Prose - Oisín

Question 1

One day Oisín arrived on a white horse. Three hundred men were moving a rock. He helped them as he was strong but he fell off of his horse

Answer 1

Lá amháin tháinig Oisín ar chapall bán. Bhí trí chéad fear ag baint cloiche. Thug Oisín cabhair dóibh mar bhí sé láidir ach thit sé as a chapall

Question 2

He changed and he was an old man

Answer 2

Tháinig athrú air agus bhí sé ina sheanfhear

Question 3

He met St. Patrick and he told him his story

Answer 3

Bhuail sé le Naomh Phádraig agus d’inis sé a scéal dó

Question 4

One day he was hunting with the Fianna. A beautiful goddess came, Niamh Chinn Óir was her name

Answer 4

Lá amháin bhí sé ag seilg leis na Fianna. Tháinig spéirbhean álainn, Niamh Chinn Óir ab ainm di

Question 5

She said she was in love with Oisín and he fell in love with her too

Answer 5

Dúirt sí go raibh sí i ngrá le hOisín agus thit sé i ngrá léi freisin

Question 6

They went to Tír na nÓg. They married and had three children

Answer 6

Chuaigh siad go dtí Tír na nÓg. Phós siad agus bhí triúr páistí acu

Question 7

Oisín was lonely. He went back to Ireland. He wasn’t allowed to lay foot on the ground of Ireland

Answer 7

Bhí uaigneas ar Oisín. Chuaigh sé ar ais go hÉirinn. Ní raibh cead aige a chos a leagan ar thalamh na hÉireann

Question 8

When he reached Ireland he learned all the Fianna were dead, he spent 300 years in dTír na nÓg

Answer 8

Nuair a shroich sé Éirinn d’fhoghlaim sé go raibh na Fianna marbh, chaith sé trí chéad bhliain i dTír na nÓg

Question 9

Love and loyalty at the themes of this story

Answer 9

Is iad grá agus dílseacht téamaí an ghearrscéil seo

Question 10

He has family love for his father Fionn and the Fianna

Answer 10

Bhí grá muintire aige dá athair Fionn agus do na Fianna

Question 11

He came back to Ireland from Tír na nÓg to visit them

Answer 11

Chuaigh sé air ais go hÉirinn ó Thír na nÓg chun cuairt a thabhairt orthu

Question 12

He lost everything because he had strong love for his father

Answer 12

Chaill sé gach rud mar bhí grá láidir aige dá athair

Question 13

When Oisín went to Tír na nÓg with Niamh he was sad because the Fianna weren’t with him

Answer 13

Nuair a chuaigh Oisín go Tír na nÓg le Niamh bhí brón air mar ní raibh na Fianna leis

Question 14

He is a very brave person. He kills the “Fathach” and sets the king’s daughter free

Answer 14

Is duine an-chróga é. Mharaigh sé an fathach agus scaoil sé amach iníon an rí

Question 15

Oisín is a helpful man

Answer 15

Is fear cabhrach é Oisín

Question 16

He was broken hearted when he left his father to go to Tír na nÓg

Answer 16

Bhí chroíbhriseadh air nuair a d’fhág sé a athair chun dul go Tír na nÓg

Question 17

He was loving to Fionn, to Niamh and to his kids

Answer 17

Bhí se grámhar d’Fhionn, dá Niamh agus dá pháistí

Question 18

He had a love of place too because he missed Ireland

Answer 18

Bhí grá áite aige freisin mar d’airigh sé uaidh Éire

Question 19

Niamh is a beautiful woman

Answer 19

Is bean áilleacht í Niamh

Question 20

She put a spell on Oisín

Answer 20

Chuir sí geasa ar Oisín

Question 21

She represented the temptation of everlasting life

Answer 21

Léirigh sí don cathú na beatha síoraí

Question 22

I believe the “spell” she put on Oisín was a metaphor for her beauty

Answer 22

Ceapaim go raibh an “geasa” a chuir sí ar Oisín meafair do a cuid áilleacht

Question 23

She represented the power and beauty of women also

Answer 23

Léirigh sí don áilleacht agus cumhacht na mban freisin

Question 24

There are a lot of “spoken story tradition” traits on this story

Answer 24

Tá go leor tréithe na béaloideas sa scéal seo

Question 25

She makes use of magic

Answer 25

Baineann sí úsáid as draíocht freisin

Question 26

Nobody gets old or sick there

Answer 26

Ní éiríonn aon duine sean na tinn inti