Íomhánna (Leaving Cert Irish): Revision Notes

Íomhánna

Véarsa 1

• Sa chéad véarsa, déanann an file cur síos ar a leanánn. Tosaíonn an cur síos ar an bhfear le nóta diúltach, ach siamsúil.
  • In the first verse, the poet describes her husband. The description of the man starts on a negative, but entertaining note.
• Is léir nach duine dathúil, tarraingteach é.
  • It is clear that he is not a handsome, attractive man.
• Baineann an file úsáid as íomhanna atá préamhaithe sa dúlra chun íomha den fhear a chruthú dúinn.
  • The poet uses images that are rooted in nature to create an image of the man for us.

• Ta an íoróin an suntasach anseo, mar tá an file ag deanamh ceap magaidh den ghnáth amhráin grá.

  • The irony is significant here, as the poet is making a laughing stock of the normal love poems.

• Sna hamhráin grá, ba mhinic don fhile an bhean a chur i gcomparáid le hiontasaí an nadúir.

  • In the love songs, the poet often compared the woman to the wonders of nature.

• Úsáideann an file an teicníc céanna anseo, ach usáideann sí íomhánna den nadúr chun a leannán a cháineadh agus a spiocadh.

  • The poet uses the same technique here, but she uses images from nature to tease and to criticise her husband.

• Mar shampla, "níl mo ghrása mar bhláth na n-airní".

• I ndáiríre, níl aon chosúlachtaí idir a grá agus áilleacht an dúlra.

  • In reality, there are no similarities between her love and the beauty of nature.

Véarsa 2

• Leanann sí ar aghaidh ag cruthú an íomha sa dara véarsa.

  • She continues to create the image in the second verse.

• Samhlaíonn an file a leannán agus é marbh, curtha san uaigh, ocht dtroigh síos.

  • The poet images her husband dead, put in the coffin, eight feet below.

• Déanann sí cur síos ar na blathanna a bheidh ag fás as a chluasa. 'Is má tá aon ghaol aige le nóiníní, is as a chluasa a fhásfaidh siad (nuair a bheidh se ocht dtroigh síos'

  • She describes the flowers that will grow out of his ears.

• Gan amhras, is pictúir an-dorcha, gruama é seo.

  • Without a doubt, this is a very dark, bleak picture.

Véarsa 3

• I vearsa a trí agus a ceathair, cruthaíonn an file pictiúr níos spraoiúla ar a grá.
  • In verse 3 and 4, the poet creates a more amusing picture of her love.
• Leanann an file uirthi ag cáineah a shúl- tá siad ró-chóngarach dá chéile.
  • The poet continues to criticise his eyes- they are too close to one another.

Véarsa 4

• Ina theannta sin, níl a chuid gruaige néata-tá gruaig ar nós sreang dheilgneach air. 'tá ribí a ghruaige ina wire deilgní'

  • In addition to that, his hair is not neat-his hair is like barbed wire.

• Caithfear a adhmháil, níl an pictiúir a tharraingíonn sí de an-mhealltach!

  • It has to be admitted that the picture she creates is not very attractive.

Véarsa 5

• É sin raite, molann an file pearsantacht a grá. Is duine flaithiúil, cneasta é.
  • That being said, the poet praises her love's personality. He is a generous, sweet person.
• Cé nach bhfuil sé dathúil, tugann sé aire maith di. Is leir gur duine grámhar é agus tá croí maith ann.
  • Even though he is not handsome, he takes good care of her. It is clear that he is a loving person and that he has a good heart.
• Ag deireadh an lae, tá na treithe pearsanta níos tábhachtaí na treithe fisicicúla.
  • At the end of the day, personality traits are more important than physical traits.
• Tá críoch cliste ar an dán. Ní mholann sí aon gaisce a rinne a grá ach molann sí na rudaí beaga, cneasta a dhéanann sé- na fáthanna, b'fhéidir, gur thit sí i ngrá leis i dtosach.
  • The poem has a clever ending. She does not praise any great deed that her love did, but she praises the small, sweet things that he does for her-the reasons, maybe, that she fell in love with him in the first place.