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What has come up on the Irish papers (2022–2026), topic by topic, with step-by-step practice at Higher Level and Ordinary Level.

Higher Level Ordinary Level

Irish, Higher Level(6 marks)

Three quick ones from the Irish topics that come up most.

(a)Conas a thosaíonn iontráil dialainne go traidisiúnta?
  1. A Dhuine Uasail,
  2. A Dhialann dhil,
  3. Is mise, le meas,
(b)Líon an bhearna: 'Bhí sé ag cur báistí, ___ bhí an cluiche ar siúl fós.'
  1. nó
  2. mar
  3. ach
(c)Cén focal ceiste a úsáidtear chun áit a fháil amach?
  1. Cá
  2. Cé
  3. Cathain
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(a) A Dhialann dhil,

(b) ach

(c) Cá

Your turn: pick the answer for each one.

Higher Level

200 flash cards and 120 step-by-step drill questions at Higher Level.

What comes up

How many of the last 5 Irish Higher Level papers asked each topic.

TopicAskedLast seenHow often
Cluastuiscint (listening) banker5 of 52026
Blag, alt & dialann banker5 of 52026
Líon na bearnaí (cloze) banker5 of 52026
Sleachta & ailt (passages) banker5 of 52026
Úrscéal (novel) banker5 of 52026
An aimsir & an timpeallacht most years4 of 52026
Mé féin, teaghlach & cairde most years4 of 52025
An scoil most years4 of 52026
Uimhreacha, am & dátaí most years4 of 52026
Filíocht & amhráin most years4 of 52025
Gearrscannán & dráma most years4 of 52026
Gearrscéal (short story) most years4 of 52026
Na meáin & teicneolaíocht most years4 of 52026
Na briathra & na haimsirí most years3 of 52026

More topics: Ainmhithe & peataí, Ceol & féilte, Ainmfhocail & aidiachtaí, Taisteal & saoire, Bia & siopadóireacht, An Ghaeltacht & an Ghaeilge, Obair & poist, Réamhfhocail (prepositions), Séimhiú & urú, Spórt, An ceantar & áiteanna, Ríomhphost & teachtaireacht.

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Úrscéal (novel), 3 marks

'Cúpla': cén difríocht mhór atá idir an bheirt?

  1. Sharon ciúin staidéarach, Éile fiáin
  2. Is buachaill é duine acu
  3. Éile ciúin staidéarach, Sharon fiáin
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Éile ciúin staidéarach, Sharon fiáin

The twins look alike but are opposites: Éile is quiet and does well at school, Sharon is wild and always in trouble. Something shocking Sharon sees sends her further off track.

Blag, alt & dialann, 3 marks

Cén frása a chiallaíonn an rud céanna le 'ar an lámh eile'?

  1. ar dtús báire
  2. ar an taobh eile
  3. i ndeireadh na dála
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ar an taobh eile

Ar an lámh eile = on the other hand: use it to swing from the pros to the cons in an opinion blog. I ndeireadh na dála = in the end; ar dtús báire = first of all.

Sleachta & ailt (passages), 3 marks

I gceist phearsanta (Cad é do thuairim?), cad a thuilleann an chuid is mó de na marcanna?

  1. Fáth forbartha le do thuairim
  2. Tuairim ghearr gan fáth
  3. Abairt a chóipeáil ón téacs
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Fáth forbartha le do thuairim

The opinion itself earns little: most marks go to a developed reason. Say what you think, then explain why with an example or a detail.

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Ordinary Level

200 flash cards and 120 step-by-step drill questions at Ordinary Level.

What comes up

How many of the last 5 Irish Ordinary Level papers asked each topic.

TopicAskedLast seenHow often
Cluastuiscint (listening) banker5 of 52026
Fógraí & póstaeir (notices) banker5 of 52026
Uimhreacha, am & dátaí banker5 of 52026
Na meáin & teicneolaíocht banker5 of 52026
Ríomhphost & teachtaireacht banker5 of 52026
Ceol & féilte banker5 of 52026
Meaitseáil pictiúr (vocab) banker5 of 52026
Na briathra & na haimsirí banker5 of 52026
Sleachta & ailt (passages) banker5 of 52026
Sraith pictiúr (picture story) banker5 of 52026
An scoil most years4 of 52025
Spórt most years4 of 52026
An aimsir & an timpeallacht most years4 of 52026
Fógra/póstaer a scríobh most years4 of 52026

More topics: Bia & siopadóireacht, Mé féin, teaghlach & cairde, An ceantar & áiteanna, Ainmhithe & peataí, An Ghaeltacht & an Ghaeilge, Taisteal & saoire, Obair & poist.

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Ceol & féilte, 3 marks

Ag an gceolchoirm: cad is brí le 'Bhí an slua ag canadh'?

  1. The band was playing
  2. The crowd was leaving
  3. The crowd was singing
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The crowd was singing

Slua = crowd and ag canadh = singing. Bhí X ag Y = X was Y-ing, which is handy for describing a concert in the past.

Na briathra & na haimsirí, 3 marks

Amárach, ___ an bus abhaile. (faigh, mé)

  1. faighim
  2. gheobhaidh mé
  3. fuair mé
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gheobhaidh mé

Amárach (tomorrow) needs the future. Faigh is irregular: gheobhaidh mé = I will get. Fuair mé = I got and faighim = I get.

Sraith pictiúr (picture story), 3 marks

Cad é 'I went into town' as Gaeilge?

  1. Chuaigh mé isteach sa bhaile mór
  2. Téim isteach sa bhaile mór
  3. Rachaidh mé isteach sa bhaile mór
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Chuaigh mé isteach sa bhaile mór

Chuaigh mé = I went (past of téigh). Téim = I go and rachaidh mé = I will go. A picture story is told in the past tense.

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