An tEarrach Thiar le Máirtín Ó Direáin Flashcards
Cathain a rugadh máirtín
1910
Cathain a Fuair sé bás?
1988
Cathain a dhag sé an oileáin?
D’fhág sé nuair a bhí sé ocht deag mbliana d’aois chun dul ag obair in Oifig an Phoist i nGaillimhe
His works
Tá Coinnle Geala (1942)
Ó Mórna agus Dánta Eile (1957)
Feamainn Bhealtaine (1961)
Love of a place
Grá áite
The poet praises his native place
Molann an file a áit dhúchais
In the various pictures
Sna pictúir éagsúla
He shows his love for the island in every one of the verses
I ngach ceann de na véarsaį léirionn sé a ghrá don oileáin
He paints four pictures of life on the island
Dothaíonn sé ceithre phictiúr tarraingteacha de shaol an oileáin
Normal everyday activities
Gnáthimeachtaí laethúla
Lovely images
Íomhanna áille
Peace
Síochán
They are ideal pictures of life on the island
Is pictiúr idéalacha iad de shaol an oileáin
Máirtín give us an enjoyable description of various aspects of the island
Tugann Máirtín Ó Direáin cur síos taitneamhach ar ghnéite éagsúla on oileáin
A Man working in a field, cleaning his spade
Fhear ag obair sa gharraí ag glanadh créafóige dá spád
The day is nice and quiet
Tá an lán go hálainn ciúin
Cleaning the spade makes an enjoyable noise
Déanann an glanadh spáide fuaim taitneamhach
Man carrying a basket of seaweed on his back
Fear ag caitheamh ciséan feamainne dá dhroim
Seaweed is shining in the sun
Fheamainn ag taitneamh faoin ngrian
He creates an excellent image
Cruthaíonn sé íomha iontach
Arann women working in the rock pool on a nice hot day, their shadows can be seen on the water
Mná Árann ag obair sna locháin ar lá breá te, a scáilí le feiceáil san uisce
Magical
Draíochtach
Peaceful
Síochánta
The board is full of fish. There is an abundance of everything on the island
Tá an bád lán le héisc. Tá flúirse de gach rud ar an oileáin agus san fharraige
Beauty of life
Aoibhneas an tsaoil
Light lyrics
Liric éadrom
We understand the affection he had for life on the island
Tuigimid an fáth go raibh cion aige ar shaol aoibhinn an oileán
Pride
Bród
It’s clear from the poem that Máirtín Ó Direáin is very proud of his native place
Is Léir go bhfuil Máirtín Ó Direáin an-bhrodúil as a áit dhúchais
He draws a romantic picture
Tarraingíonn sé pictiúr rómansúla
Gentleness and happiness
Séimhe agus sonas
The reader feels gentleness and happiness
Mothaíonn an léitheoir séimhe agus sonas
He doesn’t paint the picture of the trials and hardships in life
Ní dhathaíonn sé íomhanna de dhoineann agus de chruthan an tsaoil
The images are enjoyable and ideal
Tá na híomhanna taitneamhach agus idéalach
The poet gives a description of people who are happy with their traditional lives on the island
Tugann an file cur síos ar dhaoine atá sona sásta leis an saol traidisiúnta atá acu ar an oileán
Their life revolves around nature
Baineann a saol leis an dulra
Life in the outdoors
Saol amuigh faoin spéir
Every sound and sight are beautiful
Tá gach fuaim agus gach radharc ar an oileán álainn
Colourful images
Íomhanna ildaite
The worth
Le fiúntas
Slow lazy speed
Luas mall leisciúil
Working together with nature and each other
Ag comhoibriú leis an dúlra agus lena chéile
The poet doesn’t show one fault
Ní léir an file locht ar bith air
Easy language because of the easy life of the people
Friotal simplí mar le saol simplí na ndaoine ar an oiléan
Sounds add to the musical of the lines
Cuireann uaim le ceolmhaireacht na línte
Free versed, something that agrees with the theme of the poem
Saorvéarsaíocht, rud a oireann do théama an dáin
There’s a big contrast between city life and island life
Tá codarsnacht láidir idir saol sa cathrach agus saol an óilean
The reader can hear the sound of waves
Is féidir leis an léitheoir an fuaim na dtonna a chloisteáil
Colours
Dathanna
Repetition
Athrá
He shows how important the home island is of the poet
Léiríonn sé cé chomh tábhachtach é an oileán dúchais don fhile
Beautiful
Go háilainn
Sound
Torann
It’s a peaceful sound
Is fuaim síochanta í
The poet can hear every sound on the island because there isn’t a lot of traffic and people
Is féidir leis an bhfile gach fuaim ar an oileán le chloistéal mar níl go leor trácht agus daoine
Multicoloured
Ildaite
The poet sees the beauty in the simple things
Feiceann an file an áilleacht sna rudaí simplí
He makes the normal thjnbs more beautiful
Déanann sé na gnáthrudaí níos áille
It’s the people on the island that make it an excellent place
Is iad na daoine ar an oileán a déanann sé mar áit den scoth
The people take good care of the island as they have a lot of respect for their home place
Togann na daoine aire maith don oileán mar tá go leor meas acu dá n-áit dúchais