Guth & Tuairim, Nollaig 1983

11111i .... M P61 MacCumhaill and Marion McBride won the penalty competitions. Did you see that "Guth 7 Tuairim" team? Brilliant weren 1 t they!!! 1983 Make "Way for 'The Seamus McGee Sound, a baOO enjoyi ..... ng tremendous popularity in their native county and fast achieving natiOnal status wi th thetr musical s ounds . 7 Iran/Iraq - Long-standing In the same edition Councillor Fred Coll stated in a letter to the Editor, 11 The roads are diabolical and the reason is probably simple: Doesn't 1 t always seem odd and indeed sometimes funny, Dedicated to a Boy I Love ~~~;~ot~od;~~~~~~cc~~~'~;r~c~adc Lack of money." Chuir scrlobhneoir Rann nn Fe i.rste cei st, uno bhariiil caide mar atS: G€ That the people who complain about prizes are the ones with plenty money. traditional enemies. The war has .A. boy I know •..,ras really sweet, claimed 80.000 lives since 1980. Dinny Jimmy HiUdaf.tt Ann alt faoi'n teideal "C.L.G., s'na h-Ocht6idi 11 dlirad.h, 11 Caid€" faoi'n At a dance he swept me off my feet. Personal Ambitions: None really Which Person in the World would you most like to 111eet? Bo Derek There's iots of eligible bachelors around Maghery but few Vtdies to go around Paddy and M(cheal returned t'rom Australia browned and strong only to be paled by our Winter and Another thing which is peculiar that you find wherever you roam. It 1 s the goodies who go the Chapel and the sinners who all stay at home. Na 'Aussies' .iad f€in- bhuel, is daoine breB.tha Bhineo a reachtail i nGaeilge i nGaoth Dobha.ir. 11 Congratulations to Richard Christie on his success in the local heat of "Bachelor of tb.e Year" and for a very worthy performance in the f inal at Ostan. iad - greannm.har agus sp6rtiiil. Amharcann siad ar Eunan 0' Donnell. Here was a man who sought to find "what he could give to the Rosses" and not "what 1he Rosses could give to him". a _gcuid imreoirf cricket. mar dheithet - Late nights. Seamus decided to enjoy the weather and practice surfing. They say the natives have a Special Branch which if you throw away comes back and clatters you in the most unlikely places. It is called a Bugrooming or Bachelor Contest This contest, which was slow to start off but is now becoming an extremely popular exercise, and for the local G.A.A. should hopefully prove to be financially rewarding. Full marks to Margo and her Band for playing free so as to make a night out for the senior citizens of the parish. There was no money left in the purse, s~ Margo made their night possible. something ••• ',·.'ell, that's the tale of t he d'..liTlp near Dungloe, Conveniently placed by the main roaj . Feoule embarassed by t his l i t.tl- :· v..;rse , 3ho~ld t e·1r it an,~ dump 1 t alon1; ,..,.-;_ t.f, t.he r est.. . Maurer n B. agus Harry McC.; Ellen G. agus Benji; MS' ire ..... agus Neil R.; Tricia agus ~"tzzy; Ann ag-.:s Pat; Mons agus Tveety; Pat...ine D. agus Ter.. nce .!J.; Mary B. agus Seanrus D.; Kathleeu C. agu• Paul R.; Caitlln R. agus J::.m Me d.; ~r agus Cath• ; Blondie ague Spike; Mary A. B. agus K. G'~ · Eileen D. agus Eugene S.; !lay B. agus Hugh B.; ROise Fada agus Scoobie; Clare C. agus Martin· A nn D. agus Stevie; Breda agus Ends; Mary c: agus Worzel; Cr6na agus John G.; Maga agus Jerry_S.; ~y O. agus Danny_McG.; Did the Loch Caol monster come up through John B 1 s garden? C~'n fear 1 bhf Tigh Dixon 7 balltaf leis ina ph6ca? w'ho was the sophisticated Middletown man at the Fashion Show wearing· his bedroom slippers? There 1 s something that really surprised me as it will all those who are posh, Whatever you think to the contrary It 1 s only dirty people who wash. Personal Ambitions: To be a T.D. We'll welcome "notes" from every town and townland and hope our regular writers will continue to provide the lighthearted (and sometimes s erious) news A lot of them dr i ,,.e out. i n bi.;~ :"'l(ls!":y car.