4: Mo cheol thú! Mo cheol sibh!

Question 1

Patrick’s collage was one of the most famous schools in relation to music, because of all of the prizes that they had won all over the area

Answer 1

Ba é Coláiste Phádraig ceann de na scoileanna ba cháiliúla maidir le cúrsaí ceoil mar gheall ar na duaiseanna go léir a bhí buaite acu ar fud an cheantair

Question 2

They had a strong tradition in relation to traditional music and when a new year in school started, last year

Answer 2

Bhí traidisiún láidir acu maidir le ceol traidisiúnta agus nuair a thosaigh an bhliain nua sa scoil anuraidh

Question 3

there was a notice on the notice board looking for students that would be happy to put a new trad group together the next week

Answer 3

Bhí fógra ar clár na bhfógraí ag lorg daltaí a bheadh sásta grúpa traidisiúnta nua a chur le chéile an tseachtain ina dhiadh sin

Question 4

4 were needed for this group, and the’d have practice 4 hours during the week at lunch time and after school on Monday and Wednesday

Answer 4

bhí ceathrar ag teastáil don ghrúpa seo agus bheadh cleachtadh acu ceithre uair i rith na seachtaine ag am lóin agus tar éis scoile Dé Luain agus Dé Céadaoin

Question 5

2 played the violin, with one girl on the tin whistle and a boy on the flute, not to forget Mr.Ryan as the conductor

Answer 5

Bhí beirt ag seinm fidil, le cáilín amháin ar an bhfeadóg stáin agus le buachaill ar an bhfeadóg mór, gan dearmad a dhéanamh ar an Uasal Ó Riain a bhí mar stuairtheoir ceoil

Question 6

They did way more practice in their spare time, than in school however, especially when they had a new song

Answer 6

Rinne siad i bhfad níos mó cleachtaidh sna h-uaire breise a bhí acu, ná a rinne siad ar scoil áfach, go háraithe nuair a bhí port nua i gceist

Question 7

Before Christmas, off they went to Dublin city - the place where the first round was on

Answer 7

Roimh Nollaig, as go brách leo chuig cathair Baile Átha Cliath, áit ina raibh an chéad babhta ar siúl

Question 8

Every type of music was in question, but it was traditional music that was there for the most part

Answer 8

Bhí gach sórt ceoil i gceist, ach ba é ceol traidisiúnta a bhí ann don chuid is mó.

Question 9

Patrick’s College was competing with 3 other schools in the traditional section

Answer 9

Bhí Coláiste Phádraig ag dul in iomaíocht le trí scoil eile sa roinn traidisiúnta

Question 10

Every group did their level best and they all got great praise from the main judge

Answer 10

Rinne gach groupa a seacht ndícheall agus is iontach an moladh mór a thug an príomhmholtóir dóibh go léir

Question 11

According to him the standard was amazingly high for everybody and he gave specific recognition to the long hours that they had spent practising

Answer 11

Dar leis, bhí an caighdéan iontach ard ag chuile dhuine agus thug sé aitheantas ar leith do na h-uaire fada a bhí caite acu ag cleachtadh

Question 12

but as he said himself, there can only be one winner, and according to him, St.Patrick’s College had the upper hand

Answer 12

ach faoi mar a dúirt sé féin, ní féidir ach buaiteoir amháin a bheith ann agus dar leis bhí an lámh in uachtar ag coláiste Phadraig

Question 13

They travelled to county louth to take part in the provincial flea and believe it or not, they had won again

Answer 13

Taistil siad chuig Contae Lú chun páirt a glacagh i bhFleá an Chúige agus creid é nó ná chreid, ach bhuaigh siad arís

Question 14

They managed to get a place to take part in the Irish Flea that was on in the north of Letterkenny in May

Answer 14

D’éirigh leo áit a fháil agus páirt a ghlacadh i bhFleá na hÉireann a bhí ar siúl i dTuaisceart Leitir Ceannainn, Mí Bealtaine

Question 15

This is an annual historic event

Answer 15

Is ócáid stairiúil agus bliantúil í seo

Question 16

Off they went again to the north with a big group of their friends that were more than happy to support them

Answer 16

As go brách leo chun an tuaiscirt le grúpa mór dá gcairde a bhí níos mó ná sásta a taca a thabhairt

Question 17

They won again, and when they announced the name St.Patrick’s College, they went crazy

Answer 17

Bhuaigh siad arís, agus nuair a fógraíodh an t-ainm ‘Coláiste Phádraig’ d’imigh siad le craobhacha

Question 18

The next night there was a big concert on for all of the winners from every group

Answer 18

An oíche dár gcionn bhí ceolchoirm mhór ann déanta suas as na buaiteoirí go léir ó gach grúpa

Question 19

At the end of the school year, there was a big night of music in the school hall, the hall was packed with people

Answer 19

Ag deireadh an bliain scoile, bhí oíche mhór ceoil i hall na scoile, bhí an hall dubh le daoine

Question 20

The principal stood up and welcomed everyone who was there

Answer 20

Sheas an príomhoide suas agus chuir sé fáilte roimh gach a bhí i láthair

Question 21

It was a historic win according to him, as that was the third year in a row that the school won the Irish Flea

Answer 21

Bua stairiúl a bhí ann mar ba é an triú bliain i ndiadh a chéile gur bhuaigh an scoil Fleá Ceoil na hÉireann

Question 22

He talked about the long hours that they had spent practising during the year and the great work that was done by the music teach

Answer 22

Labhair sé faoi na h-uaire fada a bhí caite acu ag cleachtadh agus an obair iontach a bhí déanta ag an múinteoir ceoil

Question 23

Of course without the cooperation from the teachers, the school community and especially from the parents, they wouldn’t have been celebrating that night

Answer 23

Dar ndóigh gan comhoibriú ó na múinteoirí, ó phobal na scoile agus go h-áirithe ó na tusití féin, ní bheidis ag céiliúradh an oíche sin

Question 24

Cén fáth an raibh cáil ar leith ag baint leis an scoil?

Answer 24

toisc gur bheuigh siad fleadh ceoile na hÉireann trí uair i ndiadh a chéile

Question 25

Cé mhéad a bhí sa ghrúpa?

Answer 25

bhí ceathrar ag seinm agus an stúirtheoir ceoil chomh maith

Question 26

An raibh aon deacracht acu?

Answer 26

Bhí, Bhí port nó dhó beagáinón casta mar sin bhí orthu cúpla uaire sa bhreis a chaitheamh ag cleachtach

Question 27

Cad a tharla nuair a d’fhreastal siad ar Fhleá an chúige?

Answer 27

Nár bhuaigh siad arís?

Question 28

Cé a bhí i láthair

Answer 28

an domhain is a mháthair i láthair
an t-uachtarán 
an taoiseach 
an táiniste
na h-airí eile go léir
an pobal áitiúil
an lucht gnó a thug oiríocht dóibh