Guth & Tuairim, Deireadh Fómhair 1980

)ffch8A a Cborrad,(in 9 Gheall me thuilleadh a scrfobh f aMh!che81 a Chorradain a bh! ag taisteal na Rosa o 1859 go dt! 1909, se sin caoga bliain. Amach anfos as Ciarra! a thainig se agus fear og, cliste, laidir a bh! ann nuair a truiinig se chun na Rosann ar tus . Chuai gh an sceal amach nach raibh se rO-shocair sa cheann, agua b' fheidir nach raibh mar deirt! tosta gut bean a loic air ague gur thai sin beagan meara! air. Go dearfa dabhfeicfea e gan brog, gan stoca ag siUl 0 theach go teach bhfUraet a fheiceail na raibh oiread ceille aige le duine eile. Ach m& bh:! rud beag df-cheille air bh{ se I na sheanchaf bhrea. Bhf neart sceB.l aige, bh:! ceol binn aige' agus thiocfadh leis amhran a chumadh 1 thad ague bheifea ag dul thart ar a teach • . Mar sin de fuair se failte mhor 0 na daoine ag gach teach ins na Rosaibh. Chruinneodh na daoine isteach ins an ofche chuige ague chajtheadh an ofche go h-aoibhneach ag inse sceal ague agftabhail ceoil. Ba ghnath le Mfche81 bata maith trom a iompar i gconaf ague da gcuirf:! fearg air n! bheadh se ibhfad ag glanadh amach as an teach na daoine a thagadh isteach ag airneal cbuige. O!che amhain bhf se i dteach Sheamais Mboir i Min na Croise. Bhf scaifte mor istigh agus Mfcheal ar obair ag gabhail ceoil agus ag inse sceal rith na h-o:!che. Anoia os coinne dorais tigh Sheamais agus cupla slat o thaobh an tigh bh! srllthan ag teacht anuae. Bh:! an t-uisce ag rith anuas frfd dfog fhoscailte agus bruacha an tsruthain deanta de chlocha. I l&r amhre:ln Mh:foheail chaith buachaill beag cleasach dartan suas air ins an choirneal. D'eirigh Mfche8l leis an bata agus i mbomaite amhiin bhf na buachaillf oga uilig amuigh aige. Ach leis an rasa nfor smaoitigh duine ar bith ar an dfog a bh! os coinne an dorais. Thit an chead mhuintir isteach ague leagadh an bunadh eile trasna orthu. Nuair a thainig Micheal chomh fada leis an~oig' bh:f siad uilig ar shiul ach fear amhain. Bheir sear an fhear sin agus thog se amach as an dfog e. "0 a dhearthair 11 , arsa M1che9.1., ag deanamh truaighe mor do, "bhfuil tu gortaithe?" "A nil", arsa an fear eile. 11 Maj.se 11 , arsa M!cheal, ag tabhairt an bata anuas ar a dhroim, "mura bhfuil beidh~" Nuair a bhf mo mhithair ina girseach thagadh M{cheU go teach Mhicf Mhfcheail go minic i HBaile an Mhuilinn. Ba ghnath leis sui sa choirne&l inar bh! se ag eirigh aosta san am ~gus n! raibh acmhainn fuaicht aige. Bhfodh na paist! ag caitheamh preatar beaga agus dartain air ar son grinn. Chuireadh M!cheal brothladh orthu agus bheireadh se iarraidh ar a bhata. Ba e sin an sp6rt ag na paiatf agus iad ag rith 'na scaifte on doras • . I lXleireadh a shaoil ba ghnath leis cloch an bhaic a chleachtadh. Cuireadh ceist air ea chuige a rajbh se fuar i dtollamh. Arsa Mfcheal i mBearla, "For the want of a bride, for to lie by my side". Bhi an Bearla aige chomh maith leis an Ghaeilg agus bhf rann Bearla aige ar a thoil. Sec ceann acu fa bhuachaillf na Arlanna:!. "ARlands pups with their eyes o'er their heads, blowing up·the fire for the boxty bread". Seamas S. cf Donaill, M!'n Beannad. ·s . , r " . Consumer Spot IUNEIREACHT NA IOSANN An••'•• l. j ~ ~ ..Q bO -a ~ ] c:: 0 ~ 0 ~ 1 0 .. " r1 l' • ":: CD .. ~ 411 ~ ..Q :. ~-~ ~~~:::Y Following a front page story in 11 Guth 7 Tuairim 11 in oc ~ Loch an luir ·. . t.:'~ July 1980 under th~ heading "A 5p phone call can cost ~ :f DIU\gto.