Achoimre ar an Úrscéal (Summary of the Novel) (Junior Cert Irish): Revision Notes

Achoimre ar an Úrscéal (Summary of the Novel)

Is úrscéal é seo faoi chúpla comhionann – Éile agus Sharon Ní Bhraonáin.

This is a novel about identical twins – Éile and Sharon Ní Bhraonáin.

Bhí an bheirt acu cúig bliana déag d'aois agus ag staidéar don Teastas Sóisearach.

They were both fifteen years old and studying for their Junior Certificate.

Caibidil a hAon

Bhí Máiréad Uí Bhraonáin ina suí sa chistin ag smaoineamh ar a hiníonacha. Ba chúpla iad Éile agus Sharon. Bhí Éile díograiseach agus cairdiúil agus bhí suim mhór aici sa chispheil agus sa cheol. Bhí Sharon an-difriúil óna deirfiúr mar bhí suim aici sna buachaillí, sa smideadh agus san fhaisean. Ba mhúinteoir meánscoile é a n-athair Timmy. Ba thraenálaí é ar an bhfoireann iománaíochta freisin agus "Timmy Tíogair" an leasainm a thugadh air.

Máiréad Uí Bhraonáin was thinking about her daughters. Éile and Sharon were twins. Éile was hard-working and friendly and was very interested in basketball and music. Sharon was very different from her sister because she was interested in boys, make up and fashion. Their father Timmy was a secondary school teacher. He was also a trainer for the hurling team. Timmy Tíogair was his nickname.

Caibidil a Dó

Bhí an chuma chéanna ar na cailíní go dtí gur bhain Sharon triail as dath gruaige agus smideadh. Bhí Sharon ag crochadh timpeall le daoine ón mbaile. Bhí sí ag pógadh Jack de Grás agus fuair sí hickey uaidh. Chaith Éile a lán ama leis an gcapall, Charlie. Nuair a thosaigh siad sa mheánscoil, bhuail Sharon le cairde nua. Ní raibh Sharon go deas le hÉile a thuilleadh.

The girls had the same appearance until Sharon tried out hair dye and make-up. Sharon was hanging out with people from town. She was kissing Jack de Grás and she got a hickey from him. Éile spent a lot of time with the horse, Charlie. When they started secondary school, Sharon met new friends. Sharon was no longer nice to Éile.

Caibidil a Trí

Dhúisigh Sharon go luath ar maidin chun fáil réidh don scoil. Bhí sé ar intinn aici bualadh le Jimmy ar chúl scoil na mBráithre an mhaidin sin. Nuair a chuaigh sí go dtí an bothán, chonaic sí a daid, Timmy, ag pógadh múinteoir óg darbh ainm Blaithín de Clár. Bhí Éile buartha faoi Sharon nuair nach raibh sí sa rang.

Sharon woke early to get ready for school. She intended to meet Jimmy at the back of Scoil na mBráithre that morning. When she went to the shed, she saw her dad, Timmy, kissing a young teacher by the name of Blaithín de Clár. Éile was worried about Sharon when she wasn't in class.

Caibidil a Ceathair

Bhí tuismitheoirí Sharon buartha fúithi. Oíche amháin, tháinig sí abhaile déanach agus chuala a teaghlach torann an chairr. Bhí Sharon ar meisce agus bhí a máthair ar buile. Chuaigh sí suas an staighre agus thosaigh sí ag gol. Chuala Éile í ach ní raibh fonn uirthi dul isteach chuici.

Sharon's parents were worried about her. One night, she came home late and her family heard the sound of a car. Sharon was drunk and her mother was furious. She went upstairs and she started crying. Éile heard her but didn't she want to go in to her.

Caibidil a Cúig

An chéad lá eile ar scoil, bhí Sharon chomh tinn le madra. D'éirigh go maith le hÉile ar scoil mar d'oibrigh sí go dian ach ní raibh suim dá laghad ag Sharon. Sa rang tíreolaíochta, thosaigh sí ag pleidhcíocht- chaith sí mála scoile amach an fhuinneog, ghreamaigh sí an glantóir ar an gclár bán agus ghoid sí na marcóirí sealadacha. Dúirt Éile go raibh deora i súile an mhúinteora ag deireadh an ranga.

The next day at school, Sharon was as sick as a dog. Éile got on well at school because she worked hard but Sharon had no interest. In Geography class, she started messing – she threw a school bag out the window, she stuck the whiteboard cleaner on the whiteboard and she stole the markers. Éile said there were tears in the teacher's eyes at the end of the class.

Caibidil a Sé

Bhí Sharon gan smacht. Bhí sí ag bualadh le buachaillí agus ag ól gach oíche. Nuair a thug a hathair íde béil di, dúirt sí leis go bhfaca sí é ag pógadh Blaithín de Clár. Thug a daid buille dí trasna na leicinn. Bhí dioscó ar siúl oíche Dé Sathairn agus chuir sí iachall ar a daid cead a thabhairt di dul. Ag an lóin, bhuail siad le Jack de Grás agus cheannaigh sé toitíní dóibh. D'iarr sí air buidéal vodca a cheannach don dioscó freisin. Thug Timmy síob do Sharon don dioscó agus bhuail sé le Blaithín de Clár.

Sharon was out of control. She was meeting boys and drinking every night. When her dad gave out to her, she told him that she saw him kissing Blaithín de Clár. Her dad hit her across the cheek. A disco was on Saturday night and she forced her dad to give her permission to go. At lunch, she met Jack de Grás and he bought cigarettes for them. She also asked him to buy a bottle of vodka for the disco. Timmy gave Sharon a lift to the disco and he met Blaithín de Clár.

