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Leaving Cert Irish: An Ceantar

How often An Ceantar comes up on the Irish papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

OL Asked on 5 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026.

An Ceantar, Ordinary Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on An Ceantar.

(a)faoin tuath means…
  1. in the town
  2. in the countryside
  3. by the sea
(b)sa chathair means…
  1. in the county
  2. in the village
  3. in the city
(c)sráidbhaile means…
  1. a village
  2. a city
  3. a street
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(a) in the countryside

(b) in the city

(c) a village

Your turn: Ordinary Level questions on An Ceantar.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 5 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Ceapadóireacht C (Litir/Ríomhphost)
2025Ceapadóireacht A (Giota Leanúnach/Blag)
2024Not asked
2023Not asked
2022Not asked
2021Ceapadóireacht A (Giota Leanúnach/Blag)
2019Not asked
2018Ceapadóireacht D (Comhrá)
2017Not asked
2016Ceapadóireacht D (Comhrá)

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

More An Ceantar questions

An Ceantar, 2 marks

comharsana means…

  1. cousins
  2. classmates
  3. neighbours
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neighbours

The singular is comharsa. Tá na comharsana an-chairdiúil = the neighbours are very friendly. Cousins are col ceathracha.

An Ceantar, 2 marks

ciúin means…

  1. dirty
  2. quiet
  3. busy
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quiet

Tá an ceantar ciúin agus síochánta = the area is quiet and peaceful. Busy is gnóthach and dirty is salach.

An Ceantar, 3 marks

trácht means…

  1. traffic
  2. a train station
  3. noise
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traffic

Bíonn an iomarca tráchta sa chathair ar maidin = there is too much traffic in the city in the morning. Tráchta is the genitive. Noise is torann.

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