Téama (Leaving Cert Irish): Revision Notes
Téama
- Is é bochtaineacht agus saol crua an spailpín téamaí an dáin seo.
- Poverty and the difficult life of the spailpín are themes of this poem.
- Teastalaíonn an spailpín ar fud Chill Chainnigh agus Thiobraid Árainn ar thóir oibre.
- The spailpín travels all over Kilkenny and Tipperary in search of work.
- Tugann an dán léargas cuimsitheach dúinn ar an saol suarach atá aige.
- The poem gives us a comprehensive insight into the miserable life that he has.
Use the vocabulary and phrases that you have learned to describe the poem's images and link them to the theme. Choose examples where the theme is clear in the images. This approach works for all poetry and prose questions. If you can describe the images in detail, you'll have a strong base for any question.
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Deireann sé go bhfuil sé ag brath go huile is go hiomlán ar a shláinte chun maireachtáil, 'ag seasamh ar mo shláinte'.
- He says that he is completely dependent on his health to survive.
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Buailtear tinn é go minic, ' 's ag bailiú galair ráithe' .
- He often gets sick.
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Níl saol easca aige- caithfidh sé éirí go luath gach maidin agus siúl tríd an fhéir fliuch ag lorg oibre, 'ag siúl an drúchta go moch ar maidin'__.
- He does not have an easy life-he has to get up early every morning and walk through the wet grass looking for work.
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Ansin, feicimid gur chaith sé a laethanta ag dul ó áit go háit ag lorg oibre.
- Them, we see that he spent his days going from place to place looking for work.
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Mar shampla, siúlann sé ó 'Chluain Meala' go 'Tiobraid Árainn'.
- For example, he walks from Clonmel to Tipperary.
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Ní féidir a shéanadh go bhfuil saol crua aige-toisc go bhfuil sé bocht, níl meas madra ag na feirmeoirí nó aon duine eile air, 'Sin chu'ibh an spailpín fánach'.
- It cannot be denied that he has a tough life- as he is poor, neither the farmers nor anyone else have respect for him.
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I véarsa a trí, feictear an téama arís. Bíonn ar an spailpín suí cois balla, ag fanacht ar thairiscint oibre ó bhodaire ar chapaill, 'ná ar mhargadh na saoire im shuí cois balla'.
- In the third verse, the theme can be seen again. The spailpín has to sit by the wall, waiting for a job offer from 'bodairí' on horses.
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Braithimid an t-uaigneas agus an easpa díníte a bhaineann lena shaol. Feicimid an chodarsnacht idir a shaol agus saol na bhfeirmeoirí saibhre 'ar a gcapaill'.
- We feel the loneliness and the lack of dignity associated with his life. We see the contrast between his life and the life of the rich farmers 'on their horses'.
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Áfach, ag deireadh an lae, glacann an spailpín a chinnúint agus leanann sé an feirmeoir chuig an gcéad post eile.
- However, at the end of the day, the spailpín accepts his fate and follows the farmer to the next job.
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Leanann sé ar aghaidh ag fulaingt agus ag streachailt ó lá go lá.
- He continues suffering and struggling day by day.