Sheet Vocab Flashcards
It’s a tragic and controversial play
Is dráma tragóideach corraitheach é
tragic
tragóideach
controversial
conspóideach
a lack of Christianity is highlighted
Léirítear easpa críostaíochta
The single mother’s situation is highlighted
Léirítear cas mháthair shingil sa drama
Single mother/single girl
cailín singil/mathair shingil
pregnant/became pregnant
torrach/d’éirigh sí torrach
we see conflict between Maire and her mother
Feicimid coimhlint idir Maire agus a mhathair
According to Maili’s evidence
De réir fianaise Mhaili
evidence
fianaise
conflict
coimhlint
In act 1 scene 1
I gníomh 1 radharc 1
The paper boys announce
D’fhógair na garsúin nuachtáin
She is accused of murder
Cúisíodh i leith dúnmharú a hiníne í
murder
dúnmharú
charged with/accused of
Cúisíodh i leith
Colm introduced Maire to Padraig
Chuir Colm M. in aithne le P
She was going to be a nun
Bhí sí ag dul ins na mná rialta
He coaxed her
Mheall sí
He offered her romance
Thairg sé romansaíocht
He fooled her
Chuir sé an dallamullóg ar Mhaire
He pretended
lig sé
Liam was forced to bring Máire to the dance
Chuir Liam iachall ar Mháire
Bridge
droichead
Spoke like a poet
Labhair sé ar nós file
‘is life strange how it plays a game on you’
Nach ait mar a imríonn an saol cluiche ar duine
Going on for the priesthood/seminary/maynooth
i mbun sagartóireachta/cliarscoil/magh nuad
Teacher training/he got a job without difficulty
oiliúnt mhúinteoireachta/fuair sé post gan stró/dua
She offered her a drink that would kill the foetus
Thairg sí deoch dí a mharódh an ghin
She refused to drink it
Dhiúltaigh sí an deoch a ól
Noble woman/taking care of children/she advertised the job for £4 per week
bean uasal/ag tabhairt aire do leanaí/d’fhógair sí an post ar £4 in aghaidh na seachtaine
she worked enthusiastically for her for 3 months then she sacked her
D’oibrigh sí go díograiseach ar feadh 3 ráithe dí, thug sí an bothar agus an bata dí
She thought she would have a bad influence on her daughters
Cheap sí go mbeadh drochthionchar aici ar a hiníonacha féin
she arranged an interview with the social worker
shocraigh sí agallamh idir M agus an t-oibrí soisialta
interview
agallamh
Máire lied to her
she gave her a false surname
D’inis M bréag dí
Thug sí sloinne bréagach dí
She found a place for her in a refuge house
D’aimsigh sí áit i dteach tearmainn dí
Maire was stubborn and headstrong
Bhí M stuacach ceanndána
Wash room
maili was a prostitute
seomra níocháin
Ba striapach í
Foster parents
altramaí
The social worker advised her to give baby up for fostering
mhol an t-oibrí soisialta dí an leanbh a chur ar altramacht
Máire refused to sign the documents
Dhi últaigh sí na cáipeisí a shiniú
Máire showed her innocence
She didn’t understand the term fostering
Léirigh M a soineantacht
Nío thuig sí an téarma altramacht
Illegtimate child
leanbh tabhartha
factory manager
he praised maire
bainisteoir na monarchan
mhol sé M
salary
tuarastal
cleaning the toilets
ag glanadh na leithreas
Maire rented a room in Dublin
Thóg M seomra ar cíos i mBaile…
An explosion occurred
Bean lóistín forgot about máire’s baby
Tharla pleascán
Rinne an bhean lóistín dearmad ar an leanbh
Seánín took her and Pádraigín to Mailí’s house
Thóg S. M agus P chuig teach Mhailí
widow
Baintreach
worried about the neighbours opinions
buartha faoi thuairimí na gcomharsan
She worked like a slave on the farm
D’oibrigh sí ar nós sclábhaí ar an bhfeirm
Injusice
An injustice was done to Máire
Eagóir
Rinneadh eagóir ar Mháire
He suffered years of purgatory
D’fhulaing sé blianta de phurgadóireacht
‘a beautiful thing…a blessed thing’
‘rud álainn..rud beannaithe’
secret
False ceremony
He took off his ring
Rún
searmanas bréagach
Bhain sé a fháinne da mhéar
She went to confession
the priest told her she would have to leave the person causing her to sin
Chuaigh sí chun faoistine
Dúirt an sagart léi go gcaithfeadh sí scarradh ón té ab ábhar peaca dí
The priest refused to give her absolution
Dhiúltaigh an sagart aspalóid a thabhairt dí
That night th efamily were saying the rosary
an oíche sin, bhí an chlann ag rá an choróin mhuire
Maire couldn’t finish the litany
Níor sí an líodán a chríochnú
She questioned Liam when he was going to see Betty de Búrca
Cheistigh sí Liam
Máire didn’t take Holy Communion Sunday morning
She was sick often
Nior ghlac sí comaoineach Naofa maidin de Domhnaigh
Bhí sí tinn go minic
Maili advised her to get a job
Máire would have her independence again
Mhol sí dí post a fháil
Bheadh a neamhspléachas féin arís ag M
One night Padraig and Colm were on the town drinking
Mailí brought them home
Oíche amháin bhí Pádraig agus Colm ar an drábhlás ag ól
Thug Mailí abhaile iad
maire had thought Padraig had come back for her
cheap Mairi go raibh Padraig tagtha ar ais chuici
Cheap maire go tháinig sé ar ais le haghaidh uithi
Brothel
Teach an mhí chlú
He denied he had a child
shéan sé
lack of christianity
easpa críostaíochta
lack of understanding
easpa tuisceana
narrow minded outlook
dearcadh cúngaigeanta
Outlook of society
dearcadh na sochaí
people’s outlook
dearcadh an phobail
pádraig has no positive traits
Níl treith dearfach aige…treithe dearfacha
showed his true nature
Stole her innocence
Thaispeán sé a fhíor-nádur/
ghoid a neamhchiontachta
Maili found maire’s corpse
the baby’s head was in the oven
Máire took her own life
D’aimsigh Maili corp Mháire
Bhí ceann an linbh san oigheann
Chuir Máire lámh ina bás féin