Géibheann le Caitlín Maude Flashcards
Bondage
géibheann
Beautiful
allta, álainn
Beauty
scéimh
Fame
cliú agus cáil
It would shake
chroithfinn sé
Forests
coille, foraoise
I look through one eye
breathnaím trí leathshúil
A lone tree
crann aonraic
He would do
déanfadh
Hundreds of people
céadta daoine
The tropics
na teochreasa
Good memories
cuimhní sona
An unnatural place
Áit mínádúrtha
Energetic
fuinniúil
Singular or plural
Uatha ná iolra
Positive and negative
Dearfach agus diúltach
Poems
Dánta
Especially
Go háirithe
She fought for rights to be given to Gaeilgeoirí in the Gaeltacht.
Throid sí chun cearta a fháil do Ghaeilgeoirí sa Ghaeltacht.
Two collections of her poetry were published after her death.
Foilsíodh dhá chnuasach filíochta dá cuid tar éis a bás.
At least
ar a laghad
Lack of freedom
Easpa saoirse
The spirit of the animal
spiorad an ainmhí
Allegorical
fáthchiallach
He feels hemmed in.
Mothaíonn sé teanntaithe.
In control of himself
I gceannas air féin
He was proud of himself
Bhí sé bródúil as féin
Bellowing, roaring
Ag búiríl
Happy and positive
Sona dearfach
Lonely
Uaigneach
The atmosphere of the poem changes
Athraíonn atmaisféar an dáin
Defeated
Sáraithe
Only
Níl ach
Pride
Bród
Despair
Éadóchas
Depressed
In ísle brí
That life didn’t last
Níor mhair an saol sin
The old life is past
Tá an seansaol thart
Forever
Go deo
It brings him much despair
Cuireann sé éadóchas mór air
The poet makes great use of…
Baineann an file sárúsáid as…
The forests
Na foraoiseacha
Lack of interest
Easpa suime
Personification
Péarsantú
The poet gives the tree human traits.
Tugann an file tréithe daonna don crann.
Very little
Fíorbheag
Punctuation
Poncaíochta
Comma
Camóg
Full stop
Lánstad
Alliteration
Uaim
Extensively, widespread
Go forleathan
Portayal
Léiriú
The pain of oppression
Pian na daoirse
He spends the days
Caitheann sé na laethanta
Language
Friotal
Simple
Simplí
The happiness can be felt
Tá an sásta le brath
The poet chooses the words carefully in the poem.
Roghnaíonn an file na focail go cúramach sa dán.
The change
An athrú
The poet makes use of
Baineann an file úsáid as
Unfair
Míchothrom
Vulnerable
Leochaileach
In you
Ionat
Pity
Trua
Pitiful
Truamhéalach
Compared to
Seachas
Against his will
I gcoinne a thola