__, ~ £5, says Loch an Iuir man", the proprietor or Rosses Gl Gl furnl.ture . d -.. Joinery thanks us for assisting him in getting a 'E'E . . wIn ows, telephone installed. He had been wait.ing for over ~ ~ two years prior to our article but shortly afterwards ~ F irSt class quality d t he got his long awaited telephone, which is surely 1 :::lr:! Oors e C · a necessity in any factory. · .~e..ft Quotations g iven free ' • I f you are having 'Red tape' hroblerns - just let ~ 15 ~ G nEJIU% E 1% cJ EllN 1:' ny "Guth 7 Tuairim" know about t em~ ~ 0 • Prop. Eugene reene P\ ~~ ~ ~P\ Several people contacted us to complain about the Q ~ ~ Phone AnaGalre 6 run-down of the Cope buildi~ in Anagaire, which we ~ ~ 1,J must agree is in a sorry state and could certainly t::l -....,~ -g ll D n NI l1 M .do with a few coats of Cope paint. We got in touch ..... - t!S ~·J1 J~l with Mr. Winder, the Cope Manager, who told us they ; ~ 0 had applied for planning permission to build a brand ~:;::: ~ The Rape of Tfr Chonaill Deep in shadow the calm lake lies, new modern store behinp the existing tin building, ~e:::l which would then be knocked to make way for a car-park ...... 15 ~ source of the Finn which flows to the sea, along its shores the mountain rise He said they hoped to commence work on this in the 0 t::l~ :::t Spring. We hope so too~ :z; < "llD ~ We are annoyed at the prices being charged by some and the air is clean and clear and free. How long will the Fintown grass grow green and lambs in theheather skip and play, how long will the cattle graze in Commeen and the bog flowers bloom as they do today? In Derrynagriel the land grows poor in a wind from without that chills the skin, it will blast the grass, it will blight the moor as the sheep in Claongort grow weak and thin. ! . 0 '0 No more shall the wet leaves swirl in the breeze, m like bands turning over in friendly talk, ~ no bird shall nest in sciatic trees ~ in mute Mollyroe when death shall stalk. The silver salmon shall leap no more in Gweebarra 1 s gentle curve to the main, tor the land will be raped by a lethal bore, and Sean and his Sheila shall wed in vain. Thirty pieces of silver sit near an empty heart in a silent home, and many the folk who are forced to flit in the emigrant's ship, again to roam. This is the price that. we shall pay for uranium mines with their deadly sand, and some shall not live to rue the day, as grave by grave we entomb the land. So ask yourselves do you really want your God-given way of life to stq, then fight tor this life, let nothing daunt till you send the stranger on his way. shops, cafes and pubs for soft drinks. Perhaps a survey is called for? BEDS BEDS BEDS SOLID OAK BEDS WITP. COILED SFRINGS INCLUDING HEADBOARD AND FOO'l'BCARD AND NEw INTI<'J\IOR SPRUNG MATTRESS 2'6" - £25, 3 1 - £39, 4'6" - £49 ALSO AVAILABLE 4' BEDS FROH £35 Furniture Showroom Strand Road, Falcarragh Scairte fear as Rann na Feirste leath chead bliain o shoin. ·~