Herlard, Patrick McGarvey and sub Patrick Og McGarvey. The winning team received plaques and the runners-up medals. Home on a visit to Loch an Iuir recently vere Cissy Leonnan and her two daughters from Canada. Cissy is a native of Loch an Iuir and is one of the well known Boyle (Doney Dhonaill) family. This is her first visit home for a long time and prior to going to Canada she was living in Dundalk. Bufon Cheoil na bPaistf ar an Chlochan Liath. Le na mbu!ochas a thaisbeaint do na paisti san bhu!on ceoil as an eacht ata deanta acu i mbliana ag baint chead duaiseanna, thug an Coiste ar thuras lae go Bun Dobhrain lad ait a raibh siad'faoi churam Fhroinnsias Mhic Giolla Eanaigh agus Phadraig Mhic Gairbheith, As seacht chomortas i ·mbliana bhain siad cuig chead dhuais agus dha dhara dhuais (a bhf amhrasach fosta!) Is do Jim McGinty, an mninteoir ceoil is fearr sa taobh seo tire a chaithfidh mor-bhufochas a dhul. Ue fibre-glass boats made in the "Tech" last winter may come in handy this year when the winter floods come, as the surface water from the aain-road is not properly conducted and is causing havoc to outhouses and gardens at the crossroads. This problem has been brought to the notice of the appropriate authorities on many occasions but to no avail. The solution is simple and it 1 s not a big job to have the water conducted to everyone' a sati.staotion. There is no truth in the rumour that an Ark is being secretly built~ "An Bacach" Nota: Since this article came in I have noticed men at work above the crossroads at LOch an Iuir. Is the work mentioned above being carried out at ls~t? t h ·tu . . n An tEagarthoir" • gu ..., a1nm, We are publishing a special "Oireachtas" all gaelic edition of "Guth 7 Tuairim 11 which will be in the shops on October 24th. The ordinary monthly issue (November) will be available on November 7th. Caithfidh litreacha, altannaf, fogra£, comortaisf, 7rl. a bheith istigh ag ·"Guth 7 Tuairim 11 , Doire Beaga roimh no ar 3lu Deireadh P'ombair. P~ne Elu.ntJeag 265. Cloich Cheann Fhaola The people of Falcarrach and indeed all of Cloich Cheann Fhaola recently had good reason to be ~roud~ Mr. Ji~ Doohan received a D.S.M. ~ {Distinguished Service Medal), 1st class, for bravery -;:: in the Lebanon. This is the highest militaey honour 'Q, the Army gives iq peace-time. ~ Also, the girl~ Handball Team showed their mettle .b,y ~ bringing home All-Ireland medals once again. g. Ti muintir na h-aite ag gearran go laidir faoi 1 n ~ damaiste a rinneadh do na comharthaf bealaigh ag ~ bun-s.'l:(ne le gairid. dS Pot Holes ~ The Parish is very proud of its pot-holes, They ~ come in all shapes and sizes and are a credit to the ~ Donegal County Council and our local Councillors. ~ Motorists simply love playing the game "shun the·pot– Cil holes". They will probably be threatened with a '{; · "fill-in" now with a bye-election coming up, but not ~ to worry - it will only be another promise1 0 Ta an Sagart Par6iste, an tAthair Mac Fhloinn tinn ~ faoi lathair ague ta suil ag an phobal uilig nach •.-! mbeidh s€_ ibhfad go mbeidh se ar a chosa arfso :5 T i na mna ti ag gearrin go foill faoi phraghas na "' bpreataf 1 ana siopaf. Ba mhaith leo cur i r-iW. do .~ na siopadoirf nach bhfuil Kerr• s Pinks ach £45 an tonna ar mhargadh Bhaile Atha Cliath. Ti siopadoir:r anseo Jr ag baint amach·cothrom le £150 go £175 an tonna. Ta praifid mheasartha ansin! ~ A .lot of people in the Falcarrach area are unhapp1 J! with the 'performance of the T.V. Booster on Derryreel. "' While many subscribers are still getting a poor picture many 1 spoungers 1 are taking advantage of the system. Many people down the 1 well brae 1 Falcarrach have spent the last fortnight twiddling their aerialst John Boyle has been as high as 60 feet above ground level at times. He says he got a "meddlinn picture up there, but that its very draughty and its very hard to get a chair with long enough legs. He says that crows have a lot to do with the reception - every time cne sits on the aerial in Derryreel, his picture goes blank. Is cosuil nach bhfuil ruda! ag gabhail ro-mhaith do Glenea Utd. ar phairc na h-imeartha - ce go bhfullan dara foireann ag deanamh go maith. Caithfidh feabhas mor a theacht orthu mi ta siad ag dull le fanacht sa tSraith. Ach taan club iontach gnfomhach ar dhoigheanna! eile. Bhf damhsa m€r acu i nGlasgow, ta damhsa acu ofc~e Shamhna _i nOstan Mhic Phaidin agus ti "draw" mor ag tosnu gan mhoill. Tathar ag suil le trean tacaiochta o mhuintir na paroiste. · Charlie Ferry says if he sticks it out long enough at the Ray be 1 s sure to catch the first salmon in 1981. As part of the religious commemoration of the Pope's visit, a procession of Cloich Cheann Fhaola people walked from Carrowcannon to the Mass Rock at Ballyboes on a recent Sunday. As they arrived at the Mass Rock, thelr mouths showing signs of the good blackberry harvest along the way, religious fervour rose to a pitch; the air was filled with the rattle of rosary beads, and the echo of Hail Mary 1 s rang around the hills until 7.30 that evening. A local man says ~ if its on again next year he 1 ll make a fortune selling ~· corn-plasters and crisps. ; It took a Filcarrach man nearly an hour to get a telephone call through to Killult recently. He wants to know if anybody has a snail that can speak? You can expect during the next few weeks to see the candidates for the coming election getting a sudden 1l nJIZZ" in them and showing a sudden great concern for \~ your well-being. Now is the time to get that grant 0 that you were refused or that planning permission ,g that was turned down. All the bog-roads will be ~ re-surfaced and the missing workmen will return to ~ Ballyness Pier. A new winch is going to be put up at Machaire Rabhartaf Pier, oh, and look out for the opening of the new factory at Horn-view with its promises of great employment. After polling day the candidates- successful .or not will be totally exhausted and will take some time to recover. Recent surveys have shown that it usually takes 4 years to recover completely so that they are fighting fit in time for the next election. Cuireann muintir Chloich Cheann Fhaola failte chroful roimh achan nduiDe a bheidh ag freastal ar an Oireachtas. Ta suil acu-go mbainfidh sibh sult as bhur saoiret · "The Gang of J".