Caibidil a Seacht

Bhí a fhios ag Máiréad go raibh rud éigin mícheart le Timmy. B'annamh a labhair siad le chéile. Dúirt Timmy go gcuirfeadh sé na cailíní chun na Gaeltachta ionas go mbeadh am acu le chéile. Bhí Éile míshásta ar dtús mar bhí fonn uirthi taithí oibre a fháil le tréidlia sa cheantar. Bhí Sharon an-sásta nuair a smaoinigh sí ar na buachaillí.

Mairéad knew that something was wrong with Timmy. They rarely spoke to each other. Timmy said that he would send the girls to the Gaeltacht so that they would have time together. Éile was unhappy as she wanted to get work experience with a local vet. Sharon was very happy when she thought about the boys.

Caibidil a hOcht

Nuair a bhí an Teastas Sóisearach thart, chuaigh na cailíní go dtí an Gaeltacht. Bhí Éile an-sasta mar d'aithin sí cúpla duine agus bhí cúirt chispheile ann. Chuir Sharon aithne ar na cailíní ina seomra agus cúpla buachaill ar an gcúrsa. D'fhán Timmy agus Máiréad in óstán ar feadh seachtaine agus bhí cúrsaí níos fearr eatarthu. Ach chuir coinsias Timmy isteach air agus lig sé a rún do Mhairéad. Bhí sí trína chéile. Ba mhaith léi scarúint óna chéile ar feadh tamaill.

When the Junior Cert was over, the girls went to the Gaeltacht. Éile recognised a couple of people and there was a basketball court there. Sharon got to know the girls in her room and a couple of boys on the course. Timmy and Máiréad stayed in a hotel for a week and things were better between them. But Timmy's conscious bothered him and he told his secret to Mairéad. She was devastated. She wanted them to separate from one another for a while.

Caibidil a Naoi

Nuair a bhí sos acu i rith an chéilí, bhuail Sharon agus a cairde le grúpa buachaillí ó Bhaile Átha Cliath. Chuaigh siad go bun na páirce agus bhí toitíní ag na buachaillí. Rug múinteoir greim orthu agus bhí siad i dtrioblóid. Thug Jamie a uimhir fhóin do Sharon. An oíche sin, sheol Sharon téacs chuig Jamie. Timpeall a haon a chlog, d'éalaigh sí amach an fhuinneog chun bualadh leis ach chonaic bean an tí í agus chuir sí glao ar an bpríomhoide. Bhuail sí le Jamie agus thug sé drugaí di. Ag an bpointe sin, tháinig an príomhoide agus leas-phríomhoide agus rug siad greim orthu. Ag an gcéad chéilí eile, bhí argóint idir Sharon agus Éile. Bhí Éile ag damhsa agus ag baint taitnimh as ach bhí Sharon agus a cairde ag magadh faoi gach duine. Thosaigh Sharon agus Éile ag troid.

When they had a break during the céilí, Sharon and her friends met a group of boys from Dublin. They went to the bottom of the field and the boys had cigarettes. A teacher caught them and they were in trouble. Jamie gave a his phone number to Sharon. That night, Sharon sent a text to Jamie. Around 1am, she escaped out the window to meet him but a bean an tí saw her and she called the principal. She met Jamie and he gave her drugs. At that point, the principal and the vice principal came and caught them. At the next céilí, there was an argument between Sharon and Éile. Éile was dancing and enjoying it but Sharon and her friends were making fun of everyone. Sharon and Éile started fighting.

Caibidil a Deich

Chuir an príomhoide glao ar Timmy chun Sharon a bhailiú. Chuir Sharon glao ar roinnt buachaillí chun í a bhailiú ón nGaeltacht. Ní raibh ach Mícheál Ó Laoire saor. Bhailigh sé í agus chuaigh siad go carrchlós cois trá. Thosaigh siad ag ól agus thóg siad piollaí. Bhí siad as a meabhair. Thosaigh Sharon ag tiomáint an chairr gan aon taithí agus faoi thionchar alcóil agus drugaí. Ní raibh sí in ann díriú ar an mbóthar. Mharaigh sí caora ar an mbóthar agus phléasc siad amach ag gáire. Bhí sí ag tiomáint ar luas dainséarach. Go tobann, bhí soilse chairr eile os a gcomhair agus bhuail siad a chéile! Rinneadh damáiste ollmhór don dá charr.

The principal rang Timmy to collect Sharon. Sharon rang a few boys to collect her from the Gaeltacht. Only Mícheál Ó Laoire was free. He collected her and they went to a car park by a beach. They started drinking and they took pills. They were out of their minds. Sharon started driving the car without any experience and under the influence of alcohol and drugs. She was not able to focus on the road. She killed sheep on the road and they burst out laughing. She was driving at dangerous speed. Suddenly, there were lights of another car in front of them and they hit each other. Huge damage was done to the two cars.

Caibidil a hAon Déag

Dhá mhí ina dhiaidh sin, dhúisigh Sharon san ospidéal agus ní raibh sí in ann lámh ná cos a bhogadh nó aon rud a rá. Chabhraigh an bhanaltra léi dul go dtí an leithreas. Isteach léi san otharcharr go dtí an reilig lena máthair ar mhaidí croise agus Éile ag cabhrú lena cathaoir rothaí. Fuair a daid agus Mícheál bás sa timpiste bhóthair. Chonaic Sharon leac uaighe a hathar, Timmy Ó Braonáin, agus leac uaighe Mhichéal Ó Laoire sa reilig.

Two months later, Sharon woke in hospital and she wasn't able to move a hand or a leg or say anything. The nurse helped her go to the bathroom. She went in the ambulance to the graveyard with her mother on crutches and Éile helping with the wheelchair. Her dad and Mícheál died in the car accident. Sharon saw the gravestone of her father, Timmy Ó Braonáin, and the gravestone of Michéal Ó Laoire in the graveyard.