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Junior Cycle Irish: Réamhfhocail (prepositions)

How often Réamhfhocail (prepositions) comes up on the Irish papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 2 of the last 5 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025.

Réamhfhocail (prepositions), Higher Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Réamhfhocail (prepositions).

(a)Líon an bhearna: 'Tá madra agus cat ___.' (ag + í)

(b)Líon an bhearna: 'Thug mé an leabhar ___ mhúinteoir.'

(c)Líon an bhearna: 'Tá tuirse ___ tar éis an chluiche.' (ar + í)

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(a) aici

(b) don

(c) uirthi

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Réamhfhocail (prepositions).

Higher Level

Asked on 2 of the last 5 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025.

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

Réamhfhocail (prepositions), 3 marks

Líon an bhearna: 'Bhí mo mhamó ___ ospidéal ar feadh seachtaine.'

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san

I + an = sa before a consonant (sa bhaile) but san before a vowel or fh + vowel (san ospidéal, san fharraige). Sna = i + na (plural): sna siopaí.