Guth & Tuairim, Meitheamh 1980

5A.\Otoo0.6JR Ceantar Pobail Dhoire 8eaia Bh{ la mor i Machaire Gathlan ar an Domhnach iu Meitheamh nuair a choinnigh Cumann Ramhaiochta Ghaoth Dobhair a gceSd Regatta. Meastar go raibh tuairim agus 2,000 duine i lathair, bhi an la galanta ague an choimhlint dian. Ce'nach raibh Gaoth Dobhair i measc na mbuaiteoir{ rinne siad gnoithe iontach maith agus is n!os fearr a eireoidh siad. A disappointing aspect of the day was the inflated prices being asked for soft drinks, crisps, etc. lOp for a packet of Mrs. McGreadys crisps (which are made locally and freely available at around £2.00 per box), a small bottle of mineral at 20p. And lastly one question of importance~ Who gathered the empty bottles and scrap paper - or did anyone? Countneys Circus visited Machaire Gathlan a few weeks ago and for once the weather was favourable. 3 A grand show was enjoyed by all not to mention the ~ candyfloss. The merry faces of the audience were ~ a pleasure to watch as they enjoyed their childhood ~ ~ and some even their second childhood! >-3 ~ Bh! cupla la mor Luthchleasal'ochta i Machaire Gathlan ~ (; le, ~amall agus chonaic mt;id an suim ata ag aos-og na "" ~ h-a~te sa chineal seo sport. Ach cad chui."'e i to bParoiste comh mor le Gaoth Dobhair nach bhfuil Cumann Luth-Chleasa1ochta ann. Ce "'0 bhfuil daoine airithe ag deaDamh obair mhor ta ga 1~ Cumann - ANOIS~ There was a tremendous reception including bonfires and bands awaiting newly ordained Fr. Owen 0 1 Donnell when he visited his Grandmother's home in Middle Dore. recently. After the visit he went to Ostan Radharc an Earagail where a dance was held in his honour that night. CeantQt fobail Bhun a'Leaca Rir;ne slua brea :t;.B.ist! an Chead Chomaoineach L:{ Fheile Chorp Chr~ost i dTeach Phobail Bhun a' Leaca. Ta muintir n.a h-aite an-bhrodtlil as dha pheilead6ir 6g do chuid na h-aite - Brian Mac Giolla Choill agus a chol-ceathar Piaras Mac Giolla Ch6ill. Bh{ Brian ina chaift{n ar fhoireann Chead Bhliana Phobal Scoil Ghaoth Dobhair agus Piaras ina chaift!n ar fhoireann Faoi-14 Ghaoth Dobhair. Bhi scaifte fear ag peinteail colaiste Bhun an Inbhir le tamall anuas. Francie Coyle and Paddy Martin were talking about how lucky they were when they did their tests for the P.s.v. Licence recently. "He didn't look at my back tyres at all", said Paddy. "He never checked my indicators either", said Francie. Ceantar Pobail Mh{n U{ Bhao111 § 1-'• 0 '1 .• 0>-3 ::r ~\ ~I:JJ 1-''1 f-'• f-'• (1) ~ ~ 0 . to i~. ~~ ::T>-s ~ to f-'• CO 0. 0 ::r SH:> ~ 0 '1to c+ DUNGLOE Photographs of Dungloe's Main Street and surrounding area taken at the turn of the century are on display in Fred 1 s window. While there is a good deal of confusion about the identity of persons .pictured on the Main Street most senior citizens are agreed that the boy (in th~ short pants) on whom the sun is shining is Connie Boyle who now resides at Castle Row. Eddie McGrotty who has been watching the pictures closely has made two observations: (1) That there is no tax disc on the motor car , (2) That there must have been a mission on 'in the church since there didn't appear to be a sinner around . He also suggested that the clergyman ~ras rounding them all up. The scene was a modernized pub in a fishing village, the crowd was big, the occasion great and the guest of honour who was given·a standing ovation had to plead on his bended knees for silence . Silence - only for a moment, as his address was brief. Having waited patiently for the last words of "He's got the whole world in his hand" Feter handed the "mike" to Mayoral candidate Hichael Eanlon and this he shouted - "Young people of Lo;1er Templecrone I love you". Yes, this marked the culmination of yet another highly successful FRil·ldRY - light in the heart of ALCOIUl country! 