>, Wi th household r ubbish an,i Dot. t.l~s (ro~ 0:. t·s. The Mayor shoulti make ~ t !ln o~f1 ~ial lan !m£~d:. T,.. save them discarJinG th8ir 3'...u: ... ,_. in tr ~~, inrJ.: . Why is Glenea popular with certain Gweedore girls. 1 ~atch out for sudden showers in Srath na Corcra. Does M. D. like a special boxing trophy? Why was Tommy M. so worried? (pram •• , Twins?} TR am grloitheach ag HiUda:l Bhilly ag tarraingt mhOnadh go teach Choll achan olche. In these recessionary times, cutbacks in Government spending are a familiar fact of life. · Did you hear about the Grickamore man and his wife who had trouble planning their family? They went to the priest for advice and he told them to try the rhythm method. Charlie says, •It's alright for you Father, but where am I going to get a Cli"Ui Band at 1 0 1 clock in the morning?" Credit is given only to those over Eighty - provided they are accompanied by their grandparents. · Cha• 01 Tom Mi5r no Gerry aon deor 0 bh l olche na Sean-Bhliana - but all New Year resolutions are made to be broken! Bhl 1&: bre""ithe seamus H. a r.n ar an 29U Eanair agus bhl o:lche mh6r s.g na boys. Any person who takes a few drinks during the festive season should read this verse carefully. We' re back\ After a long absence your favourite rag mag. is back in the shops again. We' re now into our fifth year and with your h_elp and support we intend to keep on providing a truly "local" paper with something in it for everybody. So keep writing folks. To all the RosS-es men who sit outside the Church Our Mullaghduff writer wrote in "Guth 7 It was the Pig Fair in November, And well do I remember. As I walked down the street in full pride, My lmeea they felt like butter And I fell into the gutter, A big Pig came and lay down by my side. As I lay there in the gutter, Thinking thoughts I could not utter, I chance to hear a passing Lady say, "It's easy known who boozes, For see the friend he chooses". The Pig got up and walked away. on .:>unday morning glued to the Kevir. Ma.rron page. Tuairim" of January 1980, n ••• The r oads around To the political purties who yet age in haven't here have never been so bad as t hey are this t aken down their election poste rs. Winter anc.l some pot-holes are as big as basins. To the shoplifters who are busy at this time of ,.. ,. " ,. ,_ Fiy a.mhain sa la ata inniu ann agus gan an tabhacht the l!.!! . T· -- - no an fillc~ ce'anna ag baint leis an talamh, n{ fo all the7o'men-:;: h:;:;-;he patience to sit fheictear morM cla{ocha a le_againt. - outside the pubs waiting for their husbands. Lut year we published the Tidy TO\l!lB reports different towns and townlands in this area. aade depressing reading - and one year lat er doubt if there is e.ny overall improvement. for They I We hope you enjoyed the summer Jo tlchefrr. Is it true that Jackie is married? Peadar R, we hope you get good weather to dry tea bags. The Kerryman has ceased to operat e as our local correspondent. If his departure was of a voluntary nature , then I feel sure the Editor will pay his own tribute. Who broke ~larie F' s Miscellaneous Dislikes: the window on New Year's eve? favourite food - Turkey Smoking, drinking and Heavy Metal music Why was the Tweets played specially Mona (on the Jr~1 Are some girls too witty for the Scottish Clan in Anagaire? Vhat is needed is a massive organised "clean-up" of the area. Opel and Renault could be planning a merger. Ask Ginger. Biggeot Drag in Football: Lack of-proper changing facilities Whose lives did .lt..rthur & Aidrian save one Saturday night? 