Fill Arís le Seán Ó Riordáin

Question 1

Abandonment of Irish

Answer 1

Tréigean na Gaeilge

Question 2

Sin

Answer 2

Peaca

Question 3

Harmful

Answer 3

Díobhálach

Question 4

In reign

Answer 4

I réim

Question 5

Confession

Answer 5

faoistin

Question 6

Declining

Answer 6

Ag meath

Question 7

Positive

Answer 7

Dearfach

Question 8

Pathetic fallacy

Answer 8

Fallás na truamhéala

Question 9

Imperative tense

Answer 9

Modh ordaitheach

Question 10

Repetition

Answer 10

Athrá

Question 11

Insane

Answer 11

Gealta

Question 12

Border

Answer 12

Teorainn

Question 13

Marginalised

Answer 13

Imeallaithe

Question 14

Battle

Answer 14

Cath

Question 15

According to the poet, the speaking of English and the abandonment of Irish does bad for the soul of Ireland

Answer 15

Dar leis an bhfile, déanann labhairt Bhéarla agus tréigean na Gaeilge an-dochar d’anam na hÉireannach

Question 16

Abandonment of Irish is like a sin

Answer 16

Is geall le peaca é tréigean na Gaeilge

Question 17

The poet orders us to leave English behind us and return to the source of the language in the Gaeltacht

Answer 17

Ordaíonn an file dúinn an Béarla a fhágáil inar dhiadh agus filleadh ar fhoinse na teanga sa Gaeltacht

Question 18

The metaphor ‘wash’ lets us know that the poet thinks that English is a dirty thing, like a sin

Answer 18

Cuireann an meafar ‘nigh’ in iúl go gceapann an file go rud salach é an Béarla, cosúil le peaca

Question 19

It should be cleaned from our minds

Answer 19

Caithfear é a glanadh ónár n-intinn

Question 20

It’s not natural for people to abandon their language and culture

Answer 20

Níl sé nádúrtha don daoine teanga agus cultúr a thréigean

Question 21

He encourages to go to Dún Chaoin and learn the language

Answer 21

Impíonn sé orainn dul go dtí Dún Chaoin agus an teanga a fhoglaim

Question 22

If we do this, we will be happier and healthier

Answer 22

Má dhéanaimid é sin, beimid níos sona agus níos sláintiúla

Question 23

The poet has no respect for English

Answer 23

Níl aon mheas ag an bhfile ar an mBéarla

Question 24

According to him, English doesn’t suit the people of Ireland

Answer 24

Dar leis, ní oireann an Béarla do mhuintir na hÉireann

Question 25

It disappoints and saddens the poet that English is in reign in the country

Answer 25

Cuireann sé díoma agus brón ar an bhfile go bhfuil an Béarla i réim sa tír

Question 26

Irish people abandoned Irish and that did damage to us

Answer 26

Thréig muintir na hÉireann an Ghaeilge agus rinne sé sin dochar dúinn

Question 27

The poet uses negative language talking about English

Answer 27

Úsaideann an file friotal diúltach ag caint faoin mBéarla

Question 28

We’re going to confession to remove English from us

Answer 28

Tá orainn ag dul chuig an bhfaoistin chun an Béarla a bhaint dínn

Question 29

Irish started declining in Ireland when the English came into reign

Answer 29

Thosaigh an Gaeilge ag meath in Éireann nuair a tháinig na Sasanagh i réim

Question 30

We’ve lost something

Answer 30

Tá rud éigean caillte againn

Question 31

He would like that more people are proud of Irish

Answer 31

Ba mhiath leis go mbeadh níos mó daoine bródúil as an nGaeilge

Question 32

He’s angry that Irish isn’t spoken in the country

Answer 32

Tá fearg air nach bhfuil an Gaeilge a labhairt sa tír

Question 33

It is clear from the poem, the poet really enjoys Irish

Answer 33

Mar is léir ón dán seo, taithníonn an Gaeilge go mór leis an bhfile

Question 34

The poet is positive and happy talking about Irish

Answer 34

Tá an file dearfach agus sona ag caint faoin Gaeilge

Question 35

Love for Irish and disrespect for English are the two stingiest emotions in this poem

