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Junior Cycle Irish: An scoil
How often An scoil comes up on the Irish papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.
HL Asked on 4 of the last 5 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years
OL Asked on 4 of the last 5 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years
Quick ones on An scoil.
- an halla spóirt
- an tsaotharlann
- an seomra foirne
- Ní dhearna mé an scrúdú
- Theip orm sa scrúdú
- Fuair mé marc maith
- an ceaintín
- an oifig
- an leabharlann
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(a) an tsaotharlann
(b) Fuair mé marc maith
(c) an ceaintín
Higher Level
Asked on 4 of the last 5 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Q6 |
| 2025 | Q2, Q3 |
| 2024 | Q3 |
| 2023 | Not asked |
| 2022 | Q3 |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
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An scoil, 2 marks
An duine atá i gceannas ar an scoil:
- an rúnaí
- an feighlí
- an príomhoide
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an príomhoide
Príomhoide = principal. Rúnaí = secretary, feighlí = caretaker. Múinteoir ranga = class teacher.
An scoil, 2 marks
Liosta a thaispeánann na ranganna a bhíonn agat gach lá:
- an mála scoile
- an t-amchlár
- an cóipleabhar
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an t-amchlár
Amchlár = timetable (masculine, so an t-amchlár). Cóipleabhar = copybook; mála scoile = schoolbag.
Ordinary Level
Asked on 4 of the last 5 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Not asked |
| 2025 | Q2, Q3 |
| 2024 | Q3, Q9 |
| 2023 | Q9 |
| 2022 | Q3 |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
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An scoil, 2 marks
Cad é 'principal' as Gaeilge?
- Múinteoir
- Rúnaí
- Príomhoide
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Príomhoide
Príomhoide = principal. Múinteoir = teacher and rúnaí = secretary. Oifig an phríomhoide = the principal's office.
An scoil, 2 marks
Cad é 'subject' (ar scoil) as Gaeilge?
- Scrúdú
- Ábhar
- Ceacht
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Ábhar
Ábhar = subject: Cén t-ábhar is fearr leat? = What subject do you like best? Ceacht = lesson and scrúdú = exam.
An scoil, 2 marks
Cad is brí le 'éide scoile'?
- School uniform
- School bag
- School tour
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School uniform
Éide scoile = school uniform. Mála scoile = school bag and turas scoile = school tour.
Other Irish topics
- Blag, alt & dialann
- Ceol & féilte
- Cluastuiscint (listening)
- Fógraí & póstaeir (notices)
- Líon na bearnaí (cloze)
- Meaitseáil pictiúr (vocab)
- Na briathra & na haimsirí
- Na meáin & teicneolaíocht
- Ríomhphost & teachtaireacht
- Sleachta & ailt (passages)
- Sraith pictiúr (picture story)
- Uimhreacha, am & dátaí
- Úrscéal (novel)
- An aimsir & an timpeallacht
- Filíocht & amhráin
- Fógra/póstaer a scríobh
- Gearrscannán & dráma
- Gearrscéal (short story)
- Mé féin, teaghlach & cairde
- Spórt
- Ainmfhocail & aidiachtaí
- Ainmhithe & peataí
- An ceantar & áiteanna
- Bia & siopadóireacht
- Taisteal & saoire
- An Ghaeltacht & an Ghaeilge
- Obair & poist
- Réamhfhocail (prepositions)
- Séimhiú & urú