Mothúcháin (Leaving Cert Irish): Revision Notes

Mothúcháin

• Gan aon agó, is iad díoma, brón agus aiféala na mothúcháin is láidre sa dán seo.
  • Without a doubt, disappointment, sadness and regret are the strongest emotions in this poem.
• Feicimid an brón agus an díoma mar theip an bpósadh.
  • We see the sadness and disappointment because the marriage failed.

• Is léir go raibh grá ag an lánún uair amháin.
  • It is clear that the couple were once in love.
• Shamhlaigh siad an cineál saol a bheadh acu lena chéile. Ach, ar ndóigh, bhí an fís a bhí acu don pósadh an-diffrúil óna chéile.
  • They imagined the type of life they would have with one another. But, of course, the vision that they had for marriage was very different from one another.
• Tá na mothúchain seo le brath agus le chloistéail tríd an dáin ar fad, ach go háirithe sa líne deireanach: "Thángthas ar réiteach, scaradar."
  • These emotions are felt and heard throughout the full poem, but particularly in the final line; 'A solution was reached, they separated.'

• Ní bhfuair an fear nó an bhéan an pósadh a bhí ag teastail uathu.
  • Neither the man or the woman got the marriage that they needed.
• Tá sé brónach nuair a theipeann ar an ngrá agus ar an ngaol.
  • It is sad when love and relationships fail.