An tEarrach Thiar le Máirtín Ó Direáin

Question 1

Cathain a rugadh máirtín

Answer 1

1910

Question 2

Cathain a Fuair sé bás?

Answer 2

1988

Question 3

Cathain a dhag sé an oileáin?

Answer 3

D’fhág sé nuair a bhí sé ocht deag mbliana d’aois chun dul ag obair in Oifig an Phoist i nGaillimhe

Question 4

His works

Answer 4

Tá Coinnle Geala (1942)
Ó Mórna agus Dánta Eile (1957)
Feamainn Bhealtaine (1961)

Question 5

Love of a place

Answer 5

Grá áite

Question 6

The poet praises his native place

Answer 6

Molann an file a áit dhúchais

Question 7

In the various pictures

Answer 7

Sna pictúir éagsúla

Question 8

He shows his love for the island in every one of the verses

Answer 8

I ngach ceann de na véarsaį léirionn sé a ghrá don oileáin

Question 9

He paints four pictures of life on the island

Answer 9

Dothaíonn sé ceithre phictiúr tarraingteacha de shaol an oileáin

Question 10

Normal everyday activities

Answer 10

Gnáthimeachtaí laethúla

Question 11

Lovely images

Answer 11

Íomhanna áille

Question 12

Peace

Answer 12

Síochán

Question 13

They are ideal pictures of life on the island

Answer 13

Is pictiúr idéalacha iad de shaol an oileáin

Question 14

Máirtín give us an enjoyable description of various aspects of the island

Answer 14

Tugann Máirtín Ó Direáin cur síos taitneamhach ar ghnéite éagsúla on oileáin

Question 15

A Man working in a field, cleaning his spade

Answer 15

Fhear ag obair sa gharraí ag glanadh créafóige dá spád

Question 16

The day is nice and quiet

Answer 16

Tá an lán go hálainn ciúin

Question 17

Cleaning the spade makes an enjoyable noise

Answer 17

Déanann an glanadh spáide fuaim taitneamhach

Question 18

Man carrying a basket of seaweed on his back

Answer 18

Fear ag caitheamh ciséan feamainne dá dhroim

Question 19

Seaweed is shining in the sun

Answer 19

Fheamainn ag taitneamh faoin ngrian

Question 20

He creates an excellent image

Answer 20

Cruthaíonn sé íomha iontach

Question 21

Arann women working in the rock pool on a nice hot day, their shadows can be seen on the water

Answer 21

Mná Árann ag obair sna locháin ar lá breá te, a scáilí le feiceáil san uisce

Question 22

Magical

Answer 22

Draíochtach

Question 23

Peaceful

Answer 23

Síochánta

Question 24

The board is full of fish. There is an abundance of everything on the island

Answer 24

Tá an bád lán le héisc. Tá flúirse de gach rud ar an oileáin agus san fharraige

Question 25

Beauty of life

Answer 25

Aoibhneas an tsaoil

Question 26

Light lyrics

Answer 26

Liric éadrom

Question 27

We understand the affection he had for life on the island

Answer 27

Tuigimid an fáth go raibh cion aige ar shaol aoibhinn an oileán

Question 28

Pride

Answer 28

Bród

Question 29

It’s clear from the poem that Máirtín Ó Direáin is very proud of his native place

Answer 29

Is Léir go bhfuil Máirtín Ó Direáin an-bhrodúil as a áit dhúchais

Question 30

He draws a romantic picture

Answer 30

Tarraingíonn sé pictiúr rómansúla

Question 31

Gentleness and happiness

Answer 31

Séimhe agus sonas

Question 32

The reader feels gentleness and happiness

Answer 32

Mothaíonn an léitheoir séimhe agus sonas

Question 33

He doesn’t paint the picture of the trials and hardships in life

Answer 33

Ní dhathaíonn sé íomhanna de dhoineann agus de chruthan an tsaoil

Question 34

The images are enjoyable and ideal

Answer 34

Tá na híomhanna taitneamhach agus idéalach

Question 35

The poet gives a description of people who are happy with their traditional lives on the island

Answer 35

Tugann an file cur síos ar dhaoine atá sona sásta leis an saol traidisiúnta atá acu ar an oileán

Question 36

Their life revolves around nature

Answer 36

Baineann a saol leis an dulra

Question 37

Life in the outdoors

Answer 37

Saol amuigh faoin spéir

Question 38

Every sound and sight are beautiful

Answer 38

Tá gach fuaim agus gach radharc ar an oileán álainn

Question 39

Colourful images

Answer 39

Íomhanna ildaite

Question 40

The worth

Answer 40

Le fiúntas

Question 41

Slow lazy speed

Answer 41

Luas mall leisciúil

Question 42

Working together with nature and each other

Answer 42

Ag comhoibriú leis an dúlra agus lena chéile

Question 43

The poet doesn’t show one fault

Answer 43

Ní léir an file locht ar bith air

Question 44

Easy language because of the easy life of the people

Answer 44

Friotal simplí mar le saol simplí na ndaoine ar an oiléan

Question 45

Sounds add to the musical of the lines

Answer 45

Cuireann uaim le ceolmhaireacht na línte

Question 46

Free versed, something that agrees with the theme of the poem

Answer 46

Saorvéarsaíocht, rud a oireann do théama an dáin

Question 47

There’s a big contrast between city life and island life

Answer 47

Tá codarsnacht láidir idir saol sa cathrach agus saol an óilean

Question 48

The reader can hear the sound of waves

Answer 48

Is féidir leis an léitheoir an fuaim na dtonna a chloisteáil

Question 49

Colours

Answer 49

Dathanna

Question 50

Repetition

Answer 50

Athrá

Question 51

He shows how important the home island is of the poet

Answer 51

Léiríonn sé cé chomh tábhachtach é an oileán dúchais don fhile

Question 52

Beautiful

Answer 52

Go háilainn

Question 53

Sound

Answer 53

Torann

Question 54

It’s a peaceful sound

Answer 54

Is fuaim síochanta í

Question 55

The poet can hear every sound on the island because there isn’t a lot of traffic and people

Answer 55

Is féidir leis an bhfile gach fuaim ar an oileán le chloistéal mar níl go leor trácht agus daoine

Question 56

Multicoloured

Answer 56

Ildaite

Question 57

The poet sees the beauty in the simple things

Answer 57

Feiceann an file an áilleacht sna rudaí simplí

Question 58

He makes the normal thjnbs more beautiful

Answer 58

Déanann sé na gnáthrudaí níos áille

Question 59

It’s the people on the island that make it an excellent place

Answer 59

Is iad na daoine ar an oileán a déanann sé mar áit den scoth

Question 60

The people take good care of the island as they have a lot of respect for their home place

Answer 60

Togann na daoine aire maith don oileán mar tá go leor meas acu dá n-áit dúchais