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Leaving Cert Irish: Imirce

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

HL Asked on 4 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025.

OL Asked on 4 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025.

Imirce, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Imirce.

(a)'eisimirceach' means…
  1. an immigrant
  2. an emigrant
  3. a tourist
(b)'iarrthóir tearmainn' means…
  1. a tourist guide
  2. a job applicant
  3. an asylum seeker
(c)'easpa dídine' means…
  1. homelessness
  2. unemployment
  3. lack of food
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(a) an emigrant

(b) an asylum seeker

(c) homelessness

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Imirce.

Higher Level

Asked on 4 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2025.

Every paper, year by year

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

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

Ordinary Level

Asked on 4 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Cluastuiscint Cuid B
2024Not asked
2023Ceapadóireacht C (Litir/Ríomhphost)
2022Not asked
2021Not asked
2019Not asked
2018Cluastuiscint Cuid B, Cluastuiscint Cuid C
2017Not asked
2016Cluastuiscint Cuid C

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

More Imirce questions

Imirce, 2 marks

Chuaigh m'uncail ar imirce go Meiriceá means…

  1. My uncle went on holidays to America
  2. My uncle came home from America
  3. My uncle emigrated to America
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My uncle emigrated to America

Dul ar imirce = to emigrate. Use go before a country with no article: go Meiriceá. With the article use go dtí: go dtí an Astráil.

Imirce, 2 marks

inimirceach means…

  1. a tourist
  2. an immigrant
  3. an emigrant
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an immigrant

In- = in: an inimirceach comes into a country. An eisimirceach leaves it. Tháinig inimircigh ón bPolainn go hÉirinn.

Imirce, 2 marks

Cén Ghaeilge atá ar Australia?

  1. an Astráil
  2. an Ostair
  3. an Afraic
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an Astráil

Many countries take the article: an Astráil, an Fhrainc, an Spáinn. Tá mo chol ceathrair san Astráil. An Ostair is Austria.

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