Guth & Tuairim, Samhain/Nollaig 1983

lml. 5 Uimh.4. Samhain/Nollaig 1983 Luach 36 fO GWEEDORE WEAVERS Ta ci.lrsa ffodoireachta 20 seachtain i ndiaidh crfochnu ins an "Tech" i nDoire Beaga. Ce go raibh tradisiiln f:lodoireachta ins an cheantar fada o shoin bh{ an chei rd ma-rbh le blianta. Ach i Samhradh na bliana 1981 d 1 iarr Donal De Barra agus Aodh MacPhaid{n o Choiste Oideachais Chomhairle Par6iste Ghaoth Dobhair ar an Y.E.A. cursa! practiciUla a chuir ar bun ins an "Tech" (ar deanamh obair deisiuchain uirthf ag an am), agus ba cursa ffodoireachta ceann do na cilrsa{ a moladh. The object was to make further skills available locally for school leavers while at the same time providing a pool of skilled labour for potential entrepreneurs. Permission in principle was obtained for the External Training Department in AnCO to run a 20 week hand– weaving course subject to the Education Committee providing hand-looms. Ceannaiodh 6 sheol f:l'odclireachta i gceantar Ghleann Cholm Gille agus cuireadh isteach ins an 11 Tech 11 iad n{os luaithe i mbliana. (Cheannaigh Glor na nGael Ghaoth Dobhair ceann dona seolta{ sin). Bh[ an t-adh ar an Choiste fear iontach oillte i bhffodoireacht a fhail - ba e sin Eamonn Bhr{d, agus cuireadh tus leis an chilrsa i m[ Mheitheamh. The trainees all came from the Parish and during the course they produced good quality handwoven tweed, rugs and table mats. It is now hoped to run another weaving course in the "Tech" while some of the trainees who BUS THORAI Bus Thora! ag fagail an Bhun Bhig ar an Ferry. Feach 1th. S'.. have completed the first 20 week course are contemplating starting their own handweaving buainess. The Dump From Near Dungloe There's a brand new dump outside of'Dungloe, On your le~ if you're heading down to Gweedore. It puts the Council's dump to shame, Although it hasn't even a name. Bord Failte should give it a special prize, Though it's not very big it's increasing in sile. - Next year they'll give it a top award, Presented by Dennis Doyle to Pa Ward. .._.. The official opening will be done by Pat, •. ~')~· If he's home from .~orea, Iran and Iraq. He' 11 make a speech and say, "It keeps rats '=-·:___, And also stray dogs, mongrels and cats, ~.:;;. • Away from t he tidy town of Dungloe, -~. Especially when Bachelors and Mary's come here for their show~' Dinnie is bound to be jealous I know, They've nothing at all like this in Gweedore. --;;r No doubt it is a great facility, £·"""·~--" For people wi th Rheumatics or other disability ·nr' ,1) I) fi The Council dump is far too far out ~~· i 1 /I~ To travel for local lazy litter louts. - - ' Garret and Charlie along wi t h Dick Spring, Should prai se the initiative and say it's a great thing To have a dump so well-placed and all that, (Now as long as they don't come looking for V.A.T.!). :ioghan o Breisle;in engaged in the handweaving process. It's fast becoming a touri st attraction, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 So the Council had better not take any action, i~a~;~s:s;~eb~i!ti~td~p~~;~e~g~::.. !~ A lot - of them drive out in big flashy cars, f'i With household rubbish and bottles from bars. '\ _'P Over the next few weeks "Guth 7 Tuairim 11 will be The Mayor should make it an official landmark, ~ ·\< collecting toys in various shops in Gaoth Dobhair, T r save them discarding their stuf f in the dark. :~ , .1-\-'t.i: 1 Cloich Cheann Fhaola and the Rosses. These will be Well, that's t he tale of the dump near Dungloe, \ ~ f orwarded t o t he St. Vincent De Paul Society who will Conveni ently placed by the main road . dist r i bute them at Christmas t o the needy. So l ook Peopl e embarassed by this lit tle ver se , out for our collection boxes in the shops and please Should tear it and dump it along with the r est . give generously. "The Rat". '-=---=-~~~~---::::::;:;:::;::;::::;;;;;;:::;;:;:;;::;;;;:;;;;:::;;;::;;,......,..,,,._,.~--- XMAS TOYS APPEAL