Na Carachtair: Niamh Chinn Óir (Leaving Cert Irish): Revision Notes

Na Carachtair: Niamh Chinn Óir

• Tá ról tábhachtach ag Niamh sa scéal.
  • Niamh has an important role in the story.
• Is spéirbhean álainn, tarraingteach í. Tá mistéir ag baint léi. Is féidir léi draíocht a úsáid.
  • She is a beautiful, attractive goddess. She is mysterious. She can use magic.

• Cónaíonn sí in áit draíochtúil. Is í Tír na nÓg a háit dhúchais agus ní éiríonn éinne sean ann .
  • She lives in a magical place. She comes from Tír na nÓg where no one ever grows old.

• Úsáidtear íomhánna as dúlra chun cur síos a dhéanamh uirthi.
  • Images from nature are used to describe her.
• Bhí sí chomh álainn gur stop gach duine ag seilg nuair a chonaic siad í, agus baineadh stangadh astu.
  • She was so lovely that everyone stopped hunting when they saw her and they were stunned.

• Is duine láidir, diongbháilte, féinmhuiníneach í. Chuala sí scéalta faoi hOisín, agus thit sí i ngrá leis. Mar sin, chuaigh sí go hÉirinn chun bualadh leis.
  • She is a strong, determined, self-confident person. She heard stories about Oisín and fell in love with him. She went to Ireland to meet him.
• Imíonn Oisín go Tír na nÓg mar gheall air Niamh. Cuireann sí Oisín faoi gheasa ionas go mbeadh sé sásta dul ar ais go Tír na nÓg léi.
  • Oisín set off to Tír na nÓg because of Niamh. She put Oisín under a spell so that he would be happy to go back to Tír na nÓg with her.
• Imíonn an bheirt acu go Tír na nÓg. Caitheann siad blianta fada sona i dTír na nÓg agus saolaítear triúr páistí dóibh.
  • The two of them set off to Tír na nÓg. They spend many happy years in Tír na nÓg and have three children.

• Nuair a theastaíonn ó Oisín dul ar ais go hÉirinn chun Fionn agus na Fianna a fheiceáil arís, tugann sí rabhadh dó faoi thrí-gan a chos a leagan ar thalamh na hÉireann nó ní bheidh sé in ann filleadh ar Thír na nÓg.
• When Oisín wants to return to Ireland to see Fionn and the Fianna, she gives him a warning three times-not to put a foot on Irish ground or else he will not be able to return to Tír na nÓg.
• Tá brón uirthi mar tá a fhios aici go bhfuil seans ann nach bhfeicfidh sí Oisín go deo arís, agus sin an rud a tharlaíonn.
• She is sad because she knows that there is a chance that she will never see Oisín again, and that is exactly what happens.
• Ar an lámh eile, is duine leithleasach, féinspéiseach í.
  • On the other hand, she is a selfish, self-centred person.
• Chuir sé geasa ar Oisín chun dul go Tír na nÓg - cé go raibh grá mór ag Oisín d'Éire, do na Fianna agus do Fhionn. Ní raibh Niamh ag smaoineamh ar sin ach ar a mianta féin!
  • She put a spell on Oisín to go to Tír na nÓg- even though Oisín had a huge love for Ireland, for the Fianna and for Fionn. Niamh wasn't thinking about that but about her own wishes.