Guth & Tuairim, Iúil 1980

Accident. Black spot This month's Black SP.ot brings us to the foot ot Errigal, to DUn LUiche and to a spot that effects us all now and again. The dangerous spot is at the Cafe, beside the football pitch which has a very treacher0m! berrl on e~_ch ;lde of it, particularly the -one nearer Letterke~. There is no warning whatsoever of these bends. We read regularly that there is no money available for this road although the whole road from Min na Cuing to Termon needs a proper job done on it. · 6 O'!ziOt:::l <DIDOI-'– Cli:SI-'-P. ~~~~~oq :~~~-~a .. () ~l:l' ~~~~ ~ 1-'- ._,ID -·~_cfij 2 l:i a: ~ to ID tli ~ ;;l[ if Litreacha A Chara, Loch an IU1r, 25/6/•so. We, the people of Loch an Iuir would like to apologize to Mr. and Mrs. Derek Little fop any upset caused to them by the B & B Ladies o! the Main Road . who demanded th~ removal of the B & B sign which they had erecte<i ~~:t the crossroads indicating to their guest-house which is approx. 500 yards off the main road. As a short measure, perhaps the Council could provide us with double bend warning signs and a soli white line. A safety rail arrund the edge of the g~ 0~ ::s 0 This action should in no way be taken as typica:.. or the people of Loch an Iuir who are noted down the years for their kindness and open hospitality. We 0 would like to conclude by wishing Mr. and Mrs. Little ~ long years amo_ngst us and goOO. luck am lllaDy lllaDy road bordering the football pitch would also be a ~a simple measure that could prevent a serious acci1ent. B.o ~ While on the topic of road-signs, our previous visit -~ B. t.o Gaoth Dobhair saw road markings and signs at '4.J;J Kitty Eoghain' s (G.Dobhair Station) creati1;1g • ~ contusion. Since then a number of things have o happened here to rectifY the problem, but alas, ~ the approach from Crolly appears to have been B. forgotten. Over to you Mr. Nultyt ~ "The Wheel" • A Chara, Carrickfinn, Anagaire. Uranium is important: It starts the Nuclear chain and it's hard to find in sufficient amounts to make it profitable for the mining companies. So they test b,y drilling and extracting some rock and test the air above the rock formations with helicopters. If they find a mere 2 pounds of Uranium ore in eTery ton of rock then they make a profit. The samples around Fintown are rumoured by mining companies to be above that rate, ranging from 0.3 pounds to 8 pounds per ton. What happens if mining starts? Fintown becomes a mining town and strips of land become brown deserts never again to be used by anyone. The dangers spread afar. When the Uranium in the rocks. is distributed, it gives off a poisonous radioactive gas, which is why miners who come in contact with it have a high death-rate from lung-cancer. When the uranium is ~ extracted ·from the rock it is crushed or milled into g' sand and the profitable uranium is dissolved out by a: adding chemicals. It is now ready for shipment out ~ of Ireland. It appears a simple enough process, but ~ for every ton of Uranium leaving this country, 100 OQ .... ~ (1) tons of radio-active sand and 1000 gallons of radio-active liquid waste are left with the people of Donegal. There is absolutely nowhere safe where this waste can be put and the radio– activity continues to spread causing leukemia and other cancers. '"d ID c+ '1 f-'· () f-'·· ID There is no need to ask who mining companies of course. the E.S.B. will be replaced Supply Board) • is going to gain, - the And before we know it by the N.S.B. (Nuclear t1 Mise le meas, Henry O'Donnell. A Chara, Braade, Anagaire. Permit me to reply to a few points brought up by "Interested" in your last issue. He referred to the Mullaghduff Junior Band not being in the same class as Acres or Dungloe Bands. For his information the Mullaghduff Junior Band were also formed at school level -under the late P. O'Donnell and with all due respect to Dungloe and Acres Bands were in a class of their o'Wil from 1960 to 1970. They were the !.U:aJ;, of the Junior Bands in the area and remained undefeated for almost 10 years during which time their victories included the "scalps" of the best in Ireland. It is a tribute to the late Mr. O'Donnell and Mullagbduff that so many Junior Bands have been formed in the seventies. The advice at the end of his letter to all bands not to always go o'"t to win, and the p.a. obviously indicates that he has finished his le~ter writing from the hips down, and as he throws about words like semi...quavers and compound duples he obviously had a dictionary nearby. I dont think he is as smart as he'd want us to believet .Mise le meas, Michael Gillespie. 0 0 :=tJ 0 (fQ (1) '1 P.> OQ c+ p o' ::0 ID f-'• '1 c+ ~ o' '1 ~\ P.> 0. o, §. 0 1-' 0 tQ c+ 11) B & B all summer. Le meas Muintlr Loch an Iuir. Doire Beaga, J0/6/ 1 80. P. A Chara, ~ At a recent meeting in Lettermacaward on the ~ co~troversial subject of Uranium mining in Donegal the quest.ion of comnunicating with the general public came b" up. The question posed was how to best get the message across to the people of this county about the dangers of Uranium ·mining. '"d . P.> R lP 1-' 0 '<1 tQ f-'• s:: tQ 'C1 ~ 0' ID () :>;" c+ g While not doubting the sincerity of each and every individual at that meeting, when I looked around me I got the impression it was just another "antin ~ meeting. I think if many members in attendance cut their hair a little shorter, if the men wore their best clothes, the women put on a dress instead of turning up in jeans and sweat-shirts, people. froin the rest of the county and indeed the rest of Ireland would sit up and take notice. With the right image the protesters sincerity and concern would nqt be doubted. Perhaps even our heedless government would sit up and listent Mise le meas, "A member of the Public". We have all heard about the plight of the so-called Boat People who fled Communist persecution in Vietnam. Fr. McLoone who was a Curate in Gaoth Dobhair before going to Canada has come into first hand contact with the problem. He met a Vietnamese priest in Montreal and now back home on holidays he received this letter from the priest: 22nd June, '80• Dear Fr. McLoone, As I told you before your departure to Ireland I depend very much on you to help me so that I can pay my debt (~3500 U.S.A.). This was the cost of my escape with the boa:t-people from my country, Vietnam as I was abmtt to be arrested by the Communists. I had nothing, and a friend of mine lent me the money so I was able to reach Indonesia in October 1979. came from there to Montreal in April 1980. You can imagine how difficult it is for me t .o find the money and I don't want to annoy my friend by delaying to reimburse him, so please help me as much as you can. I Yours sincerely, Rev. Anthony Trong, 2065 .3herbrooke St. \~est, Nontreal, Quebec H3H 1G6 Canada. If you can help Fr. Trong please send donations to him at the above address or to Fr. HcLoone at Lugnagillew, Glenties. BONNER'S FILLING STATION CRO·LLY LARGE SELECTION OF CROLLY .DOLLS FROM 11" to 28 11 LAUGHING, CRYING WALKING,. TALKING DOLlS AND LEPRAUCP.ANS.