Guth & Tuairim, Éanair/Féabhra 1983

5 Anseo1 Ansiud H! 1 Thfos-Faoi' - Le Danny Gallagher Creidim nach bhfuil tfr (taobh amuigh de Mhericea, ar ndoigh) a spreagann smaointe den uile chfneal i nduine agus a spreagann an Astrail. Fuair role fein seans cuairt a thabhairt uirthf nuair a thug cara cuireadh domh dhul anonn. Bhi' n turas fain ina eachtra - 25 uair ar Jumbo as London, deichniur ar leithne 'sna eitlean, trean bi agus di (saor in aisce), scannain agus do rogha ceoil stereo da mba mhian leat~ An chead rud a bhuail me i ndiaidh theacht do'n eitlean i Sydrey no'n teas - ta se deacair 'chreidmheail an ghrian a bheith a' briseadh na gcloch' ar 8 a chlog ar maidin i mf na Nollag. Ta aiteacha inti nach bhfaca a ndeor fearthainne le trf no ceithre bliana~ Ta' n tfr chomh mor sin gur healacoptar i n-ait carr a usaideann siad, go speisialta na feirmeoirf, a bhfuil oiread talaimh ag cuid acu agus 1 chliidooh Eirinn uilig. Is ins na bailte thart fa'n chosta ata'n mhorchuid do 1 n 15 m. daonra ina gconaf. Thart fa 200 bliain o shoin a thosaigh stair na tfre i ndairfre nuair a cuireadh amach lastaf prfosiinaigh as an Bhreatainn agus Eirinn, agus d' reir a cneile bhain si~d seo agus a sliocht slfbeatha maith amach doibh fein. Dar ndoigh, bhf daoine ina gconaf san Astrail roimpu seo - na h-Aborigines, n5 "Aboes" mar a thugtar orthu ins an la ata inniu ann. Daoine soineanta, nos-chuma– liom is ea iad ach go bhfuil treith faoi leith acu fiii go dtf" anois, se sin, anois 1 s arfs, beag 's m6r, imfonn siad seo leo gan taisc na tuairisc amach sa 'Bush' agus nf philleann siad b' fheidir go ceann seachtain no dho. Ma chuirtear ceist orthu ea raibh siad, deir siad "walkabout". Na 'Aussies' iad fein - bhuel, is daoine breatha iad - greannmhar agus s~6rtiul. Amharcann siad ar a gcuid imreoirf cricket mar dheithe~ Go h-iondiiil, nil moran meas- acu ar na Sasanaigh ('Pommies', mar a deir siad fain), ach eisceacht amhain no'n Bhanrfon, a bhfuil urraim mhOr acu dithe. Dearfainn gur ag ol leanna ceann do gcuid caitheamh aimsire naisiUhta, ach nf iontas ar bith seo mar ta'n leann is fearr acu ar domhan agus fosta, caithfidh tu 61 leis an teas a bhf"onn ann. Caitheann siad cuid mhor ama thfos fa'n tra fosta- ag surfail agus ag snamh. Bfonn an fharraige iontach garbh de ghnath, thig leis na tonnta tu leagaint de do chois muna bhfuil tu 1 dreim leo. Ta cuid mhor do na tranna a bhfuil sconsa cosanta thart orthu amuigh 'san uisce- fa choinne na sharks 1 choinneail amuigh~ Nfor bhuail me ach le duine amhain as Diin na nGall 1 fhad 1 s bhf me i Sydney- Neil 0 1 Donnell, a .... , Oakval.e Zoo BUIBEG WOOD INDUSTRIES INDUSTRIAL ESTATE SHOWROOM BUNBEG Doors ready·nll~de Mufacturats of Filled In Alcherplast, Solid Pine, Kitchens, Bedrooms, etc. Mahogany orTeak Making your own Kitchen Sheets cut andedged or Bedroom?- We supply Alllmlngsstecbd ; . Phone BUNBEG 39 or 201 · . . ; llllllnlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllii"lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll~ casadh orm sa Gaelic Club ansin. 'As an Chlochan Liath do Neil agus thug se suas a phost mar mhuinteoir le gno peinte-ala thoiseacht thall, agus ta 8e ag aeanamh go maith do f-iiin san am i lathair. Thracht se ar chuid mh6r daoine a bhf amuigh: Jinuny 6 Gallchoir as Doire Beaga, Clann Ui Fhearraigh as Bun a Leaca, Seamus Gallagher as DUD Luiche. Thig siad uilig le cheile La 'Nollaig sa Gaelic Club le dinnear agus seisifin ceoil a bheith acu, achan bhliain a duirt Neil. · Ta'n costas maireachtila measartha saor amuigh, bia, torthaf, srl. ar leath luach anseo; ta eadach agus broga daor ann ach nuair a smaoineann tu go bhfuil pa s'acu 2t agus ata se anseo, nil rudaf chomh h-ole sin ar chorr ar bith. D'eirigh se nfos deacar 1 fail isteach san A strail fa Na Blue Mountains, New South Wales. choiP.ne oibre le bliain anuas. Roimhe seo, chuirfea isteach fa choirille visa agus ma bhf ceird no post aga·~ gheobhfea e gan stro. Cosuil le chuile [;t, ta 'recession' tosaithe 1 Thf"os-Faoi' fosta agus ta teora ar na h-imir·ceoirf is teach inti. Mar sin te"in, gan amhras, tfr ar doigh ata intr, agus ar a fagail bhi. me buartha nach raibh cupls. m1eile agam inti. A Chara, Am l oin ag an Emu. Quay Road, Dungloe, Co. Donegal. the Band Association are g~v~ng honour of being host to a large s Day, taking to Dungloe. I think like these. They towns. "0'Donnell Abu." Dungloe, 20/1/'83. I am writing to voice my disgust at the total abuse of those lOp. "one-arm bandit" machines in Dungloe and all over t he Rosses . Can the Gardai' not do something about them as they are causing a lot of misery to many, many families. It's under age children and their mothers who play them and I think it's high time· the law was enforced regarding these machines. It would bring back a lot of happy homes if it wast - Mise le meas, "Helpless Husband".