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Leaving Cert Irish: Bochtaineacht

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

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

OL Asked on 3 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2024.

Bochtaineacht, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Bochtaineacht.

(a)'bochtaineacht' means…
  1. wealth
  2. poverty
  3. charity
(b)'banc bia' means…
  1. a food label
  2. a food shop
  3. a food bank
(c)'tír i mbéal forbartha' means…
  1. a developing country
  2. a war-torn country
  3. a developed country
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(a) poverty

(b) a food bank

(c) a developing country

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Bochtaineacht.

Higher Level

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

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Paper 2, Ceist 1 Léamhthuiscint A
2025Not asked
2024Paper 1, Cluastuiscint Cuid B
2023Paper 1, Ceapadóireacht C (Díospóireacht/Óráid)
2022Not asked
2021Paper 1, Cluastuiscint Cuid C
2019Not asked
2018Paper 1, Cluastuiscint Cuid B
2017Not asked
2016Not asked

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

More Bochtaineacht questions

Bochtaineacht, 2 marks

'gorta' means…

  1. drought
  2. flood
  3. famine
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famine

'An Gorta Mór' = the Great Famine of the 1840s.

Bochtaineacht, 2 marks

'saibhreas' means…

  1. health
  2. wealth
  3. poverty
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wealth

From 'saibhir' (rich): saibhreas = wealth. The opposite is 'bochtaineacht' (poverty).

Ordinary Level

Asked on 3 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2024.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Not asked
2024Cluastuiscint Cuid B
2023Not asked
2022Cluastuiscint Cuid C
2021Cluastuiscint Cuid C
2019Not asked
2018Not asked
2017Not asked
2016Not asked

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

More Bochtaineacht questions

Bochtaineacht, 2 marks

bocht means…

  1. rich
  2. sick
  3. poor
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poor

Tá an teaghlach bocht = the family is poor. Rich is saibhir. Bochtaineacht = poverty.

Bochtaineacht, 2 marks

gan dídean means…

  1. hopeless
  2. homeless
  3. jobless
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homeless

Dídean = shelter and gan = without. Duine gan dídean = a homeless person. Tá a lán daoine gan dídean sa chathair.

Bochtaineacht, 2 marks

carthanas means…

  1. a charity
  2. a church
  3. a hospital
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a charity

Tá mé ag bailiú airgid do charthanas = I am collecting money for a charity. Do lenites: do charthanas.

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