Mo Ghrá-sa (idir lúibíní) le Nuala Ní Dhomhnall

Question 1

It’s love poem but Not a conventional love poem

Answer 1

Is dán grá é ach ní dán grá nósmhar é

Question 2

Her love isn’t good looking in a conventional way

Answer 2

Níl a grá dathúil sa bhealach nósmhar

Question 3

She’s mocking her love

Answer 3

Tá sí ag magadh faoina grá

Question 4

She’s honest about her man

Answer 4

Tá sí mácánta faoin bhfear

Question 5

He’s generous and thoughtful

Answer 5

Tá sé fial flaithúil agus smaointeach

Question 6

She doesn’t care about the physical appearance of somebody. Personality of the person is more important

Answer 6

Níl cuma léi fhisiciúil an duine. Tá pearsantach an duine níos tábhachtaí

Question 7

He takes good care of her

Answer 7

Tugann sé aire mhaith di

Question 8

She can depend on him

Answer 8

Is féidir léi brath air

Question 9

Her love isn’t perfect

Answer 9

Níl a grá foirfe

Question 10

Love is blind

Answer 10

Tá an grá dall

Question 11

The poet praises this man

Answer 11

Molann an file an fear seo

Question 12

She’s mocking old love poems

Answer 12

Tá sí ag magadh na seandánta grá

Question 13

Put in comparison to flowers

Answer 13

Cuireadh i gcomparáid le bláthanna í

Question 14

The poet does the opposite

Answer 14

A mhalairt a dhéanann an file sa dán seo

Question 15

Physical faults

Answer 15

Lochtanna fisicúla

Question 16

He’s generous with her

Answer 16

Tá sé flaithúil léi

Question 17

It’s a simple, natural, realistic love

Answer 17

Is grá simplí, nádúrtha agus réadúil é

Question 18

She emphasises how stupid and exaggerated the customs associated with the old love poems are

Answer 18

Leagann sí béim ar cé chomh hamaideach agus áibhealach is a bhí na nósanna a bhain leis na seandánta

Question 19

She’s attacking the ridiculous emphasis that is put on the physical appearance

Answer 19

Tá sí ag tabhairt fogha faoi mbéim sheafóideach a cuireadh ar thréithe fisicúla an duine

Question 20

She gives a realistic description

Answer 20

Tugann sí cúr síos réalaíocht

Question 21

There’s a lovely musical sound

Answer 21

Tá fuaim cheolmhar aláinn ag an dáin

Question 22

Love for a person as a person instead of being in love with him because of their looks or shape

Answer 22

Grá da dhuine mar dhuine, in ionad a bheith i ngrá lena dhathúlach

Question 23

She makes fun of him because of his lack of beauty but does this in a teasing way

Answer 23

Déanann sí magadh air mar gheall ar easpa áilleachta ach déanann sí é seo ar bhealach an-spóirtiúl

Question 24

Free vearsed

Answer 24

Tsaoirvéarsaíocht

Question 25

This is often practiced in modern poetry

Answer 25

Cléachtar é go minic san filliocht nua aimseartha

Question 26

End rhyme

Answer 26

Rím deireadh

Question 27

Cathain a rugadh Nuala Ní Dhomnall

Answer 27

1952

Question 28

Cá rugadh NND

Answer 28

Sasana

Question 29

Cathain a d’fhill sí ar Éirinn

Answer 29

Nuair a bhí sí cúig bliana d’aois

Question 30

Cá bhfuil sí ina gconaí

Answer 30

Bhí sí ina gconaí i nGaeltacht Dhún Chaoin agus i gContae Thiobraid Áran

Question 31

Cad é an teanga a labhair sí sa bhaile

Answer 31

Gaeilge a labhraíonn sa bhaile

Question 32

Cad a déanann sí stáidéar ar san ollscoil.

Cén ollscoil?

Answer 32

Rinne sí stáidéar an nGaeilge agus ar an mBéarla i gColáiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh

Question 33

Cén ghrúpa a bhí ball aici

Answer 33

Ba bhall í den ghrúpa INNTI nuair a bhí sí ag freastal an ollscoil agus d’fhailsigh siad an t-irisleabhar INNTI

Question 34

An bhuaigh sí aon duaiseanna

Answer 34

Tá go leor buaite aici agus is ball d’aosdánaí í

Question 35

3 shaothar

Answer 35

Feis (1991)
Cead Aighris (1998)
Pharaoh’s daughter (1990)

Question 36

In a fun way

Answer 36

Ar bhealach spraíúil

Question 37

There’s lots of exaggeration associated with 8 feet under

Answer 37

Tá áibheal mhór ag baint le ocht dtroigh síos

Question 38

It’s clear that she believes that the understanding, help and care we give each other are much more important than the physical beauty of a person

Answer 38

Is léir go gcreideann sí go bhfuil an tuiscint, an chabhair agus an curar a thuigimid dá chéile i bhfad níos tábhachtaí ná áilleacht fhisiciúil an duine

Question 39

She is telling us a secret

Answer 39

Tá sí ag insint dúinn faoi rún

Question 40

She doesn’t care

Answer 40

Is cuma léi