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Junior Cycle Irish: Mé féin, teaghlach & cairde

How often Mé féin, teaghlach & cairde 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

OL Asked on 3 of the last 5 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Mé féin, teaghlach & cairde, Higher Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Mé féin, teaghlach & cairde.

(a)Iníon le do dheartháir nó le do dheirfiúr:
  1. gariníon
  2. neacht
  3. col ceathrair
(b)Roghnaigh an abairt cheart faoi ghruaig:
  1. Tá gruaig bhfionn orm.
  2. Tá gruaig fionn orm.
  3. Tá gruaig fhionn orm.
(c)'Is mise an duine is óige sa chlann.' Cad a chiallaíonn sé?
  1. Tá gach duine eile níos sine
  2. Níl deartháir ná deirfiúr agam
  3. Is mise an páiste is sine
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(a) neacht

(b) Tá gruaig fhionn orm.

(c) Tá gach duine eile níos sine

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Mé féin, teaghlach & cairde.

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
2025Q6
2024Q6
2023Q1, Q2, Q3
2022Q3

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

More Mé féin, teaghlach & cairde questions

Mé féin, teaghlach & cairde, 2 marks

Mac le d'aintín nó le d'uncail:

  1. nia
  2. garmhac
  3. col ceathrair
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col ceathrair

Col ceathrair = first cousin. Nia = nephew (your brother's or sister's son); garmhac = grandson.

Mé féin, teaghlach & cairde, 2 marks

Bíonn Liam ag caint an t-am ar fad. Is duine ___ é.

  1. leisciúil
  2. cainteach
  3. cúthail
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cainteach

Cainteach = chatty. Cúthail = shy, leisciúil = lazy. Other useful ones: cairdiúil (friendly), greannmhar (funny), cineálta (kind).

Ordinary Level

Asked on 3 of the last 5 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Q9
2024Not asked
2023Q1, Q2, Q3
2022Q3

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

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Mé féin, teaghlach & cairde, 2 marks

Cad é 'brother' as Gaeilge?

  1. Deirfiúr
  2. Col ceathrar
  3. Deartháir
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Deartháir

Deartháir = brother, deirfiúr = sister and col ceathrar = cousin. Tá deartháir amháin agam = I have one brother.

Mé féin, teaghlach & cairde, 2 marks

Cad is brí le 'seanmháthair'?

  1. Stepmother
  2. Grandmother
  3. Aunt
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Grandmother

Seanmháthair (or Mamó) = grandmother; sean = old. Aintín = aunt and seanathair = grandfather.

Mé féin, teaghlach & cairde, 3 marks

Cad is brí le 'Tá gruaig fhada dhonn orm'?

  1. I have long brown hair
  2. I have short brown hair
  3. I have long black hair
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I have long brown hair

Gruaig = hair. Fada = long, gearr = short, donn = brown, dubh = black. Gruaig is feminine, so its adjectives take a séimhiú: fhada, dhonn.

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