THE NATIONALIST | �� December ���� NEWS 53

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Dreoilín Cheatharlach Scrabble as GaeilgeBeidh bronntanas fíor-Ghaelach i stocaí na Nollag ar fud na tíre i mbliana leis an nuacht go bhfuil Scrabble as Gaeilge ar fáil anois ó Ghlór na nGael. Tá an cluiche clasaiceach ar an saol, le foireann litreacha curtha in oiriúint don Ghaeilge agus an bord, bosca, rialacha agus pacáistiú ar fad “as Gaeilge”.Is féidir cluiche cuí Scrabble a imirt as Gaeilge agus scór chomh hard le scór in aon teanga eile a bhaint amach. Tá Scrabble as Gaeilge ar fáil ar €�� i siopaí leabhair Ghaeilge ar fud an oileáin agus ó shuíomh siopa Ghlór na nGael féin ar www.udar.ieAg tús ���� d’fhoilsigh Glór na nGael Junior Scrabble agus tá scoileanna, naíonraí agus teaghlaigh ag baint suilt as an gcluiche sin ó shin. Ach anois is feidir an cluiche clasaiceach a imirt as Gaeilge. Is nuacht iontach é seo d’fhoghlameoirí agus do chainteoirí agus is bronntanas deas Nollag é an cluiche nua chomh maith. Is mar chuid de straitéis Glór atá na cluichí seo á bhforbairt le cúpla bliain anuas agus is léir go bhfuil siad ag cothú deiseanna labhartha na Gaeilge i measc an phobail. Bronntanas agus cluiche nua do do theaghlach gan dabht. Bíodh cluiche Scrabble as Gaeilge agat an Nollaig seo.

Margadh na Nollag i mBalánaBeidh an dara Margadh na Nollag i mBalána ar Dé Domhnaigh, ��ú lá de Mhí na Nollag ó ��.��r.n. go �.��i.n. Margadh an-tarraingteach a bheidh ann le damhsa, cúinne na bpeatáí, Daidí na Nollag agus ‘Dancer’ an reinfhia. Do dhaoine fásta beidh fíon an tséasúir agus Caife Gaelach galore. Tiocfaidh táirgeoirí chuig an margadh agus seastáin d’earraí éagsúla ar díol acu. Tabharfaidh Dreoilín Cheatharlach cuairt ar an margadh i rith an lae agus beidh spórt agus spraoi ag gach éinne idir óg agus fásta. Agus deirtear go mbeidh cuairteoirí speisialta ann ón Mol Thuaidh i mbliana, cúpla piongain! Fan go bhfeicfidh sibh iad siúd! Beidh rogha álainn de chártaí Nollag trí Ghaeilge ar díol ag an margadh – iad seo deartha go snasta ag na daltaí sa scoil áitiúil, Scoil Pheadair agus Phóil. Ní bheadh séasúr na Nollag ann gan soláistí agus bia te blasta ar fáil ar feadh an lae. Le cead isteach saor cuirfear fáilte is fiche roimh chách. Mar sin ná caill Margadh na Nollag i mBalána ar an Domhnach, �� Nollaig!

Is nós ceilteach agus traidisiúnta é An Dreoilín agus is cuid thábhachtach é dár gcultúr agus dár n-oidhreacht. Titeann Lá an Dreoilín ar Lá le Stiofán, an ��ú Nollaig, agus ar an lá áirithe seo gléasann daoine idir óg agus fásta suas le haghaidheanna fidil, balcaisí agus tuí agus téann siad timpeall ó theach go teach ag canadh, ag seinm ceoil agus ag damhsa. Is iontach an radharc a bhíonn le feiceáil agus is iontach an fháilte a cuirtear roimh an Dreoilín. Bailítear airgead ar an slí ar son carthanachtaí éagsúla agus bíonn daoine fial flaithiúil i gcónaí.

Is in iarthar na tíre is treise atá nós an dreoilín go háirithe sa Daingean, i Lios Tuathail agus i mbailte áirithe i gContae an Chláir. Deineadh aiséirí ar An Dreoilín i gCeatharlach sa bhliain

���� agus tá sé ag dul ó neart go neart ó shin i leith. Eagraithe ag Glór Cheatharlach i gcomhar le Rinceoirí Seite na Dolmaine, tá breis is €��,��� bailithe do charthanachtaí éagsúla le sé bliana anuas.