Answer 35

Is iad grá don Ghaeilge agus dímheas ar an mBéarla an dá mhothúcháin is láidre sa dán

Question 36

There is contrast between the language he uses when he’s talking about English and the language he uses talking about Irish

Answer 36

Tá codarsnacht idir an friotal a úsaideann an file agus é ag caint faoin mBéarla agus an friotal a úsaideann sé agus é ag caint faoin nGaeilge

Question 37

When the poet speaks about the Gaeltacht, the sun is shining there

Answer 37

Nuair a labhraíonn an file faoin nGaeltacht, bíonn an ghrian ag taitneamh ann

Question 38

It’s clear that the poet loves going to Dún Chaoin and hearing the beautiful natural language of the people

Answer 38

Is soléir gurb aoibhinn leis an bhfile an dul go dtí Dún Chaoin agus teanga álainn nádúrtha na ndaoine a chloisteáil

Question 39

When he goes to the Gaeltacht, his mind is clean, without sin

Answer 39

Nuair a téann sé go dtí an Ghealtacht, bíonn a intinn glan, gan pheaca

Question 40

Fluently

Answer 40

Go líofa

Question 41

It’s an ideal place, the Gaeltacht, to the poet

Answer 41

B’áit idéalach a bhí an Gaeltacht don fhile

Question 42

It was the place he was peaceful and comfortable

Answer 42

B’in an áit a raibh sé ar a shuaimhneas agus compordach ann féin

Question 43

The poet uses the imperative tense and direct speech

Answer 43

Baineann an file úsáid as an Modh Ordaitheach agus an caint díreach

Question 44

We are going there, there is no other choice

Answer 44

Caitfimid ag dul ann, níl aon rogha eile againn

Question 45

Seán Ó Ríordáin is speaking directly to us in the Poem

Answer 45

Tá Seán Ó Ríordáin ag caint go díreach linn sa dán

Question 46

It makes the poem stronger and more personal

Answer 46

Déanann sé an dán níos láidre agus níos pearsanta

Question 47

Athrá

Answer 47

‘Intinn’ | ‘Fill arís’

Question 48

Place names

Answer 48

Logainmeacha

Question 49

Cad iad na logainmeacha atá luaite

Answer 49

Gleann na nGealt Cionn tSáile Gaeltacht Chiarraí (Dún Caoin)

Question 50

Long ago, insane people went to live there and that’s how it got it’s name

Answer 50

Fadó, théadh gealta chun cónáite ann agus b’in an chaoi a bhfuair an áit an t-ainm

Question 51

Gleann na nGealt stands for the border between the world of English in the east and the world of Irish in the west

Answer 51

Seasann Gleann na nGealt don teorainn idir domhain an Bhéarla thoir agus domhain na Gaeilge thair

Question 52

This metaphor shows that Irish is marginalised today and removed from the life of the Irish

Answer 52

Táispeánann an meafar seo go bhfuil an Ghaeilge imeallaithe inniu agus scarth ó shaol muintir na hÉireann

Question 53

There was a battle there between the Irish and the English

Answer 53

Bhí cath ann idir na hÉireannaigh agus na Sasanaigh

Question 54

The English won and they had the power in the country from then

Answer 54

Bhí an bua ag na Sasanaigh agus bhí chumhacht acu sa tír ina dhiadh sin

Question 55

Irish is still in danger now

Answer 55

Tá an Gaeilge fós i mbaol anois

Question 56

The poet felt that he was at home there

Answer 56

Mhothaigh an file go raibh sé ag baile ansin

Question 57

The metaphor ‘ag ráthaíocht’ lets us know that there is beautiful richness of Irish available in the Gaeltacht and it’s an ideal place

Answer 57

Cuireann an meafar ‘ag ráthaíocht’ in iúl go bhfuil saibhreas álainn na Gaeilge le fáil sa Ghaeltacht agus b’áit idéalach í