Na Carachtair: Sarah, Liz, Billy (Leaving Cert Irish): Revision Notes

Na Carachtair: Sarah, Liz, Billy

Sarah

• Ba í Sarah a rinne baile den teach.
  • It was Sarah who made a home from the house.
• Rinne sí cúirtíní agus cheannaigh sí troscán dara láimhe.
  • She made curtains and she bought second hand furniture.
• Is máthair grámhar í.
  • She is a loving mother.
• Tá sí go mór i ngrá le Jimmy - taitníonn deasghnátha na hAoine léi.
  • She is very much in love with Jimmy- she enjoys the Friday rituals.
• Cuireann Sarah iachall air dul amach lena chairde mar ba mhaith léi go mbeadh am aige leo.
  • Sarah forces him to go out with his friends because she would like him to have time with them.

Liz

• Ligeann Liz rún a saoil le Jimmy.
  • Liz tells Jimmy her secrets.
• Aithníonn sí an cineál fir atá ann agus cuireann sí muinín ann.
  • She recognises the type of man that he is and she trusts him.
• Nuair a bhí sí sé bliana déag d'aois, bhí iníon aici, ach thréig athair an linbh í nuair a d'éirigh an saol crua.
  • When she was sixteen years old, she had a daughter, but the child's father left when life got tough.
• Tá Liz ag obair mar fhreastalaí, ach níl post maith é. Bhí na déagóirí sa bhialann ag pleidhcíocht.
  • Liz is working as a waitress, but it's not a good job. The teenagers in the restaurant were messing.

Billy

• Cara le Jimmy atá ann a oibríonn leis san ionad tógála.
  • He is a friend of Jimmy's who works with him at the construction site.
• Feicimid gur cara maith é Jimmy. Seasann lena chairde in am an ghátair.
  • We see that Jimmy is a good friend. He stands with his friends in times of need.
• Tugann caidreamh Jimmy le Billy léargas dúinn ar an gcineál duine é Jimmy.
  • Jimmy's relationship with Billy gives us an insight into the type of person that Jimmy is.