Mo Ghrá Sa: Notes

Question 1

Cúlra an file

Answer 1

Rugadh Nuala Ní Domhnaill i Lancashire, Sasana sa bhlian 1952.
Togadh í i ngaeltacht Ciarraí .
Nuair a chríochnaigh sí an ardteist, d’fhreastail sí ar Choláiste na hOllscoile, Corcaigh.

Question 2

Nuala was born in Lancashire in England in the year 1952

Answer 2

Rugadh Nuala Ní Domhnaill i Lancashire, Sasana sa bhlian 1952.

Question 3

She was raised in the Gaeltacht in Kerry

Answer 3

Togadh í i ngaeltacht Ciarraí .

Question 4

When she finished her Leaving Cert she attended University of College Cork

Answer 4

Nuair a chríochnaigh sí an ardteist, d’fhreastail sí ar Choláiste na hOllscoile, Corcaigh.

Question 5

Without a doubt love is the theme of the poem

Answer 5

Gan aon agó is é grá téama an dáin.

Question 6

But its an unusual love poem

Answer 6

Ach is dán grá neamhgnáthach (unusual) é.

Question 7

On one hand the poet is making fun of old love songs that were very common in Ireland in the sevetennth century and the unrealistic love that was seen in them

Answer 7

Ar lámh amháin tá an file ag magadh faoi na ‘hamhráin grá’ a bhí an-coitianta in Éireann sna seanlaethanta agus an grá míréadúil a bhí le feiscint iontu .

Question 8

This poem is not a traditional loving poem

Answer 8

Ní dán traidisiúnta, grámhar é seo.

Question 9

The poet makes a laughing stock of her spouse

Answer 9

Déanann an file ceap magaidh dá céile.

Question 10

It starts with a negative picture and it continues in that same way

Answer 10

Tosaíonn sí le pictiúr diúltach agus leanann sí ar aghaidh sa slí céanna!

Question 11

The poet is not boasting that her lover is handsome or strong she enjoys telling the bare truth

Answer 11

Níl an file ag maíomh go bhfuil a leannán dathúil nó láidir, taitníonn léi an fhírinne lom a insint.

Question 12

However, on the other hand important insights are given to us on love, the kind of love that exists in the real world

Answer 12

Áfach, ar an lámh eile, tugtar léargas rí-thábhachtach dúinn ar an ngrá; an saghas grá a mhaireann sa domhan réalaíoch.

Question 13

Seriously, she has a loving relationship with her lover

Answer 13

I ndáiríre, tá caidreamh iontach, grámhar aici lena leannán.

Question 14

This relationship is based on mutual respect and co-operation

Answer 14

Tá an gaol sin bunaithe ar chomh- mheas agus chomhoibriú.

Question 15

The poet knows that love is not perfect

Answer 15

Tá a fhios ag an bhfile nach bhfuil a grá foirfe.

Question 16

His faults and failings don’t bother her as its not bad

Answer 16

Ní chuireann a lochtanna agus a laigí isteach ná amach uirthi mar is mionrudaí iad.

Question 17

It is not an artistic picture of her lover, but his personality is much more important

Answer 17

Ní phictiúr ealaíonta é a leannán, ach tá a phearsantacht i bhfad Éireann níos tábhactaí.

Question 18

He gives her the necessities of life and they are very fond of each other. Thats good enough for her

Answer 18

Tugann sé riachtanais an tsaoil di agus tá siad an-cheanúil ar a chéile. Sin sách maith di.

Question 19

When too much emphasis is on external beauty and internal beauty is neglected

Answer 19

nuair a chuirtear an iomarca béime ar áilleacht sheachtrach agus déantar faillí ar áilleacht inmheánach

Question 20

In love songs, aspects of nature are used to describe people

Answer 20

Sna hamhráin grá, baineadh úsáid as tagartí don dúlra chun cur síos a dhéanamh ar dhaoine.

Question 21

The poet is often compared to the wonders of nature for example eyes like a mountain stream hair as yellow as barely and cheeks as red as a rose

Answer 21

Ba mhinic don fhile an bhean a chur i gcomparáid le hiontasaí an nadúir, tógaimis mar shampla, súile chomh soléir le sruthán cnoic, gruaig chomh buí le heorna agus leicne chomh dearg leis an rós.

Question 22

The poet uses the technique here but uses images of nature to tease and criticize her lover

Answer 22

Úsáideann an file an teicníc céanna anseo, ach usáideann sí íomhánna den nadúr chun a leannán a cháineadh agus a spiocadh

Question 23

Actually there are no similarities between her love and the beauty of nature

Answer 23

I ndáiríre, níl aon chosúlachtaí idir a grá agus áilleacht an dúlra.

Question 24

Later she says that his eyes are too far apart and that his hair is as horrible as wire

Answer 24

Níos déanaí, deireann sí go bhfuil a shúile ró-chóngarach dá chéile, agus go bhfuil a ghruaig chomh gránna le “wire deilgní”

Question 25

In the first verse, the poet imagines her lover and he is dead buried in a coffin eight feet under

Answer 25

Sa chéad véarsa, samhlaíonn an file a leannán agus é marbh, curtha san uaigh ocht dtroigh síos.

Question 26

This is a very bleak and depressing picture and out of place in a love poem

Answer 26

Is pictúir an-dorcha, gruama é seo agus as alt i ndán grá!

Question 27

In my opinion, happiness is the strognest emotion in this funny poem

Answer 27

I mo thuairim, is é sásamh an mothúchán is láidre sa dán greannmhar seo.

Question 28

Even though she is making fun of her lover throughout the poem it is known in the last verse that she is perfectly happy with her relationship

Answer 28

Cé go bhfuil sí ag magaidh faoin a leannán don chuid is mó den dán, tugtar le fios dúinn sa véarsa deireanach go bhfuil sí breá sásta lena gcaidreamh.