11 1'-laghery will never be the same again" . These words came from the lips of Mickey Condy who hadn't been to V~ghery for over two weeks and when he ~~turned was S;Peecluess at first. You might well ask, l•hat could possibly change in such a short time? }l ell, the local branch of the Cope had got a complete face-lift and together with Packie James' extended lounge ~mghery was now geared for the 80's. Mickey is convinced that f r om now on there will be cars to use the carpark . Citizen Band Radios seem to keep coming up! I am reliably informed about two recent incidents which more that justify their ligislation. Story No. 1 concerns the Gaeltacht Minister who on her recent visit to this area found the comnrunications sys.tem so unsatisfactory that she was forced to accept the invitation to travel in a certain motor vehicle equipped with a (F.F.) C.B. ~uite apart from being a timesaver this service enabl7d th: Minister to speak to and anawer the people who l~ved ~n areas where the roads were not designed for motor-cars. Story ·No. 2 concerns the 11 1'-lary" Festival or~anizers whose letters to ~~drid (since January) failed to secure an acknowledgement. When the news reached the ears of the "old Deerhunter" he promised immediate action. Within hours he was modulating with a Bilbao undertaker who undertaken to sponsor the flight of two Spanish contestants. As a token of appreciation the "old Deerhunter" has been presented with a Tare Broach . Ghlac dha Bhuion -Ceoil Dhobhair p~irt i bhFe'ile '§. e._ Anagaire agus bh{ droch adh go speisialta ar na paisti. ~ g They gave a tremendous performance and impressed ~ ~ Plans are now being finalized for the Health Race which is having a stage-end in Dungloe on Monday, June 23rcl. On that night at a dance in Ostan na Rosann Twink is scheduled to appear with the popular and talented Playboys. everybqdy - except the Judge. Feile Anag~ire/proved to be a bonus for Leo's and Tea~h Phaid{ Oig with packe.sl houses every night. Inc~dentally Teach Phaid! Oig now boasts a restaurant and Takeaway something which was badly needed in the ...... (1) Hord has reached my ear t hat "Nary" is not feeling at all well. In fact she has a "splitting" headach~. Hopefully she will recover and be all smiles again come the end of July. "The Kerryman" area. The C.rolly Doll is alive and ..,ell and living in - Crolly. Ooire Motorists 'When "filling up" their tanks at Michael Bonner's Mainsear Na can meet a host of smiling faces not to mention a fS\ol leprauchans. What is the "in" place at the moment? Is it the Tara or the Sands Nightclub, or is 'it the Beachcomber? It is none of these places - Ta an "chraic" uilig anois i Scoil Mh:!n na Marach tl:it a mblonn ceol agus damhsa o!che Dheardaoin de ghnath. Dun Luiche Ta scaifte as Dtin LUiche ag imeacht ar thuras go Gill Ceannaigh gan mhoill. An mbeidh tomato soup agus mushrooms acu choinne an bhricfeasta i mbliana? John A. McFadden is the Valentine of DUn LJiche. Since he got the new Toyota I hear that the seats have been re-clining regularly! It's seven-a-side time vnce again and Dunle..,ey F.C. are getting ready for action. The big question being asked at the moment is, "An mbuailfidh foireann B foireann A i mbliana?" John Ferry's hit pick at the moment- "I don't like Mondays. When fire threatened Rose HcFadden 1 s house and Oil Storage tank at 2.00 a.m. recently the Dungloe Fire Bri~;ade had to be· called. The fire which burned over a wide area is believed to have been started deliberately . Talking about fires - Hary Eoin st,vs that Ann has a very effec~ive . way of cleaning chimneys, and that Ray, Tony and Padra1g have a very eff~ctiv~ ~~f uf uleaning soot. · "It must be t~e e~ of t~e world", a duirt Eoghan Mor ,.. nuair a chona~c se bean Neily Nancy amuigh ar an chaoran ag tiomaint tractor - agus Neily ag siul ina diaidh. While visiting Siubhan Eoghain's recently Brandy had a narrow escape when he was attacked by Siubhan's rooster. John Mor hasn't named his dog yet as he'-s afraid it will be in "Guth 7 Tuairim". Michael Gilmore' s blue van is often seen in the ar·ea as he continues to protect the "silver backs". But how many_will reach Loch an Iuir in 1980? Bhi coimhlint iontach ar an phortach leis an aimsir mhaith - agus deir tear gur Roise a bhain~ "The Rock"