Prose - Oisín Flashcards
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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
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
He changed and he was an old man
Tháinig athrú air agus bhí sé ina sheanfhear
He met St. Patrick and he told him his story
Bhuail sé le Naomh Phádraig agus d’inis sé a scéal dó
One day he was hunting with the Fianna. A beautiful goddess came, Niamh Chinn Óir was her name
Lá amháin bhí sé ag seilg leis na Fianna. Tháinig spéirbhean álainn, Niamh Chinn Óir ab ainm di
She said she was in love with Oisín and he fell in love with her too
Dúirt sí go raibh sí i ngrá le hOisín agus thit sé i ngrá léi freisin
They went to Tír na nÓg. They married and had three children
Chuaigh siad go dtí Tír na nÓg. Phós siad agus bhí triúr páistí acu
Oisín was lonely. He went back to Ireland. He wasn’t allowed to lay foot on the ground of Ireland
Bhí uaigneas ar Oisín. Chuaigh sé ar ais go hÉirinn. Ní raibh cead aige a chos a leagan ar thalamh na hÉireann
When he reached Ireland he learned all the Fianna were dead, he spent 300 years in dTír na nÓg
Nuair a shroich sé Éirinn d’fhoghlaim sé go raibh na Fianna marbh, chaith sé trí chéad bhliain i dTír na nÓg
Love and loyalty at the themes of this story
Is iad grá agus dílseacht téamaí an ghearrscéil seo
He has family love for his father Fionn and the Fianna
Bhí grá muintire aige dá athair Fionn agus do na Fianna
He came back to Ireland from Tír na nÓg to visit them
Chuaigh sé air ais go hÉirinn ó Thír na nÓg chun cuairt a thabhairt orthu
He lost everything because he had strong love for his father
Chaill sé gach rud mar bhí grá láidir aige dá athair
When Oisín went to Tír na nÓg with Niamh he was sad because the Fianna weren’t with him
Nuair a chuaigh Oisín go Tír na nÓg le Niamh bhí brón air mar ní raibh na Fianna leis
He is a very brave person. He kills the “Fathach” and sets the king’s daughter free
Is duine an-chróga é. Mharaigh sé an fathach agus scaoil sé amach iníon an rí
Oisín is a helpful man
Is fear cabhrach é Oisín
He was broken hearted when he left his father to go to Tír na nÓg
Bhí chroíbhriseadh air nuair a d’fhág sé a athair chun dul go Tír na nÓg
He was loving to Fionn, to Niamh and to his kids
Bhí se grámhar d’Fhionn, dá Niamh agus dá pháistí
He had a love of place too because he missed Ireland
Bhí grá áite aige freisin mar d’airigh sé uaidh Éire
Niamh is a beautiful woman
Is bean áilleacht í Niamh
She put a spell on Oisín
Chuir sí geasa ar Oisín
She represented the temptation of everlasting life
Léirigh sí don cathú na beatha síoraí
I believe the “spell” she put on Oisín was a metaphor for her beauty
Ceapaim go raibh an “geasa” a chuir sí ar Oisín meafair do a cuid áilleacht
She represented the power and beauty of women also
Léirigh sí don áilleacht agus cumhacht na mban freisin
There are a lot of “spoken story tradition” traits on this story
Tá go leor tréithe na béaloideas sa scéal seo
