Guth &Tuairim, Feabhra 1981

I'm not sure who said it, but it was certainly a 'dse A large crowd of Owey Island people met in Belcritit one _ "Do not dare to move too far away from your own last week following reports that a prison was going to immediate doorstep without first having secured a be built on the deserted island. People from Cruit compass, a map and indeed a flashlight". While we have Island were also represented. Out Willie says no way or'ten heard this old saying, I'm afraid we nevertheless would they build. The Government denied the report .don't fully realise the wisdom within until something but Julia says you can't trust them• Francie assured befalls ourselves or our neighbours.. Such was the case her the Government would stand by what they said. only a few weeks· ago when a small group fro!ll our Ann Tully says, "What would they be building a prison c Ol!lllTI.lility set forth on the long journey to a ceilf in for?" ' Bridget says, 11 for drunken drivers". Tully a place· called Magheroarty. The night was calm but says, "Look at Inis Caorach, nobody's been there for dark and dry and as the lead car (driven by a Clare years and it's never been used for anything". But lady) in the four car cavalcade entered the Gweedore Ann says, "the tide covers that island - that why parish it was late, and rtot realising that the others, you're on the mainland". ·Anyway, it was decided to some of whom had been as far away as the United States, keep a good watch on the islands in future. Rome, Lourdes, Mayo and Lisdoonvarna, hadn 1 t a clue Eddie Mick Dan says it was outlandish the report where Magheroarty_waa on the, map, the driver ignored that was out about Con Bonner being dead on Christmas the sp~ed1imit and reached her destination in record day. He says whatever hooligan did. it. wast "right time. It was only after the tea interval that the HYPERBOLE, MEI'ONYMY, MEI'APHOR. SYNECDOCHE o the local party realised that two of the lady drivers and wor$t kind". their passengers were not on the floor. Naturally, Dungloe Cope ha~ their Annual Dance recently. . there was concern but greater became the concern when, Mr. Grace-Winder i,;as host along with Eugene Humphrey's at the end of the function. it was learned that they had and Connie Rillnbold. They were well served that night, not .in fact arrived. Immediately, there was a 'red- The Lower Ross es 4 Bl1NGbEIE Eamonn of .Ostan helped Mary Sloakim to cut the cake alert' and together with notification to all Garda stations for the Cope's ?5th birthday. within the county all C.C.E. branches were summonced to Did you head about the ghost who went into.the pub take part in the search. Before dawn the bad news had and. ~sked Peter for spirits? reached Dungloe, but this was quickly to be followed by Paidin was telling Patrick Hunt he had to put his dog the good news which was to confirm that all the missing down. Patrick says, .'!was he. mad?" ".No", says ladies had in fact taken. a few wrong "steps" and landed Paidin, 11 but he wasn't pleased". "Aren't you smart", eventually in Magheroarty· having recorded over 100 miles. says Patrick. Paidin was killed laughing. At a recent meeting in the Prfmary school of St. Crona The Big Match · under the Chairmanship of Jimmy Brennan, N.T. Now you Spinsters and Bachelors from Lackenagh and pi;-elirriinary plans were made in connection with the Miltown, now's your chance to make a match for 198U hosting of the first ever Fleadh Ceoil in the Rosses on I will start between the ages .of 28 and 48. May 16th - 17th. It is understood that a most Pat McNelis, Piiidin 0 1 Donnell, Eugene Sweeney, attractive progra.rnm.e to suit all tastes and ages will Charlie Sweeney, Charlie O'Donnell, Gerry Sweeney, soon be available lest it should be assumed that James Ward (post), Pat Gildea, Tony Ward, Hughie Boyle. eventually every town gets an opportunity to rent this Now the ladies: Mena Ward, Moya O'Donnell, event, let it be known that Jimmy and Ann Brennan Phylis Sweeney, Eileen Sweeney. From 48 upwards: played no small part in ehsuring that Dungloe was Neily.Bonner, Con Bonner, Patrick Sweeney, Patrick Sweeney selected as this year's venue. I am confident that the Hudie Sweeney, James Ward, Charlie Boyle, Dan Boyle, F1eadh will get the support it deserves and that it will Jim Boyle, Johnnie Boyle, Bernie Ward, Neily Ward, be the first of many similar events to be staged in the Doalty Ward, Patrick War'd, Tadie Ward, Francie Ward, Rosses Capital. :Meily Gallagl:er, Patrick Bonner, James Connaghan, For some of us "Mission" is a new word, because there James Sweeney, Condy McNelis, James Campbell, wasn 1 t one here since 1968. However, .from our senior Bartley Boyle. Spinsters oyer 48: Kate Connaghan, citizens we have come to learn that during the week in Kate Gallagher, Peg Houston, Anne Coll, Kitty McNelis, which there is a Parish Mission, Priests come from Mary Coll, Grace Coll, Kitty Bonner, Bridget Ward, other parishes to preach the gospel in a loud voice. Nancy Boyle, Noreen Boyle, Bridget O'Donnell, We ar~ also told that lay-people from other parishes Ann Gallagher, Maggie Bonner. We cannot le~ve out ·come too - not to preach or t~ listen, but to sell the most eligable and eloquent of all, the one and only religious objects from their caravans parked beside ~ Eddie Boyle who is in Acres. Patrick. Allen says he ' the Church. While Mission week is not until May Jrd, r-1 would act as a match-maker and will treat all letters already an entrepreneur has arrived in town - but ·~ in the strictest confidence: So it1s over to you yithpµt a 'caravan. He intends to conduct his business ~ Patrick! in the old Church. Some say this is a 1 pre-mission 1 • It "The Listener." nwhere have all the good :times gone?" Often · and often ° we have said this, and recently I had occas~on to ask ~ myself - .why don 1 t kids play hop-scotch, Figs, handball a and pitch . coins anymore? Having failed to come up o with a satisfactory answer I questioned a few children ~ LUCIO LEONARDI ALL Photogriwher & ARTIST FRAMER HARBOUR ROAD BUNBEG FRAMING SERVICE AVAILABLE FOR ALL TYPE 1 S OF PICTURES WEDDINGS COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING WORK AND OTHER SOCIAL OCCASIONS . ALSO - B/W HAND PRINTING SERVICE PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT CAN BE SUPPLIED T.O ORDER Is Charlie goine to Biafra to look for another woman? The :Slack Doctor is awfUlly busy trying to dry John 1 s nappies. recently on their way home from school. Surprisingly enough, they all came up with the same .answer - "by R the time the T.V. programmes end and the stations <II' close down it's always too dark to go outside". ,!:I On a recent Friday night Margo & the Keynotes attracted o 0 800 people to Ostan na Rosann while at the same venue \M the following Sunday night Dermot O'Brien sang his $ heart out to one hundred peoplet "The Kerryman". At l"""alcarrach Ploughing Competition in the early 50'a.