COLSCARADH LE PÁDRAIG MAC SUIBHNE

Question 1

He wanted a wife at home with the children.

Answer 1

Shantaigh sé bean sa bhaile leis na páistí.

Question 2

He wanted a house full of love and full of happiness.

Answer 2

Shantaigh sé teach lán le grá agus lán le háthas.

Question 3

He was a traditional man.

Answer 3

Fear traidisiúnta a bhí ann.

Question 4

He was an old fashioned man.

Answer 4

Fear seanaimseartha a bhí ann.

Question 5

She wanted a man.

Answer 5

Shantaigh sí fear.

Question 6

She wanted responsibility.

Answer 6

Shantaigh sí freagracht.

Question 7

She wanted protection and love.

Answer 7

Shantaigh sí cosaint agus grá.

Question 8

She wanted half of the money.

Answer 8

Shantaigh sí leath an airgid.

Question 9

She wanted holidays abroad.

Answer 9

Shantaigh sí saoire that lear.

Question 10

She wanted respect from everybody.

Answer 10

Shantaigh sí meas ó gach duine.

Question 11

In the last verse

Answer 11

Sa véarsa deireanach

Question 12

They came to a solution.

Answer 12

Tháinig siad ar réiteach.

Question 13

They separated

Answer 13

Scar siad óna chéile.

Question 14

There is contrast to be seen in this poem between the man and the woman.

Answer 14

Tá codarsnacht le feiceáil sa dán idir an bhean agus an fear.

Question 15

He was a traditional man.

Answer 15

Fear traidisiúnta a bhí ann.

Question 16

He wanted a wife at home with the children.

Answer 16

Shantaigh sé bean sa bhaile leis na páistí.

Question 17

He wanted a house full of love and full of happiness.

Answer 17

Shantaigh sé teach lán le grá agus lán le háthas.

Question 18

She was a modern woman.

Answer 18

Bean nua-aimseartha a bhí inti.

Question 19

She wanted independance

Answer 19

Shantaigh sí neamhspleáchas.

Question 20

She wanted responsibility.

Answer 20

Shantaigh sí freagracht.

Question 21

She wanted protection and love.

Answer 21

Shantaigh sí cosaint agus grá.

Question 22

She wanted half the money.

Answer 22

Shantaigh sí leath an airgid.

Question 23

She wanted holidays abroad.

Answer 23

Shantaigh sí saoire that lear.

Question 24

She wanted respect from everybody.

Answer 24

Shantaigh sí meas ó gach duine.

Question 25

She wanted responsibility.

Answer 25

Theastaigh freagracht uaithi.

Question 26

Céard iad na mothúcháin is láidre/is treise sa dán seo?

Answer 26

What are the strongest feelings in this poem?

Question 27

Sadness is to be seen in this poem.

Answer 27

Tá brón le feiceáil sa dán seo.

Question 28

The man or the woman was not happy in the marriage.

Answer 28

Ní raibh an bhean nó an fear sásta sa phósadh.

Question 29

They wanted different things.

Answer 29

Shantaigh sí rudaí difriúla.

Question 30

The man wanted a traditional life.

Answer 30

Shantaigh an fear saol traidisiúnta.

Question 31

The woman wanted a modern life.

Answer 31

Shantaigh an bhean saol nua-aimseartha.

Question 32

Love is to be seen in the poem.

Answer 32

Tá grá le feiceáil sa dán.

Question 33

The man had love for the woman.

Answer 33

Bhí grá ag an bhfear don bhean.

Question 34

The woman had love for the man

Answer 34

Bhí grá ag an mbean don fhear.

Question 35

Unfortunetely they wanted dofferent lives and they separated.

Answer 35

Faraor shantaigh siad saol difriúil agus scar siad óna chéile.

Question 36

I like the poem

Answer 36

Thaitin an dán liom.

Question 37

I did not like the poem.

Answer 37

Níor thaitin an dán liom.

Question 38

It made me sad.

Answer 38

Chuir an dán brón orm.

Question 39

They didn’t come to a good solution.

Answer 39

Níor tháinig siad ar réiteach maith.

Question 40

I like the poem because the poem is simple.

Answer 40

Thaitin an dán liom mar dán simplí atá ann.

Question 41

I like the contrast.

Answer 41

Thaitin an chodarsnacht liom.