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Poetry Phrases And Keywords Flashcards

1
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Different (x2)

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Difriúla
Éagsúla

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Freedom and Captivity

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Saoirse agus daoirse

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He had his freedom

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Bhí a chuid saoirse aige

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It’s clear he was a proud and handsome animal

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Is léir gur ainmhí bródúil agus dathúil é

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He was living his life in the wild

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Bhí sé ag maireachtáil a shaol san fhiántas

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Powerful

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Cumhachtach

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Nobody was bothering him at all

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Ní raibh éinne ag cur isteach air ar bith

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Without a doubt he ruled “na teochrasa”

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Gan dabht bhí sé ag rialú “na teochrasa”

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He is living in a zoo now

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Ta sé ina chónaí sa zú anois

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He lost his freedom

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Chaill sé a shaoirse

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Wild (in the wild)

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Fiántas (san fhiántas)

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12
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There’s only one tree in his cage

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Níl ann ach crainn amháin ina chaighean

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He despairs when he thinks of

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Tá éadóchas air nuair a smaoiníonn sé faoi

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Two different types of life

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Dhá chineál éagsúla den saol

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The importance of freedom for animals

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An tábhacht a bhaineann le saoirse d’ainmhí

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16
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The poet makes an effective, funny description of her lover

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Déanann an file cur síos éifeachtach greannmhar ar a grá geal

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17
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This poem is a satire or mocking poem

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Is aoir nó dán magúil an dán seo

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18
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This poem is a mockery of “the old love poems”

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Is magadh an dán seo ar na seandánta grá

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Her man was unattractive, unlike the men in the “seandánta grá”

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Ní raibh a fear dathúil, neamhchosúil le na fir sna seandánta grá

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20
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The poet believes they have true love

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Ceapann an file go bhfuil fíorghrá acu

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She didn’t fall in love with him because he was handsome

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Níor thit sí i ngrá leis mar bhí sé dathúil

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22
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Images of her partner

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Íomhánna dá leanúin

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23
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She compares his physical traits to different aspects of nature

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Cuireann sí a thréithe fisiciúla i gcomparáid le gnéithe éagsúla don dúlra

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24
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She mentions her lover’s traits and she mocks them

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Roghnaíonn sí tréithe dá grá geal agus déanann sí magadh faoi

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25
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Like brambles

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Cosúil le driseacha

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26
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She loves to write about his lack of good looks

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Is breá léi a bheith ag scríobh faoi a easpa áilleachta

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27
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We see the love between them

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Feicimid an ghrá eatarthu

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28
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Wild

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Fiáin

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He is famous because he was wild, powerful and beautiful

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Tá sé cáiliúil mar bhí sé fiáin, cumhachtach agus álainn

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30
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He used to have dignity

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Bhíodh dínit aige

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He was full of energy

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Bhíodh sé lán le fuinneamh

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32
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Now he is in captivity

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Anois tá sé i ngéibheann

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33
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People come to look at him in the zoo

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Tagann daoine chun féachaint air sa zú

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34
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He is unhappy with his life because he has no freedom

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Tá sé míshásta lena shaol, mar níl aon saoirse aige

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35
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He would like to be free

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Ba mhaith leis a bheith saor

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36
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This is a mocking poem

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Is dán magúil é seo

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37
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The poet describes her lover, criticising his physical traits

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Déanann an file cur síos ar a leannán, ag cáineadh a chuid tréithe fisiciúla

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38
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It is not unrealistic love in question

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Níl grá míréadúil atá i gceist

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39
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She is saying that her lover is not perfect, but he is perfect for her

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Tá sí ag rá nach bhfuil a leannán foirfe, ach tá sé foirfe di

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40
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This is a poem about spring in the west of Ireland

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Is dán é seo faoin earrach in iarthar na hÉireann

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41
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Love of place

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Grá áite

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42
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His native place

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A áit dúchais

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43
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The poem describes the simple traditional work that people used to do on the island

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Déanann an dán cur síos ar an obair shimplí thraidisiúnta a dhéanadh na daoine ar an oileán

44
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There was no pressure on then

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Ní bhíodh aon bhrú orthu

45
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The poet praises the island in every verse

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Molann an file an oileán i gnách véarsa

46
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The sounds are lovely

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Tá na fuaimeanna go deas

47
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The poet puts emphasis on the quiet and peaceful atmosphere

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Cuireann an file béim ar an t-atmaisféar ciúin síochánta

48
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The poet sees beauty, magic and dignity everywhere

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Feiceann an file áilleacht, draíocht agus dínit i ngach áit

49
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The farmer makes a beautiful sound when he cleans his spade

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Déanann an feirmeoir fuaim deas nuair a ghlanann sé a spád

50
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There is a peaceful atmosphere there

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Tá atmaisféar síochánta ann

51
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He is collecting seaweed down at the beach

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Tá sé ag bailiú feamainne thíos ar an trá

52
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It is a pleasant peaceful view

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Is radharc séimh síochánta e

53
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We hear the sound that the oars make

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Cloisimid an fhuaim a dhéanann na maidí rámha

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Their work is done at the end of the day and they haven’t a care in the world

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Tá a n-obair déanta acu ag deireadh an lae agus níl cíos cas ná cathú orthu

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People of the island

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Daoine an oileáin

56
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On the island

A

Ar an oileáin

57
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The island

A

An t-oileán

58
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More peaceful

A

Níos síochánta

59
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The poet gives us an image of an old fashioned, traditional man in the first verse

