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Leaving Cert Irish: Cluastuiscint

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

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

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

FL Asked on 9 of the last 9 Foundation Level papers, most recently in 2025. banker

Cluastuiscint, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Cluastuiscint.

(a)'Cé?' means…
  1. What?
  2. Who?
  3. Where?
(b)'Dé Céadaoin' is…
  1. Tuesday
  2. Thursday
  3. Wednesday
(c)'Lúnasa' is…
  1. August
  2. September
  3. July
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(a) Who?

(b) Wednesday

(c) August

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Cluastuiscint.

Higher Level

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

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Cluastuiscint Cuid A, Cluastuiscint Cuid B, Cluastuiscint Cuid C
2025Cluastuiscint Cuid A, Cluastuiscint Cuid B, Cluastuiscint Cuid C
2024Cluastuiscint Cuid A, Cluastuiscint Cuid B, Cluastuiscint Cuid C
2023Cluastuiscint Cuid A, Cluastuiscint Cuid B, Cluastuiscint Cuid C
2022Cluastuiscint Cuid A, Cluastuiscint Cuid B, Cluastuiscint Cuid C
2021Cluastuiscint Cuid A, Cluastuiscint Cuid B, Cluastuiscint Cuid C
2019Cluastuiscint Cuid A, Cluastuiscint Cuid B, Cluastuiscint Cuid C
2018Cluastuiscint Cuid A, Cluastuiscint Cuid B, Cluastuiscint Cuid C
2017Cluastuiscint Cuid A, Cluastuiscint Cuid B, Cluastuiscint Cuid C
2016Cluastuiscint Cuid A, Cluastuiscint Cuid B, Cluastuiscint Cuid C

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

More Cluastuiscint questions

Cluastuiscint, 2 marks

'Cill Chainnigh' is…

  1. Kildare
  2. Killarney
  3. Kilkenny
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Kilkenny

Literally 'the church of Cainneach' (St Canice): cill = church, and the name takes séimhiú in the genitive.

Cluastuiscint, 2 marks

'Céard?' means…

  1. When?
  2. What?
  3. Where?
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What?

Céard is Connacht Irish for 'what?', like 'Cad?' or 'Cad é?'. E.g. 'Céard atá ort?' = What's wrong with you?

Cluastuiscint, 2 marks

'Meitheamh' is…

  1. June
  2. May
  3. July
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June

'I mí an Mheithimh' = in June (Meitheamh becomes Meithimh in the genitive).

Ordinary Level

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

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Cluastuiscint Cuid A, Cluastuiscint Cuid B, Cluastuiscint Cuid C
2025Cluastuiscint Cuid A, Cluastuiscint Cuid B, Cluastuiscint Cuid C
2024Cluastuiscint Cuid A, Cluastuiscint Cuid B, Cluastuiscint Cuid C
2023Cluastuiscint Cuid A, Cluastuiscint Cuid B, Cluastuiscint Cuid C
2022Cluastuiscint Cuid A, Cluastuiscint Cuid B, Cluastuiscint Cuid C
2021Cluastuiscint Cuid A, Cluastuiscint Cuid B, Cluastuiscint Cuid C
2019Cluastuiscint Cuid A, Cluastuiscint Cuid B, Cluastuiscint Cuid C
2018Cluastuiscint Cuid A, Cluastuiscint Cuid B, Cluastuiscint Cuid C
2017Cluastuiscint Cuid A, Cluastuiscint Cuid B, Cluastuiscint Cuid C
2016Cluastuiscint Cuid A, Cluastuiscint Cuid B, Cluastuiscint Cuid C

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

More Cluastuiscint questions

Cluastuiscint, 2 marks

Dé hAoine is…

  1. Thursday
  2. Saturday
  3. Friday
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Friday

Dé hAoine = on Friday; Aoine takes an h after Dé. Thursday is Déardaoin and Saturday is Dé Sathairn.

Cluastuiscint, 2 marks

Meán Fómhair is…

  1. August
  2. September
  3. October
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September

Literally the middle of autumn (fómhar). October is Deireadh Fómhair, the end of autumn. August is Lúnasa.

Cluastuiscint, 2 marks

a haon a chlog is…

  1. one o'clock
  2. eleven o'clock
  3. half one
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one o'clock

Counting numbers take a, and an h before a vowel: a haon, a hocht. Tá sé a haon a chlog = it is one o'clock.

Foundation Level

Asked on 9 of the last 9 Foundation Level papers, most recently in 2025. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2025Cluastuiscint Ceist 1, Cluastuiscint Ceist 2, Cluastuiscint Ceist 3, Cluastuiscint Ceist 4, Cluastuiscint Ceist 5, Cluastuiscint Ceist 6, Cluastuiscint Ceist 7, Cluastuiscint Ceist 8
2024Cluastuiscint Ceist 1, Cluastuiscint Ceist 2, Cluastuiscint Ceist 3, Cluastuiscint Ceist 4, Cluastuiscint Ceist 5, Cluastuiscint Ceist 6, Cluastuiscint Ceist 7, Cluastuiscint Ceist 8
2023Cluastuiscint Ceist 1, Cluastuiscint Ceist 2, Cluastuiscint Ceist 3, Cluastuiscint Ceist 4, Cluastuiscint Ceist 5, Cluastuiscint Ceist 6, Cluastuiscint Ceist 7, Cluastuiscint Ceist 8
2022Cluastuiscint Ceist 1, Cluastuiscint Ceist 2, Cluastuiscint Ceist 3, Cluastuiscint Ceist 4, Cluastuiscint Ceist 5, Cluastuiscint Ceist 6, Cluastuiscint Ceist 7, Cluastuiscint Ceist 8
2021Cluastuiscint Ceist 1, Cluastuiscint Ceist 2, Cluastuiscint Ceist 3, Cluastuiscint Ceist 4, Cluastuiscint Ceist 5, Cluastuiscint Ceist 6, Cluastuiscint Ceist 7, Cluastuiscint Ceist 8
2019Cluastuiscint Ceist 1, Cluastuiscint Ceist 2, Cluastuiscint Ceist 3, Cluastuiscint Ceist 4, Cluastuiscint Ceist 5, Cluastuiscint Ceist 6, Cluastuiscint Ceist 7, Cluastuiscint Ceist 8
2018Cluastuiscint Ceist 1, Cluastuiscint Ceist 2, Cluastuiscint Ceist 3, Cluastuiscint Ceist 4, Cluastuiscint Ceist 5, Cluastuiscint Ceist 6, Cluastuiscint Ceist 7, Cluastuiscint Ceist 8
2017Cluastuiscint Ceist 1, Cluastuiscint Ceist 2, Cluastuiscint Ceist 3, Cluastuiscint Ceist 4, Cluastuiscint Ceist 5, Cluastuiscint Ceist 6, Cluastuiscint Ceist 7, Cluastuiscint Ceist 8
2016Cluastuiscint Ceist 1, Cluastuiscint Ceist 2, Cluastuiscint Ceist 3, Cluastuiscint Ceist 4, Cluastuiscint Ceist 5, Cluastuiscint Ceist 6, Cluastuiscint Ceist 7, Cluastuiscint Ceist 8

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

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