Guth & Tuairim, Samhain/Nollaig 1983

LOCH AN IUIR 4 CLOICH CHEANN FHAOLA Since it appears that "Bacach" has given up the ghost (Whatever happened to his very poor effort at writing Loughanure notes) I think that it is only fair that someone should represent that "constituency". I will do my best to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, which reminds me of the judge who went to the dentist and asked him to take out the tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth! · Is docha nach mbeidh mo chuid Gaeilge chomh ifofa le Gaeilge "an Bhacaigh" ach is cuma liom. Is beag { Loch an IGir anois a dthig leis no lei meas-magaidh a / thabhairt ar Ghaeilge duine ar bith. Ta Gaeilge/ Loch an IGir anois faoi fh~d a mhalaidh Hiii'da{ Shabha, i mBe'al na Cruite, ar an Chruit, a~us faoi Shiabai-i gaineamh i reilig na Maolacha. Nil fa'gtha anois, faraor, ach Be'arla briste na Gaeltachta. However there is no point in lamenting about the past. This "town" of ours has come on lately. We have "Zebra" markings at the "lazy corner", the phone box wasn't broken for one whole week, eggs are for throwing around at night, shares have again come up in the "mining" areas , and the sign-posts at the crossroads are pointi?ig-in the right direction for three weeks in a row. Now •. everyone must agree that all these things point to a "repentant people". Ta suil agam gur mar sin a bheas ach ta me cinnte nuair a bhuailfidh an droch rud aris go mbeidh bearaid ar iarraidh. Here's hoping for the best. 3 c 0 :" Wasn't that a grand job Connie and the boys did on the alley. This time, mind you, it stood a force 10 and not a block moved. Is furast a aithne ce a bhfuil a "thrade" aige. T hope Willie can get it finished soon. It was a big ur rtaking. We all talked about it for years, but talk is ieap and will not build bricks. Action is the word, and that's what we got. I never heard of any voluntary worl' offered on the building of the alley (which will benefit Loughanure). We will all wait for the official opening, to get in the limelight. But there is only one man worthy of the limelight and credit for rebuilding the alley, and that is Willie McGeehan. I notice that public buildings (i.e. schools) in this "baile" are not helping in Tidy Town Competition marks. Loughanure rates high in its class, but I would imagine that this is due to the efforts of private householders. A coat of snowcem or lime/cement and a few tins of paint w~uld work wonders on public buildings. So!! Failte, to the Trimble family on coming to Loughanure. Mary, of course, was born in Ailt-an-Ein, and returns to her townland. Charley, a native of Leitir, is well known and respected in LOughanure. Saol fada daoibh uilig i Loch an I~ir. Any word of the Loughanure band now?!! Whatever happened to such a promising band? Why did the people of Loughanure lose interest? There was a lot of work put into it by a few, and now the whole thing falls flat. What about the gear? Is it being cared for? If not, why not? The money to set up the band was hard earned, collected by dedicated people who worked day and night to bring the band to 4th overall in Ulster. The people of Loughanure should not let the band disappear from the scene. Now is the hour!! Did you know you can travel from Dungloe to Loughanure faster than you can go from Loughanure to Dungloe. Just look at the signposts. It says 8M in Dungloe, to Loughanure, and it says 9Y,M in Loughanure, to Dungloe. Funny!! Was the lY,M lost in the pot-holes? The unislim classes a going a bomb in the tech. They are fairly shedding the pounds (not punts now!) in there. Who ever thought that the tech would turn out to be a "reducing centre" where once cookery classes actually helped people to put on weight! by learning how to make sweet dishes. Ach bheul! n{ thuigeann an sathach an seang agus ma thuigeann chan in-am. We will all run in the Dublin City Marathon next year, ma bhionn muid beo. < Ill ..... ;r Ill 0. Ill OQ '1 CD Ill rt- ;r 0 ..... I-'· 0. ,!;] I-'· ::I :e: Ill ..... (1) "' Bh{ scaifte an-mhdr ag an "Ballroom of Romance" ins ·· halla i nGort a Choirce ofche Dhomhnaigh. •s{ Fr. Sweeney a rinne {a reachta'il agus ta'. stf gabha'L choinne~il ar{s mar j!