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Tugann an file íomhá dúinn d’fhear sean- aimseartha, traidisiúnta sa chéad véarsa

60
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He would like a traditional life, with a wife and traditional family, focused on life in the house

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Ba mhaith leis saol traidisiúnta, le bean is clann traidisiúnta, dírithe ar shaol sa theach

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Modern and independent

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Nua-aimseartha agus neamhspleách

62
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Modern Life

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Saol nua-aoiseach

63
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Focused outside in the big world

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Dírithe taobh amuigh sa domhain mór

64
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They wanted the complete opposite of each other

A

Bhí a mhalairt ar fad uathu

65
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This conflict is the heart of the problem between them

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Is i an choimhlint seo croílár na faidhbe eatharthu

66
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They did not succeed in overcoming the differences between them, therefore they came to a solution and separated

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Níor éirigh léi na difríochtaí eatarthu a shárú, mar sin tháinig siad ar réiteach agus scar siad

67
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They put an end to the marriage

A

Chuir siad deireadh leis an bpósadh

68
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The sudden end to the poem is a metaphor for the sudden end to the marriage

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Is meafair é an deireadh borb den dán, don chríoch obann den phósadh

69
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Status in society was very important to her

A

Bhí stádas sa tsochaí an tábhachtach di

70
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She wished to make her own choices

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Theastaigh uaithi a roghanna féin a dhéanamh

71
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The particular couple in this poem

A

An lánúin áirithe sa dán seo

72
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Different desires

A

Mianta difriúla

73
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Looking for equality

A

Ag tnúth le cothrom

74
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The dame outlook

A

An dearcadh céanna

75
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They had nothing waiting for then but divorce

A

Ní raibh i ndán dóibh ach an colscaradh

76
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There were not a lot of similarities between them

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Ní raibh mórán cosúlachtaí eatarthu

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His desires are the complete opposite to the woman’s desires

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Bhí a mhianta ag teacht go hiomlán salach ar mhianta na mná

78
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It cant be denied

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Ní féidir a sheanadh

79
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Disappointment and unhappiness

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Díomá agus mishonas

80
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Opinions

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Tuairimí

81
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Simple insight

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Insint shimplí

82
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Seeking

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Ag lorg

83
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They were married

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Bhí siad pósta

84
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Its not known who wrote this poem

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Ní fios cé a chum an dán seo

85
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This poem is written about a man who goes from farm to farm seeking work, giving help to the big farmers

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Tá an dán seo scríofa faoi fhear a théann ó fheirm go feirm ag lorg oibre ag tabhairt cabhrach do na feirmeoirí móra

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He is proud of the work he does hut people don’t respect him

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Tá sé bródúil as an obair a dhéanann sé ach Níl meas ag daoine air

87
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This angers him

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Cuireann sé seo fearg air

88
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He gets low pay and his health is bad

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Faigheann sé pá íseal agus tá a shláinte go dona

89
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He travels the country working diligently in low spirits

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Bíonn sé ag taisteal timpeall na tíre ag obair go dian in ísle brí

90
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The English came to Ireland and took the land there

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Tháinig na Sasanaigh go hÉireann agus ghabh siad talamh inti

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The Spailpín is angry with the English, he hates them

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Tá fearg ar an spailpín fánach leis na Sasanaigh, is fuath leis iad

92
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The hard life of the Spailpín is the theme of this poem

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Is é saol crua an spailpín téama an dáin seo

93
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Anger and hate are the two strongest feelings in the poem

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Is iad fearg agus fuath an dá mothúchán is treise sa dán seo

94
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We see the Spailpín walking around the country looking for work

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Feicimid an spailpín fánach ag siúl timpeall na tíre ag lorg oibre

95
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We understand the anger he has with the English

A

Tuigimid an fhearg atá air leis na Sasanaigh

96
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We see the Spailpín visiting different towns all over the country

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Feicimid an spailpín fánach ag dul ar cuairt chuig bailte difriúla ar fud na tire

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He lost his status and he had to go to work as a farm worker for the big-wigs

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Chaill sé a stádas agus bhí air dul chun oibre mar oibrí feirme do bhodairí

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That life put pressure on his health

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Chuir an saol sin brú ar a shláinte

99
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Spailpíns at the time had miserable hard lives

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Saol ainnis crua a bhíodh ag na spailpíní ag an am

100
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The work was damaging his health

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Bhí an obair ag déanamh dochair dá shláinte

101
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The Irish public were put under the foot of the English

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Bhí muintir na hÉireann curtha faoi chos ag na Gaill

102
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People don’t have any respect for him

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Níl aon meas ag daoine air

103
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He was embarrassed as a result of the type of work he was doing, but he was proud of the standard of his work

A

Bhí náire air mar gheall ar an gcineál oibre a bhíodh á dhéanamh aige, ach bhí sé fíor bródúil as caighdeán a chuid oibre

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He is fed up in sotting by the road side, letting the big-wigs give him orders

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Tá sé bréan de bheith ina shuí ar thaobh na sráide ag ligean do bhodairí a bheith ag tabhairt orduithe dó

105
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He wants to leave this type of life behind

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Ba mhaith leis an sórt saoil seo a fhágáil

106
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He wants to fight against the English to get revenge on them

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Ba mhaith leis dul ag troid in aghaidh na Sasanach chun díoltais a bhaint amach orthu

107
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We see patriotism as well as anger here

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Feicimid tírghrá chomh maith leis an bhfearg anseo

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