Tá gach rud in ord is in eagar arís i mbliana agus cuirfear Dreoilín Cheatharlach i láthair an phobail i Siopalann Fairgreen ar Dé Sathairn, ��ú Nollaig idir �.�� agus �.��i.n. áit a bheidh rince seite, sean-nós agus ceol céilí den scoth ar siúl i rith an ama. Cuirfear fáilte mhór roimh lucht féachana agus síntiúis idir bheag agus mór ar mhaithe le ciste tógála Oispís Chontae Cheatharlach.

Beidh An Dreoilín amuigh i gCeatharlach ar Lá le Stiofán féin ag tosnú ag �:�� san iarnóin in Ospidéal an Chroí Ró Naofa

agus ag casadh le daoine ar na sráideanna chomh maith. Ní bheadh an lá ná an nós cuí gan cuairteanna ar na tithe tábhairne áitiúla áit a mbíonn daoine fáiltiúil agus fial. Sea go deimhin, is iontach an nós é An Dreoilín agus is fiú é a thabhairt ar aghaidh don chéad ghlúin eile. Iarrtar ar gach éinne a bheith páirteach an Nollaig seo.Is bealach iontach é

chun Spiorad na Nollag a chothú agus a roinnt le chéile. Bí ann agus fáilte.Gluais GlossaryDreoilín Cheatharlach Carlow Wrenboys nós ceilteach celtic customoidhreacht heritage radharc sight fial flaithiúil generouscarthanachtaí charities

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GLÓR CHEATHARLACH

THE budget sent shock waves through the community of Ballyconnell and Coolkenno on Tuesday � December, making ���� a very hard year for many people who have already been counting the pennies since losing the Christmas bounus and €� to €�� from their benefits in ����. To lose between €� and €��, including child benefit, could mean the difference between owning a car or not for some families, with the added cost of fuel and insurance. This highlights the lack of public transport in the area and the high cost of taxis, with a very limited ring-a-link service avaible on Thursdays and Fridays only. Small business are set to suffer due to the changes in the taxbands and the minimum wage. In the last ten years, the

local shops in Ballyconnell and Clonmore and Kingscross, as well as the Fleece pub in Coolkenno have closed, with the loss of almost �� jobs between them. Our few surviving local businesses are holding on by a thread. There is now one pub and one shop in a ��km square area. There has been no doctor’s surgery in Coolkenno for �� years, making Shilleagh or Tullow the nearest health centres, and no FÁS office or jobs placement office nearer than Carlow town, almost �� kms away.Currently, there are more of the local young men in Australia than

in the local pub on a Saturday night, a situation that has not happened since the mid-����s.The snowy weather has left us feeling even more abandoned, with many roads left impassable for nearly two weeks and the main roads barely gritted or salted. Community spirit has been working overtime, with neighbours stretching to help each other out by getting shopping in for the housebound, and people with �x�s and tractors providing lifts to town for those who were badly stuck. Thanks to everyone who helped out in the cold spell.

WHIST CONTINUESA whist drive takes place in St Columba’s National School, Tullow on Saturday December ��th at �pm.

WELCOME BACKWelcome back to Fr Gahan, who celebrated his first Mass in Kilquiggan on Sunday � December following his long illness. He is wished the best of health in the future and local people are delighted to see him back. Best wishes and get well soon to his sister, Mrs Rita O’Byrne. SHOPPING AT RATHWOODLate evening shopping and the Santa train continue at Rathwood up to Christmas week. SUICIDE BEREAVEMENTTalk it over Suicide and General

Bereavement service is a free and confidential listening service. They can be contacted on ��� �������. BINGOIt is hoped that if the weather has improved and the roads are clear, bingo will take place in Ballyconnell Hall this Sunday at �pm extra prizes for Christmas. Jackpot now worth €��� check on number �� for �� and on number �� for €��. NO ADORATIONAdoration will not take place in Kilquiggan until January ���� due to the cold weather and the Christmas break. Thanks to everyone who attended during the past year, and new people welcome to attend any Monday between ��am and �pm.

Ballyconnell/CoolekennoCONTACT: TRISH MURPHY TEL: 086 3136270EMAIL: HSIRT_@HOTMAIL.COM

Budget will put pressure on community