Íomhánna (Leaving Cert Irish): Revision Notes
📚 Revision Notes
Íomhánna
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Véarsa 1
| Gaeilge | English |
|---|---|
| Sa chéad véarsa, cruthaíonn an file íomhá láidir, ciúin, mothúchánach de bheirt bhan ag siúl amach as slua mór callánach. | In the first verse, the poet creates a strong, quiet, emotional image of two women walking out of a large, noisy crowd. |
| Tá siad gléasta i 'bhfeisteas caointe dubh', rud a léiríonn go bhfuil siad i gcás bróin agus caoineadh. | They are dressed in "black mourning clothes", showing they are grieving and in mourning. |
| Seasann an chodarsnacht idir an slua 'callánach mór' agus tost na mban amach go soiléir. | The contrast between the "large and clamorous crowd" and the women's silence stands out clearly. |
| Leis an íomhá seo, léiríonn an file go bhfuil neart agus dínit sa chiúnas – níor labhair na mná focal, ach 'd'imigh an dínit leo'. | With this image, the poet shows that there is strength and dignity in silence – the women didn't say a word, yet "dignity left with them." |
Véarsa 2
| Gaeilge | English |
|---|---|
| Cruthaítear íomhá de shaol gnóthach, torannach timpeall ar na mná: tá 'fuadar faoi gach n-aon', agus 'gleo ann is caint ard'. | An image is created of a busy, noisy life around the women: "everyone was rushing", and "there was tumult and loud talk." |
| Tá an bheirt bhean 'ina dtost', agus shiúl siad 'amach leo féin', rud a threisíonn an íomhá den dínit phearsanta, príobháideach. | The two women are "silent", and walked "out on their own", reinforcing the image of quiet, personal dignity. |
| Is íomhá thar a bheith cumhachtach í seo den bhrón – ní gá focal a rá chun an mothúchán a léiriú. | This is an extremely powerful image of grief – no words are needed to express the emotion. |
| Tá an dán bunaithe ar íomhá amháin láidir a fhanann i gcuimhne an léitheora – beirt bhan i mbrait dhubha, ag siúl leo féin as slua torannach. | The poem is based on one strong image that stays in the reader's mind – two women in black cloaks, walking alone from a loud crowd. |
Achoimre ar na híomhánna
| Gaeilge | English |
|---|---|
| Úsáideann an file íomhánna atá i gcodarsnacht lena chéile chun téama na dínite a chur in iúl – ciúnas in aghaidh torainn, dubh in aghaidh an domhain, tost in aghaidh calláin. | The poet uses contrasting images to express the theme of dignity – silence versus noise, black versus the world, quiet versus clamour. |
| Ní mhíníonn na híomhánna an brón go díreach – taispeánann siad é trí radhairc agus gluaiseachtaí. | The images don't explain the grief directly – they show it through scenes and movement. |
| Tá na híomhánna simplí ach cumhachtach, agus is sampla maith iad den stíl shoiléir, íostach atá coitianta i saothar Uí Dhireáin. | The images are simple yet powerful, and are a good example of the clear, minimalist style typical of Ó Direáin's work. |