Guth & Tuairim, Meitheamh 1984

THE LOWER ROSSES :3 !nth~ Ward, Lackenach is the luckiest man in Ireland. He drew a horse in the sweep a rev 7ears ago and won £9,000. Last 78ar he won £500 aJid this week he won £500 in Charit7 Pools. AnthoD7 is a retired post man aDd ever,Tbod7 in the area wishes h1a a. speedy recoveey.)l..t'ter an illness. Best wishes aleo to Charlie Jimm,y Og and Ranc7. Garda Mick Barcy has taken up dut7 in Burtonport, from Annacr7. Be vas in Burtonport before a few 78ars ago. The Parish mon~ paper is starting to build up ita circulation. There are some interestiDg items in it, but in last month's issue the7 had an article on Raul MeCole. The people of the pariah are puzzled at Naul's favourite food, "KOIJLIBIJ.c•. Noboq seems to know what it is. Some sq it's a sort or soup, others say it's a type or turnip and 7et more say it' s a dish made in Japan and China. I wonder would Guth know or tcy to find out? People are also wondering vbT it was in hea'V7 print. .--------· --=~.;=:===.:===::::==::::::;;::==.:::~~:--· ,.._... -'":"-> -L Would 7ou believe tour vecy quiet women from Acres and Lackenagh went up to Glenties to see Giant Foireann Peile Cail:(n!' Fhobalacoil na Rosann, Haystacks, the wrestler. "Believe it or not". An.,.Cloch&n Liath a bhuaidh sraith na contae do chaillnf It's a shame the people or Burtonport whose dop aeanscoile ar na mallaibh. Bhuaidh siad ar thoireann died, lert them exposed without bur,ying them. The Ghaoth Dobhait:., ins an chluiche_...ceJlln&is leis an sc6r 1-o. owners thought the gardai should do it for them. Ins an phictiur chomh maith ta sea.mas Mac Gairbhi_Bh (Believe it or not). Bainisteoir ~ Foirne agus RUn&:( sraith z-. gcaill~ (Nach What a time we bad in Burtonport ~ecently - B.B.C. - deas an rud e go raibh 2 thoireann as an taobh seo t{re ins B.B.C. -Radio Fo;yle, but no R.T.B. ••• what the7 lidssedt li&D~-ciiiihliiiiuiiic~hi;encne~a~nn~•piisn\f).ii----;:-:-~=:-~~_..'m!~!IJII It vas the official openiDg of St. Brides School, 1 formerly the Screamers 1 House. The starting tilllt! vas set for .3 o'clock. Gradually, the crowds started coming into the DRAB village. Jilluay 1 s house vas packed; so vas Maggie 1 s. The7 had a great view from there. I know if it vas rq houae, I would have charged a tee of at least £5. Tension vas aountiDg, T.V. crews getting impatient. The Silver Sisters all dressed up. Then comes the Acres junior band, under Major Boner N.T. Thq pla;yed tor a long time in the front garden. Then a silver ear appeared and the cheer went up. The car drove around the back of the house. The cameras all focused on the front door. Another cheer calllt! as all the band members came out of the house followed b.r the Head Sister and the Lord Mayor. The T.V. 11en ran up to take a close-up. The Head Sister made a speech and then the Ma7or made his, sa7ing he was glad to be there to ofticiallJ· open the sChool. He hoped th97 would get a grant. Another cheer. Things were still tense across the road. Finall7 the Sister gave the Mayor a scissors and he cut the tape to officially open the school. All were taken in for a snack and a lesson in histocy. But ever,rboq vas waiting to see it on TV two nights afterwards . However R. T .:1. didn 1 t ahow it and I would not blalle them. Then there vas the Bog War at Mountjo;y. The !and Coaission gave away bogs which had been owned locally for 7ears. The new owners were llainly fra11 Keadue. After a large meeting in Dungloe the7 were asked not to aove into the bogs until an official from the Department arrived. But that suggestion went unheeded and one aan fr(')ID Lower Keadue said he was going ahead to cut the bog he had been given. This belonged to an O.A.P. from Lackenagh. ThankfU117, the LaDd Comaiseion sent letters the next da7 telling those who had been given the bogs not to touch them. Thq would find plo~s elsewhere for them. So it vas a bapP7 ellding for all. The O.A.P. had his bog paired tree. He said afterwards the7 made a dallned bad job ot it and said he would not like to see them cutting the bog. John Bernie got his paired free as well. rha.Dks all round to two Gweedore lieD. who helped - D. McGinle7 and r. Col!. More on bogs next edition and a song entitled 11 Mountjo;y Bog on Fridq :lveniDg". The Listener. _.. £RESTING PERSON MET: FAVOURITE FOOD: --- ~·· " 4 1? F.ER: Why is Arthur "rUshing" up to -Athlone every weekelld? It IIIUSt be love. A~ goalkeeper agus tear a' tsiopa - true lovet Cead M!le Bufochas - Donall, Pol agus Hugh. M~ thanks Charlie Neill and HiUdaf Greene. Here's a special mention tor Maggie John AntOin who b1J711 ~ copies or "Guth". . laDCY looked well ill the paper with the bo;ytriend. ' The members or the Donegal Mountain Re:!!cue Tealll would like to thank the ladies who ran in the recent Dublin Cit7 Marathon who agreed to be sponsored to help raise , auch needed funds for equipment for the tea111. A word or thanks also to those members of the public who . sponsored them. An;yone wishing to donate or contribute in f!.D'1W87 should contact Dr. J. Brogan at Bunbeg 152 or SeaiiUS Gallagher nun LUiche. , The team themselves have been buu,y recently with a veekel'lds Course in the Mourne mountains. This vas held · . at the Northern Ireland's Mountain Rescue Centre in Tulle:f18ore, Co. Down. The course consisted of lectures, briefs, and Demonstrations in first aid the use or ropes and belts. The practical side sew the team being pu~ through their paces in cliff climbing, stretcher lowering and slinging. Methods of lowering onsselt or teammates down the cliff races which were over one hundred feet high. Some of the cliff faces where the exercises took place were themselves over five hundred feet up the mountain. A aore advanced follow up course is to be held in the near fUture in Donegal with the Instructors and a team from the North. Further exercises are being planned over two days with a DUIIber or teams taking part which would involve all the backup services with possible Hellieopter involvement. _. - .. - p••••••••••••••••••••••••••••*J''*'!'*Ma lj Ba pU~t:( as Seoil Bhr1de, M{n a 1 Chladaigh a bhuaidh Craobh Uladh t1t.uas ann IUir Cheann Tra agus Craobh na Gaeltaehta i aBaile Atha Cliath leis an drama •An R{ a bh1 breoite• a : leirigh Sorcba Hie Phiid1n (ar chle ins an phietidr). '