11Hold on~ 11 , he says, 11 1 might surprise you yet, _ I might get married, settle down and have no cause for regret". Have any of you stopped to notice during the whole of your lives, The local For6ige club elected a new committee recently. The officers are: Cathaoirleach- C. Heaney; RUnaf - Mo McGee; Cisteoir -A. Carr; P.R.O. - C, McGar vey . Most Difficult Opponents: SeallllS Corbett, Eugene Shckey, Brian MOr Gallagher That the men who go out chasin' women are the ones with lovely wives. Miscellaneous Likes: Having· a good time with my friends Ba mhaith liom bufochas a thabhairt daofa ague do achan duine a cheannaigh 11 Guth 7 Tuairim 11 agus do na fogra{theoir{ uilig a thug tacafocht duinn. So very still. What is this dread7 The end, our world is dead~ \.Jas it like this when t he world began. Who destroyed it? Ourselves, They 1 re t rying to keep a straight face whi le Margaret Barr is trying t o mak:~ them laugh. If their friend seems depressed, they lend a Why, oh why, dreams are lost. Why this nuclear Holocaust? The point is, the quickest way to make people respond to you is to take an interest in them. They'll be grateful and it'll make them feel good to know you sympathetic ear. If he says Le 1 J Be things are great, they are ng ive oe ag Joe t-i6r and long may he go on enthusiastic to hear that he was singing "The Ballad of Pat O'Donnell". t-:1 Sah::~dor ~:'.000 gnvcrnmcnl ~oldicr-. have h1..·en ball ling 10.000 guerrill:t:-.. -, he result: JO.OOO Sal\"ad<lran:-. d~,.·:ul sin...:c 1977. selected captain of the team, _received all As or is going somewhere exciting for a family The Co. Council in their wisdom thought otherwise. care. And you will benefit from understandmg them, and people vacation. - PresUf.'.ably this act was carried out on our behalf, f or t he sake in general, a little better. - Together with Columba McPaul, from Maghery, who will wear the . Dungloe "sash" on the night of the Grand Final Lots of people sink in boggy M/Clogher marshiand trying to retrieve cans of Sally 0 1 Brien. Why does B.K. love mansions. i.e. Rahan. What did Dud say to Margaret? C~ 1 n o!"che dheireannach 'raibh Tina sa phier? of Irish "freed·Jm. What freedom did it achieve? Freedom fro1:1. fear and br utality? Maybe its time we stopped buryine our heads in the sand. R.T.E. vere here and in Arranmore recently. They did an item on the new religious sect who bought the Screamer' s house. They pray and chant a lot and it's such a contrast to the screaming. Their chanting puts the next door neighbours to sleep. What words can be used to evoke peoples' feelings about the recent murders in Armagh? Words do not have value any more, just as the lives of human beings seem to have none. But our feelings of sorrow will quickly dissolve when other events in In short, the project is a complete disaster! It our own lives grab our attention. - Le-ha non Four arrnie.-. h:n t" been w;1ging "ar here k;~vmg HO.OOO t.ktd since 197'\ Here is something you all must admit It doean 1 t matter at all who you are 1 That the people who find faults in others are more faulty themselves by far. T(' ;brE:-r:t~ "'~···' an·· :'ta : : J.t' t:. ! ~• my rr,e;:;~nt~~ : s ·~c y\ u. : Lenve you:· nt: : (;!":bcdi"S s1..·nB :~..L ' ,,,. , ·i~~~~e~·=:~ ~;:··:,:;;~:,.:;~;,, ~;n . on your nE:- -r:r.:..Jc-urs le"'-n, But yut: s:-:t•t:...:..ln 1 t cd t..L: izt , ,.. fd r :, - tmt.i l yot.' Vt:: r::uwt::d your· u...r:. is an ugly eyesore, and dangerous as well. £6,000 t'anny R. loves the Letterkenny balloon. of public money has been wasted. Gr£en Vauxhall c. spotted in R. na F. recently. FQ.otball Ambitions: To play against Gweedore Ce 1 1. 1 , To be happy Personal Ambitions :