Mothúcháin (Leaving Cert Irish): Revision Notes

Mothúcháin

• Is iad uaigneas agus grá na mothúcháin sa dán seo.
  • Loneliness and love are the emotions in this poem.
• Is léir go bhfuil uaigneas ar an fhile i ndiaidh an tsaoil san iarthar.
  • It is clear that the poet is lonely after life in the west.

• Thaitin saol an oileáin go mór leis, agus níor thaitin saol na cathrach leis.
  • He really enjoyed island life, and he did not enjoy city life.
• Is léir go bhfuil grá sa dán seo freisin, áfach.
  • However, it is clear that there is love in this poem too.

• Tá sraith d'iomhanna álainn den saol in iarthar na hÉireann sa dán seo, agus tá gach ceann acu ag léiriú an grá áite a bhí ag an bhfile den oileán.
  • There is a series of beautiful images of life in the west of Ireland in this poem, and each one of them reflects the love that the poet had for the island.
• Smaoiníonn an file ar na fuaimeanna áille atá le cloisteáil ina áit dhúchais, ar nós na maidí rámha ag bualadh ar an mbád.
  • The poet thinks of the beautiful sounds that can be heard in his home place, like the oars hitting the boat.

• Tá an-ghrá ag an bhfile ar a áit dhúchais.
  • The poet is very fond of his home place.