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Leaving Cert Irish

What has come up on the Irish papers (2016–2026), topic by topic, with step-by-step practice at Higher Level, Ordinary Level and Foundation Level.

Higher Level Ordinary Level Foundation Level

Irish, Higher Level(6 marks)

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

(a)'Mar sin féin' means…
  1. Therefore
  2. Nevertheless
  3. Even more
(b)'Cé?' means…
  1. Where?
  2. What?
  3. Who?
(c)Who wrote the poem Colscaradh?
  1. Pádraig Mac Suibhne
  2. Cathal Ó Searcaigh
  3. Máirtín Ó Direáin
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(a) Nevertheless

(b) Who?

(c) Pádraig Mac Suibhne

Your turn: pick the answer for each one.

Higher Level

415 flash cards and 243 step-by-step drill questions at Higher Level.

What comes up

How many of the last 10 Irish Higher Level papers asked each topic.

TopicAskedLast seenHow often
Ceapadóireacht banker10 of 102026
Cluastuiscint banker10 of 102026
Filíocht banker10 of 102026
Gramadach banker10 of 102026
Léamhthuiscint banker10 of 102026
Prós banker10 of 102026
An Timpeallacht banker9 of 102026
Na hEalaíona most years8 of 102026
Daoine Óga most years8 of 102026
An Ghaeilge most years7 of 102026
Polaitíocht most years7 of 102025
Spórt most years7 of 102026
Na Meáin most years7 of 102026
Teicneolaíocht most years7 of 102026

More topics: An Scoil, Taisteal, An Obair, Bochtaineacht, Imirce, An Ghaeltacht, Coireacht, Sláinte, Na Seandaoine.

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Gramadach, 2 marks

'a hundred years'

  1. céad bliana
  2. céad mbliain
  3. céad bliain
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céad bliain

After 'céad', 'bliain' stays singular: céad bliain. After 3 to 10 the special form 'bliana' is used: trí bliana, seacht mbliana.

Ceapadóireacht, 2 marks

'A léitheoirí dílse' (in a blog) means…

  1. Dear voters
  2. Dear loyal readers
  3. Dear listeners
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Dear loyal readers

Vocative plural: 'a' + léitheoirí (readers). Dílse is the plural of the adjective 'dílis' (loyal).

Cluastuiscint, 2 marks

'Aibreán' is…

  1. April
  2. August
  3. March
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April

'I mí Aibreáin' = in April (Aibreán becomes Aibreáin in the genitive).

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Ordinary Level

300 flash cards and 150 step-by-step drill questions at Ordinary Level.

What comes up

How many of the last 10 Irish Ordinary Level papers asked each topic.

TopicAskedLast seenHow often
Ceapadóireacht banker10 of 102026
Cluastuiscint banker10 of 102026
An Scoil banker10 of 102026
Léamhthuiscint banker10 of 102026
An Ghaeilge banker10 of 102026
Filíocht banker10 of 102026
Prós banker10 of 102026
An Obair banker9 of 102026
Taisteal banker9 of 102026
Na hEalaíona most years8 of 102026
Spórt most years8 of 102026
An Teaghlach most years7 of 102025
Teicneolaíocht most years7 of 102026
Na Meáin most years6 of 102026

More topics: An Ceantar, An Timpeallacht, Imirce, An Ghaeltacht, Bochtaineacht, Polaitíocht, Daoine Óga, Sláinte.

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Léamhthuiscint, 3 marks

Cén fáth a raibh…? means…

  1. When was…?
  2. Where was…?
  3. Why was…?
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Why was…?

A cén fáth question uses the dependent form: a raibh (was), a bhfuil (is). Answer with mar or toisc go.

Filíocht, 3 marks

codarsnacht means…

  1. conversation
  2. contrast
  3. comparison
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contrast

Codarsnacht is contrast. A codarsnacht between light and dark, or past and present, often shows a change in a poem.

Prós, 3 marks

In Oisín i dTír na nÓg, how long had Oisín been away?

  1. 300 years
  2. 3 years
  3. 30 years
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300 years

Oisín thought he had spent three years in Tír na nÓg, but 300 had passed; he aged the moment he touched the ground.

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Foundation Level

150 flash cards and 90 step-by-step drill questions at Foundation Level.

What comes up

How many of the last 9 Irish Foundation Level papers asked each topic.

TopicAskedLast seenHow often
Cluastuiscint banker9 of 92025
Léamhthuiscint banker9 of 92025
Ceapadóireacht banker9 of 92025
An Obair banker9 of 92025
Taisteal banker9 of 92025
Spórt banker9 of 92025
An Scoil most years8 of 92025
An Ghaeltacht most years7 of 92025
An Timpeallacht most years6 of 92023
An Teaghlach 4 of 92024
An Ghaeilge 4 of 92025
Daoine Óga 3 of 92022
Sláinte 3 of 92025
Teicneolaíocht 1 of 92025

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Léamhthuiscint, 2 marks

A question starts with Cá bhfuil…? It is asking…

  1. When is…?
  2. Who is…?
  3. Where is…?
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Where is…?

Cá bhfuil = where is. Answer with a place: Cá bhfuil an siopa? Tá sé ar an bpríomhshráid.

An Obair, 2 marks

Agallamh means…

  1. A wage
  2. An interview
  3. An application form
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An interview

Before you get a job you go to an agallamh. Foirm iarratais = application form. Pá = wage.

Ceapadóireacht, 2 marks

An lá dár gcionn means…

  1. The next day
  2. The day before
  3. Every day
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The next day

An lá dár gcionn = the following day. An mhaidin dár gcionn = the next morning.

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