>Ur e'irigh chomh maith leis. Rinne Eileen a~us Donall o{che mho'r damhsa ann. Bhain Sarah D. buideal uisce beatha agus ta'. na lachain ar meisce t shoin. Marathon A number of people from the area took aprt in the recent Dpubtlin City Marathon. Among them was Cathal Sharkey 1 ~ Gallagher, Peadar Doogan, Murray Learmont and his wife Rosha. Red Cross The Irish Red Cross would like to thank the people of Gortahork and Falcarragh for contributing a total sum of £350 towards the society in a recent collection. Cot Deaths The local Cot Death Association held a dance in Ostan Mhic Phaidin recently. Parents of young children are concerned at the number of cot deaths in recent times. Community Centre A dance was held recently in the Communtiy Centre, Machaire Rabhartai to raise money for an extension to the local school. The school is unable to cater for the large number of pupils attending it. Some of them have to be accomodated at the Community Centre. <.., / / o Oige Naomh Fhionain ~ - ~ Oige Naomh Fhionain held a fancy dress disco at ~- St. Fionan's hall Falcarrach. A feature of the disco "' "' CD 0. ;r CD '1 "' 0 was a draw in aid of the club. The prizes were as follows: First Prize, Pressure Cooker - Andy Boyle, Carrigart. Second Prize, Clock Radio - Joe Kelly, Derry. Third Prize, Cut Glass - Stephen McNamara, Glasgow. Proceen~ from thedisco itself went to theChurch Building Fund. Ta am gn6itheach ag Joe D., ear night shift ag cur suas paipear ballai. Ta cupla fear eile ins suf go maidin ag deanaT'lh p6taf gliomach. Congratulations to Bernie and Kathleen McCallion of Carrowcannon on the birth of three bouncing baby boys recently. Local people wish Bernie, Kathleen and the children best wishes for the future. G.A.A. The Cloghaneely G.A.A. club are running a Christmas draw. The top prize is a colour T.V. or £500. Second Prize is a cooker or £200. Third Prize is a Christmas hamper or £100. Proceeds go towards the Cloughaneely G.A.A. Development Fund. Glenea Utd. Glenea United F.C. held a dance in Ostan Mhic Phaidin recently. A good crowd turned out to support the ~ team who are top of the Premier Division (and deservedly 2 so) at the time of going to press. §' ~~~=~ ~~~~~~ Cathal 0 Searcaigh launched his new book Q) "Suile Shuibhne" in McFaddens Hotel on Saturday, ~ 12th November. Tf na pubs l;n achan o{che le cupla t seachtain le daoine ag imirt charta{. ,3 P. and T. Q) :5 <+-< 0 "' ·.-< » 0 .0 Post and Telegraph workmen recently cleared telegraph poles from the main streets of Gort a Choirce and Falcarrach due to the revouting of telephone cables attached to the automatic system. 'Teacht agus ag Imeacht ,, Ta Hughie, Peggy, Rosie ygus Betty ar ais o na gcuid laetha saoire i Meiricea. Agus i ndiaidh theacht i chtna{ go Gort a Choirce as Meiricea' t; Fionn McMonagle, a bhean Michelle agus a a gclann. Fa'ilte romhaibh! BhfDannt agus Michael Mulhern sa bhaile ar saoire ag Mic{ agus Sara i M{n L;rach ar na mallaibh chomh maith. Somehow, now, I think my notes are "harder" than "Bacach's". He threw in the odd joke, something I'm no good at. INNEALRA & UIRLISI Then again his notes in general were a bit dry. However, it's for the public to judge that. You are now stuck with me. I hope I can continue, and that "Bacach" doesn't re-appear. "The Night Walker." Is it Suzanne or Anne that fancies Tommy na Beirice? Why is Roma so fond of Rannafast? Why are Mary Agnes and Noreen so interested in Sea View? Is it because of James and Lawrence? , AR CIOS Ca1iiir Kango, Gined6irl, Inneall Meascu Coindreit, (Mixers), Sibh Adhmaid agus Coincreit agus go leor eile. 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