6: An Ghaeilge - seoid luachmhar

Question 1

There is a small town in Ireland called town of the golden rocks

Answer 1

Tá bailee beag in Éirinn darb ainm Baile na Carraige Óire

Question 2

Even though it is not in any gaeltacht, they do their best in the town to put forward the Irish

Answer 2

Cé nach bhfuil sé suite i ngaeltacht ar bith, déanann siad a ndícheall sa bhaile sin chun an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn

Question 3

The names of the shops in Irish and if there are any ads in the window, they are written in Irish too

Answer 3

Tá ainmneacha na siopaí sa Ghaeilge agus má tá fógraí ar bith sna fuinneoga, tá siad scríofa sa Gaeilge chomh maith

Question 4

a couple of weeks ago when Síle and Seán went to visit the place, they were very happy that Irish was being spoken and was on show in that place

Answer 4

Cúpla seachtain ó shin nuair a thug Síle agus Seán cuairt ar an áit sin

Question 5

They sorted to do their best to put forward the language in their own area and school

Answer 5

Shocraigh said a ndícheall a dhéanamh chun an teanga a chur chun cinn ina gceantar féin agus ar scoil

Question 6

off they went home looking for Irish courses in the gaeltacht and saw on the Facebook website that there was a wide variety of courses available in every province of the country

Answer 6

as go brach leo abhaile ag long cúrsaí gaeilge sa ghaeltacht agus chonaic siad ar an suíomh gréasáin “Facebook” go raibh lear mhór cursaí ar fáil i ngach cúige sa tír

Question 7

They settled to go to Dingle. They chose that specific course because they had classes based on the leaving cert itself

Answer 7

Shocraigh said chun due chug Corca Dhuibhne. Roghnaigh siad an cúrsa áirithe sin toisc go raibh na ranganna bunaithe ar an Ardeist féin

Question 8

The month after they were south in county kerry attending a great course and college

Answer 8

An Mhí dár gcionn bhí siad theas i gContae Chiarraí ag freastal ar chúrsa agus ar choláiste den scoth

Question 9

In the mornings they attended different classes

Answer 9

Sa maiden d’fhreastal siad ar ranganna éagsúla

Question 10

they were all of the same opinion that the teachers were great, kind and helpful

Answer 10

bhí siad go léir d’aon guth go raibh na múinteoirí go h-iontach, cineálta agus cabhrúil

Question 11

After lunch there were different games organised - volleyball, basketball, swimming, climbing, orienteering, heritage trips

Answer 11

Tar éis an lain bhí cluichí éagsúla socruithe - eitpheil, cispheil, snámh, dreapadóireacht, rianadóireacht, turais oidhreachta

Question 12

and every night without fail there was a céilí going on in the college’s hall

Answer 12

agus gach oíche gan teip bhí céilí ar siúl i Halla an Choláiste

Question 13

Even though they were there almost a month, they didn’t feel the time sliding by

Answer 13

Cé go rabid siad ann le beagnach mí, níor mhothaigh siad an t-am ag sleamhnú thart

Question 14

and of course with all of the different events, nobody was unoccupied

Answer 14

agus dár ndóigh leis na h-imeachtaí éagsúla go léir, ní raibh éinne díomhaoin

Question 15

Returning to school they were fluent and to put that fluency forward, they founded a conversation group in irish at lunchtime everyday

Answer 15

Ag filled chun na scoile bhí siad líofa agus chun an líofacht a chur cinn, bhunaigh siad ciorcak cainte sa Gaeilge gach lá ag am lóin

Question 16

They started with 4 people but after a month there were more than 20 people attending every day

Answer 16

Thosaigh said le ceathrar ach tar éis míssa bhí breis is fiche i láthair gach lá

Question 17

They were all discussing different things from the education system and the points’ system to the debs dance at the end of the year

Answer 17

Bhí said go lair ag cur is ag cúiteamh faoi rudaí éagsúla ón gcóras oideachais agus córas na bpointí, go dtí an rince debs ag deireadh na bliana

Question 18

not only that but when the school day was over, a good few of the students listened to RnaG and many others watched the soap ros na run on TG4, without the subtitles of course

Answer 18

ní amháin sin ach nuair a bhí an lá sociale taart, d’éist roinnt mhaith de na daltaí le Raidio na Gaeltachta agus d’fhéach roinnt eile ar an sobchlár Ros na Rún ar TG4 - agus gan na fotheidil dár ndóigh

Question 19

without knowing it themselves the principal realised the efforts that they all did all over the school to strengthen and put forward the language through all of the students

Answer 19

I gnan fhios dóibh féin thug an príomhooide faoi deara na h-iarrachtaí go léir a rinne siad ar fud na sociale chun an teanga a neartú agus a chur chun cinn i measc na ndaltaí go léir

Question 20

she awarded them a big award in the form of a marble plate with their names written on it

Answer 20

bhronn sí gradam mór orthu i bhfoirm pláta marmair lena h-ainmneacha scríofa air

Question 21

cad iad na h-uirlisí ceoil a bhí ar dhíol sa siopa ceoil 4

Answer 21

bhí rogha iontach ann

• cláirseach
• bodhrán
• bosca ceoil
• banjo

Question 22

Can sagas fógra a bhí ag crocadh ar an doras

Answer 22

bhí fógra ann ag fógairt sladmhargadh na cásca

Question 23

Cá bhfuair siad an t-eolas go léir faoin ngaeltacht

Answer 23

ar an suíomh gréasáin facebook

is iontach an taighde a rinne siad

Question 24

Can saghas imechtaí a bhí ar siúl sa ghaeltacht sin?

Answer 24

Ná bí ag caint
sa mhaiin bhí ranganna acu - ranganna filíochta, ranganna próis, ranganna comhrá agus léigh siad an drama an trial
Sa thranóna bhí peil, eitpheil agus turais oidhreachta
agus san oíche bhí céilí acu

Question 25

Can faith ar shocraigh said an ghaeltacht áirithe sin?

Answer 25

Toisc go rabid sé dírithe go guile is go hiomlán ar an ardteist féín

Question 26

Ag filled chun na scoile cad a chair said ar bun?

Answer 26

chuir siad ciorcal cainte ar bun

Question 27

Cad faoi a bhí siad ag caint nuar a bhuail siad le chéile ag am lóin? 6

Answer 27

an rince debs
tionscadail
an bhéal-triail
obair bhaile
múinteoirí
agus na difríochtaí idir an ghaeilge bheoo agus an ghaeilge acadúil

Question 28

lasmuigh den seomra rangra conas a bhí siad ag cleachtadh na gaeilge? 3

Answer 28

ag féachtaint ar TG4
ag éisteacht le RnaG
ag caint agus ag cleachtadh lena chéile

Question 29

Can faith ar bhron an príomhoide gradam orthu?

Answer 29

toisc gur neartaigh siad an Gaeilge ar social agus i mesan a lethéid

Question 30

cad a thug sí dóibh?

Answer 30

baron sí pláta marmair orthu agus tá sé ar thaispeáint i halla na scoile