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Junior Cycle Irish: Filíocht & amhráin

How often Filíocht & amhráin 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 2025. most years

Filíocht & amhráin, Higher Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Filíocht & amhráin.

(a)'Stadeolaíocht': cén fáth a gcailleann an file an bus?
  1. Bhí sé ina chodladh sa leaba
  2. Bhí sé sáite ina fhón póca
  3. Bhí an bus lán go doras
(b)'An Blascaod Mór Anois': cén contae ina bhfuil an Blascaod Mór?
  1. Gaillimh
  2. Dún na nGall
  3. Ciarraí
(c)Filíocht: cad is brí le 'íomhá' i ndán?
  1. pictiúr a chruthaíonn na focail
  2. an fonn a chantar leis an amhrán
  3. an líne dheireanach den dán
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(a) Bhí sé sáite ina fhón póca

(b) Ciarraí

(c) pictiúr a chruthaíonn na focail

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Filíocht & amhráin.

Higher Level

Asked on 4 of the last 5 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Q10
2024Q10
2023Q10
2022Q8

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Filíocht & amhráin questions

Filíocht & amhráin, 2 marks

'Jeaic ar Scoil': cén aois é Jeaic?

  1. trí bliana déag d'aois
  2. ocht mbliana déag d'aois
  3. sé bliana d'aois
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sé bliana d'aois

Jeaic is six, going back to school after the summer holidays. His mother feels he has grown up overnight.

Filíocht & amhráin, 2 marks

'Ceithre Ráithe na Bliana': cad iad na ceithre ráithe?

  1. na ceithre chúige
  2. na ceithre shéasúr
  3. na ceithre ghaoth
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na ceithre shéasúr

Ráithe = a quarter of the year, a season: an t-earrach, an samhradh, an fómhar, an geimhreadh. Cúige = province. Poem by Pádraig Mac Suibhne.

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